How to self-help with depression?

I’ve gotten recently divorced and had a stillborn child at the end of my pregnancy, lost my apartment, screwed up my relationship with my father, and had to move back in with my verbally abusive mother until I can get money.
On top of everything I just.. Find myself not caring about anything anymore. People just tend to annoy me.
Only thing I enjoy doing now is working out and playing video games. I have one person who I now rely on after I moved back up here and he’s 1.5k miles away.. I have no job therefore no insurance to go and talk to someone or get meds. I find myself not being able to sleep and being just exhausted throughout the day…

Category: Health & Fitness Tags: depression no money no insurance help asked May 17, 2013

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Anonymous

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Your not caring anymore is a symptom left over from the lost pregnancy. It's a form of depression. I understand your pain. I'm around if you need to talk.

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Swifting

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stop playing video games...it increases the chance of depression.....

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TABBRIS APREM

Well, I can't help with all of that. But with the verbally abusive mother, you've got to make sure you don't internalize what she says, don't believe it. You can do cognitive therapy on your own for this- notice when you're thinking something that sounds like her judgments, remind yourself that that thought isn't true or based in reality, and then think of something positive about yourself instead. Also, write down what negative thoughts you usually have, and work on them that way. It's what I do. If you're having trouble challenging the negative thoughts, talk to friends to get their opinions on things like that.

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Minora. Just Minora.

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