Re: Quick fix for Depression
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Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince
It's definetly situational at its core. I've been having a lot of pressure to perform at school, and I also have other problems that add on to that. There is also a certain routine every day that is very confortable but also constant, and tiresome. I need a change in routine for sure.
Ah then just learn to relax a little more. I used to be under a lot of stress when I was in the Army. At work my boss is surprised how calm I am when everything is going wrong with the production, and that I am able to get things back on track without stressing out the associates, or myself.
On situational stress - I just ask myself one simple question and it keeps me from going into a stress mode - which normally triggers a situational depression for me. Just find yourself that question that helps you see prespective about what is stressing you out about your situation - which I am assuming then leads to your depression.
My question is a hold over from my military days - is any decision I make today going to hurt or cause someone to get hurt? And frankly 99.9 percent of the time I have found in my civilian life that the answer is No - and then stress begins to role off.
Now that does not prevent me from suffering some situational depression - but it keeps it from becoming an overwelming thing.
Re: Quick fix for Depression
I've been told the same thing at work but it's because I know getting stressed doesn't help, it just hinders, it's far better just to solve the problem and move on. I work with a lot of service people and this seems to be the attitude they take as well and as the decisions we make at work actually do involve life and death then someone who stressed would be a liability.
I don't think I've ever been stressed, not much anyway, it all depends on your outlook on life, but I am definately of the old school of suck it up and move on, but obviously this isn't the same for depression. Although having never had depression I wouldn't know what it's like.
I think that some people are just better equipped to deal with life than others and you just have to step back and remind yourself what is important.
