KeepingAwake   What helps your depression most?   Jun 23 2006, 10:42 AM
KeepingAwake   For me, it's a combination of talk therapies, ...   Jun 23 2006, 10:43 AM
littleblackduck   QUOTE(KeepingAwake @ Jun 23 2006, 10:43 A...   Sep 1 2006, 03:34 PM
Sheepwoman   It's been mostly meds for me. Talk therapy has...   Jun 23 2006, 11:16 AM
vteasers313   [font="Lucida Console"][/font][size=...   Jan 11 2007, 10:09 PM
Gonzo   Without support groups, I would have a devil of th...   Jun 23 2006, 12:05 PM
Ihatelife   The only thing that helps me is talking to my grea...   Jun 30 2006, 11:58 PM
Dooin' it   I voted for all. I'd say it probably starts w...   Jul 1 2006, 12:49 AM
truthseeker   I work with a bunch of jokers, and trying to parti...   Jul 1 2006, 01:14 AM
moiraine   Unless I am really far gone (and medication chang...   Jul 26 2006, 07:31 PM
Jkm   Meds have made the bigest difference, along with t...   Jul 26 2006, 07:40 PM
Orion   At different times in the history of my illness di...   Jul 26 2006, 08:05 PM
katrinasurvivor   I have to say that almost everything on the list h...   Jul 26 2006, 08:15 PM
teapot   Just found this lovely site with random affirmatio...   Jul 29 2006, 03:58 PM
moiraine   Hi Orion and everybody, I listed my work as a help...   Jul 29 2006, 07:56 PM
Orion   Hi Moraine, Like many of us here you have been th...   Jul 30 2006, 05:45 PM
moiraine   Hi Orion We have much in common. It is after midni...   Jul 30 2006, 11:24 PM
libra   my great short term fix is physical activity, exce...   Aug 2 2006, 07:57 PM
libra   and music... like Jamie Cullum here says... If th...   Aug 17 2006, 05:34 PM
trazcure   What I always felt helped me with my depression wa...   Aug 18 2006, 10:01 AM
Josh1685   I really ought to eat more sensibly and exercise m...   Aug 18 2006, 12:42 PM
jixns   What helps me get by is music. I play a lot of dif...   Aug 18 2006, 03:20 PM
vickyp   QUOTE(jixns @ Aug 18 2006, 09:20 PM) What...   Aug 20 2006, 05:52 PM
SanzeKuhne   I find a number of things helpful. First and for...   Aug 21 2006, 06:22 AM
moiraine   I'm back again. When I first replied to this t...   Aug 22 2006, 12:29 PM
Gonzo   = party on or rock on dude!   Aug 22 2006, 12:31 PM
icetopaz   Different approaches at different times have helpe...   Aug 22 2006, 01:01 PM
jillivinilly   Lamictal. That is what has helped me the most. In...   Sep 1 2006, 03:50 PM
Lynn   Meds would have to be number one for me. After tha...   Sep 2 2006, 01:47 AM
rainbowgirl   I know the a/d meds help, but I decided I needed t...   Sep 4 2006, 04:23 AM
eterea   for me...meds would be the thing that helps the mo...   Sep 4 2006, 08:19 PM
Izzy85   I voted medication but it's not only that. It ...   Jan 12 2007, 12:42 PM
Grumpy_Bear   A self help book i have found personally helpful i...   Jan 14 2007, 06:18 PM
MissLew   Sorry to be negative but the only thing helping me...   Sep 5 2006, 07:20 AM
Zippy   I find my friends and family and going to work hel...   Sep 5 2006, 08:29 AM
Jkm   I just started a new job which is a leap from what...   Sep 5 2006, 08:40 AM
louie   atm nothing seems to help me, having a really bad ...   Sep 10 2006, 02:20 PM
truthseeker   What helps the absolute most is changing my though...   Sep 17 2006, 01:37 PM
knitter   i have been on meds for 15 years . never felt quit...   Oct 12 2006, 11:51 AM
Shrink   Music, in every form helps me to deal with things....   Oct 25 2006, 06:10 AM
Det.Bookman   Exercise, even though I have to force myself to do...   Oct 27 2006, 10:01 PM
Anonymoose   QUOTE(KeepingAwake @ Jun 23 2006, 11:42 A...   Oct 29 2006, 02:01 PM
AinSophAur1361   When I really get deep I meditate with some gentle...   Oct 30 2006, 11:46 PM
Dying_Willow   I make music, and try and record it. Makes me feel...   Nov 3 2006, 04:06 PM
Beanchop99   During my latest bout of depression I read a lot. ...   Nov 7 2006, 09:23 PM
positiveNRG   The things that seem to alleviate my depression is...   Nov 7 2006, 10:59 PM
Marcie   I have tried pretty much all of those things. My ...   Dec 4 2006, 01:15 PM
starlight.rini   These things help me a lot when I'm down: sle...   Dec 27 2006, 04:54 PM
flippingout   i think knowing that you're not alone helps. ...   Dec 27 2006, 05:05 PM
jabberjaws   As long as I feel comfortable with the therapist I...   Jan 9 2007, 04:09 PM
EvinLejonhjarta   talking to my best friend sleeping   Jan 9 2007, 07:01 PM
Ajumbledmess   calling my sil and she will listen to me vent   Jan 9 2007, 07:31 PM
TwilightZephyr   Hmmm...I guess for me it's recognizing how I...   Jan 11 2007, 01:07 PM
Ajumbledmess   i said support groups like DF. it helps when u kn...   Jan 14 2007, 08:27 PM
mosaic   I said Self help books and well I didnt read the w...   Jan 15 2007, 08:20 AM
desolationrow   My depression has sort of culminated only recently...   Jan 15 2007, 07:56 PM
caddon   Meds kind of help, but I find that when i am most ...   Jan 28 2007, 05:42 PM
adorabelle   for me it is df that really helped/helps me. time ...   Jan 28 2007, 05:48 PM
Matt1   listening to music, talking to my mom   Jan 30 2007, 03:51 AM
crazykaz   mine is coming on here it helps me to let it all o...   Jan 30 2007, 12:06 PM
Belle29   Meds help take the edge off, coming here helps alo...   Feb 8 2007, 12:46 AM
JCCOTTEN   Evidently I have S.A.D and in the winter my depres...   Feb 19 2007, 11:21 AM
kstours   QUOTE(JCCOTTEN @ Feb 19 2007, 09:21 AM) E...   Feb 25 2007, 11:56 AM
smikette   first off, without my celexa, i would be lost, pro...   Feb 19 2007, 11:02 PM
Mokshseeker   A change of scene or some distraction, a pleasant ...   Feb 24 2007, 01:48 PM
raycabiro   Meds have definitely been the main help. It's...   Mar 5 2007, 06:25 PM
justme   Exercise, I walk about 10kms a day. Music Friends ...   Mar 5 2007, 07:43 PM
sairy mary   By reading all these replys it seems that we are a...   Mar 12 2007, 06:53 PM
Tass   A book called Sunbathing In The Rain by Gwyneth Le...   Mar 12 2007, 08:52 PM
mccoffee   excersise homeopathic the lovely people i meet her...   Mar 13 2007, 12:42 PM
skywise   I voted for this place. Do I get paid for doing t...   Mar 13 2007, 06:07 PM
chevygirl0000   The things that help me the most, is just hanging ...   Mar 15 2007, 03:21 PM
libra   going on vacation. well at least it helps while I...   Mar 15 2007, 03:43 PM
Dying_Willow   I fixed a stupid computer the other day, and i fel...   Mar 15 2007, 06:40 PM
lynndyloo   my son....i love him so much and the things he say...   Mar 17 2007, 06:08 AM
cookiecrumbs   My family (my husband, four children, one son-in-l...   Mar 24 2007, 01:31 AM
LanaLang   For me it's been to wait till my spell has run...   Mar 26 2007, 07:27 AM
TwilightZephyr   I just wanted to say I love listening to music...s...   Mar 27 2007, 07:05 AM
AnxietyBoy   No question.... Medication is the only way for me....   Mar 27 2007, 06:19 PM
rattman   Having a chemical imbalance, medication helps me t...   Apr 1 2007, 01:25 AM
surfergirl   for me medication has been the key i do yoga thre...   Apr 1 2007, 03:25 AM
erielle   I voted Other. What makes my depression better is ...   Apr 9 2007, 03:23 PM
oneday   the thing that has helped my depression most is ch...   Apr 15 2007, 09:17 AM
gentle sun   QUOTE(oneday @ Apr 15 2007, 10:17 AM) the...   Apr 15 2007, 06:01 PM
mindboggled   Here's what works best for me: 1. Being in a ...   Apr 21 2007, 01:08 PM
~FallenAngel~   I find, if i'm having a really bad day, it mak...   Apr 22 2007, 03:53 AM
lynn231   I have tried everything, and found nothing helps m...   Apr 22 2007, 10:25 PM
mindboggled   There were times i would not go out for months, i ...   Apr 23 2007, 07:52 AM
jeffster84   what i find great at the moment is playing poker i...   May 3 2007, 03:20 PM
loljohn   QUOTE(jeffster84 @ May 3 2007, 03:20 PM) ...   May 7 2007, 08:43 PM
rustic_vampire   my biggest help is writing. Last year when I was ...   May 5 2007, 09:00 PM
mindboggled   I found writing prose healing for a while, but the...   May 8 2007, 07:32 AM
emsage   I have learned something called the Emotional Free...   May 14 2007, 01:07 PM
Dolphinluvr22   Meds have helped me the most....they got me able t...   May 14 2007, 03:10 PM
TiredLazyDude   A couple things tend to help, such as expressing y...   May 14 2007, 06:14 PM
dondi2538   Right now being able to talk to my husband without...   May 14 2007, 08:56 PM
deathisgood   QUOTE(KeepingAwake @ Jun 23 2006, 10:42 A...   May 15 2007, 12:25 PM
PublicityStump   I have several hobbies which I try to keep myself ...   May 15 2007, 01:04 PM
EverBHappy   In the early days talk therapies were invaluable. ...   May 21 2007, 12:33 PM
Bindi   My John :) (Best friend, not boyfriend before anyo...   May 21 2007, 02:41 PM