>dont enjoy anything anymore
>everything feels like a chore
>nothing seems to help
Who knows this feel?
Is there any escape?
Right there with you buddy. Been worse than ever lately.
>Is there any escape?
I'd like to hope so.
I feel like I'm on life support right now.
>>25294167
Sleep and drugs only prolong the boring predictable return to reality.
>>25294308
The drugs usually make it even worse.
>>25294400
(when you've sobered up that is)
>>25294131
You're depressed. Get some SSRIs.
>>25294131
Yes. Currently just laying on the floor.
>have everything I want
>no interest in it
>didn't even ask me mum for anything for Christmas because I don't want anything
I think that's pretty common. Only thing that brings me joy now is alcohol.
>>25294400
I'm just juggling vices like a motherfucker and watching all my money drain away. It isn't a good feeling. At least I might have some dope soon if I didn't get ripped off.
I probably got ripped off.
I try to do things but I can't stick with them very well. I try to read and just can't stick with it. I started to try an online course and just gave up after like half a day. My brain is probably fried, half the time I just want to die, and my few hobbies are basically unavailable to me right now. Gee, isn't being a robot fun?
>>25294131
I know that feeling. Get help from a mental health professional ASAP. Trust me, I've been struggling with depression and anxiety for years now, taking that one appointment was the single best thing that happened to me since I got my dick sucked back in high school.
>>25294442
>get on ssris
>amplifies the problem
>try to get off of it because depression worsens
>ZAAAAP
Fuck off, there is no magic pill for this problem, I've been on anti psychotics, a few anti anxiety I can't remember , multiple ssri's, 3 types of benzos, and a few anti depressants I can't remember the classification of.
Is psychiatry even real? I was happier after I stopped going.
>>25294515
Opiates. The answer to the question which you're trying to ask is opiates.
>>25294486
>implying we haven't
>been to 10+ mental health professionals
>made no progress
Tbh what do they even go to school for, it feels the same as talking to a normal person.
>>25294131
I feel this feel OP I've been searching for years to find an escape to this endless pain. I have not succeeded; life feels like a joke and it feels that I was born to make God laugh at my endless going in circles to find satisfaction in anything.
>>25294552
The problem is that you have to be high basically constantly to not feel like shit and tolerance builds so fucking fast.
>can barely push myself to playing videogames
>hate this fucking stupid place
>still browse for 14 hours a day everyday
>don't even find anything stimulating on any boards and every thread I'm in is just arguing about meaningless shit
>>25294552
>temporary solution to permanent problem
Yea I've tried those too.
Only problem is money and tolerance, also not a degenerate.
>>25294620
Yes, but then at least you have a reason to do things to get more money for more opiates instead of just giving in entirely.
Also, methadone.
Op, I'm right there with you I think. Sometimes I'll go a week or two just laying in bed, then I'll feel guilty for not working on stuff and work for two or three days straight till I pass out. Fuck life.
>>25294641
I know what you mean. This place is shit and getting worse by the hour, but it's one of the few things I can do without getting tired instantly. I think we are all just desperate as fuck to talk to other people.
>>25294641
I've picked up a book like three times today and none of those times have I actually opened it. Also, fuck you captcha, I felt bad enough already.
I've got a question for people ITT. I've had problems similar to OP for over a year now. You know the typical, things I used to enjoy I can't enjoy anymore. I sleep much longer, it has gotten to the point where people around me noticed something is wrong.
Now I have a reason why I can't seek professional help. I'd rather not go into it(it's not just financial). Is there anything I can do besides the typical? Exercise, eating healthy, getting sunlight. Since I've obviously tried that and while it didn't make matters worse it didn't help much. Going to a shrink or getting antidepressives legally is not an option. Any advice?
>>25294709
See in my situation which was very similar to yours I basically just said fuck it, I'll be a junkie. That's probably not the right answer, but it's all I can tell you.
I guess you could try to radically change your lifestyle and completely upend everything, but I don't know how you'd do that.
>>25294709
I've had a little luck with vitamins. Sounds good for you because relatively cheap and you can buy OTC. Ginsing, St. John's wort and some basic shit, I've heard there are some vitamins that help regulate the production of dopamine in your brain. Going to try these soon.
Good luck.
>>25294709
If there was anything to do then none of us would be here I don't think. Sorry anon. For what it's worth though, try to stick to a schedule for sleeping/eating and stuff for a week. Every now and then I'll get myself to go to sleep early, wake up at 7:30, make a nice breakfast and tea, and take a break from work for lunch and make dinner too, and those weeks I feel so much better, it's like I was never depressed. It's just fucking hard to do that for more than a day straight without stims, and I don't want to get back on the coke train cause that fucked me up last time.
you guys go watch a space documentary, mexican cartel documentary, a random religion documentary,some tutorials on how to play the violin or piano. Watch some zyzz or broscience videos. drink alcohol or do drugs.study a new language online for free. Look at some rags to ritches stories. When you feel really really lonely watch a good horror movie or horror documentary.
>>25294785
What are you taking, hydros?
>>25294877
So I go on heroin binges whenever it shows up and in the background I'm a bit of a benzodiazepine addict. Haven't shot yet, but I'd be down for it if the opportunity arose.
>>25294785
For now alcohol works for me. But I have to drink more and more. It's gotten to a point where unless I drink ridiculous amounts(15+ pints of beer in an evening) I have no hungover and am just slightly buzzed. That's also something people around me noticed.
>>25294836
I know one guy who is taking vitamins and says it helps him, then again he's a huge placebo-whore. He started taking SSRIs about a month ago and he said he felt better the next day he started taking them. Actually he stopped taking them and he's got some left over, I was thinking about trying them, I mean sure it's weak stuff they give to treat anxiety(cipralex) but then again I figure it could be worth trying.
>>25294991
Dude, don't try SSRIs.
I know it seems like the perfect solution, and they're supposed to just make you feel normal again, but they almost never work, and a lot of times make things 10x worse.
Tbh, you'd be better off with weed if it doesn't make you too paranoid, or vicodin or something if you can afford it
>>25294914
Shit, I've never done heroin, it's supposed to be amazing though. I'd be too worried to shoot anything though, idk. I mostly just snort whatever I can get, I like those first 20 seconds more than anything in the world desu.
>>25295123
I like when you're so relaxed and happy that you realize you're not sure when you last breathed and you don't give a shit because you're so high.
One time I felt like I was way too high and I decided "Eh, fuck it, I'll do sit ups to get my heart rate up", so I did like 50 sit ups fast as fuck (and I'm a lazy, fat, unhealthy person). The heroin just made it entirely painless so I just trucked on through. Then when I got up I got a shooting pain and I kind of wondered if I had ruptured my kidney or something until I figured out it was just a cramp.
>>25294991
I'm on paxil for one week now and can't tell if I feel better or worse. Also can't tell about dick issues because I have no libido for 2 months. Had a boner the other night though.
Though I feel fucking calm and tired now if I add hydroxizine which is nice.
>>25294131
fap in an original way
>>25294131
>Is there any escape?
Walk 20 minutes a day keeping your heart rate at or above 120bperwhateverthefuckingunitonthemachine, three times a week. Trust me, it works.
>>25295202
Hydroxizine is amazing to mix with opiates.
>>25294131
sit in a bath and wait to die
>>25295253
No it doesn't. Or if it does, you're not a severe case.
>>25295383
Yes it does, fuck off.
>>25295491
20 minutes of exercise three times a week won't solve severe depression. I know this from experience.
>>25294515
Antidepressants don't magically make you not depressed. They make it so you can function enough to fix what's making you depressed in the first place
There's no escape, it never ends
>>25295491
I work out easily an hour a day and still show signs of depression. Unfortunately, it's not that simple.
>>25295625
i dont think i can fix this bleak world.
>>25295680
I really hate this just lift :^) meme
It's not lifting that helps, it's the things it entails that can.
>you're pushing your mind and body past what you think is impossible for you to do
>you eat healthier, learn to cook for yourself and get better at it
>you feel more confident after having some semblance of structure in your life
and no anon, doing an arbitrary amount of curls everyday and bench pressing the next day isn't lifting
>>25295555
>won't solve severe depression. I know this from experience.
Nice quads.
It won't solve it alone, but it is a key component and an important first step. I know this because I'm getting my psychology degree in the spring.
1) Work out like it is described above.
1.5) Eat nutritionally balanced diet.
2) Regular Counseling and cognitive behavior therapy
3) Medication and CONTINUED psychiatric consultation on said medications.
That's how you fight depression. I just told him to do the easiest and cheapest step first before going onto the others.
Personal advice? Make a feel good running playlist and hit the threadmill. It is a good start.
Experience: On lamotrigine and Prozac, bipolar disorder that runs in both my mother's and father's side. I'm not fucking around.
depression threads are fucking cancer
>dude just lift and get a job
>dude whatver you do do not take pills designed for the single purpose of solving this problem, they will make EVERYTHING 10 times worse
>dude dont tak pills theyll make you feel NUMB, why would a potentially suicidal person who finds no joy in the world want that???
>>25295680
see>>25295829
The depression epidemic (yes it is an epidemic) can be solved and cognitive and cognitive modification therapy that amounts to what this guy>>25295783
says is a damn good start. Try drugs as a last resort. Find a psychologist waifu to go through mental modifications and a psychiatrist husbandu to give you your meds. You can do it, anon-kun.
Fucking titty boys your disgracing you gender your 25 year old farther your 25 year grandpa, young arnold, clint eastwood, john wayne. Alexander the Great and all those who died on june 6 1944 are turning in their graves. You dont deserve to share the same air as bruce lee, mike tyson,muhammad ali,Sly, putin. your own dog has more perseverance. if we were in the same room i would jock you in the fucking jaw. Fuck i hate this "depression" meme.
>>25295783
I knew my limits and I knew that no amount of exercise would push me beyond them.
Eating is just refueling. Everything you eat will turn into shit in the end anyway.
No confidence boost whatsoever. "Semblance and structure" - I had to appear at work later or leave earlier. Nothing but additional organizational problems.
No claims that everybody will experience the same. Just saying that your receipt may not work for some clinical cases.
>>25296266
What are you doing here, superman?
>>25296336
im not claiming to be superman anon. i see it as you always have two options when faced with adversity. You ether evolve and get stronger or Die. Crying and just laying there isn't gonna help the situation. imagine throughout the history of war if we only had people with depression after experiencing a little adversity.
>>25294131
Depression symptoms. Go get some meds and some talking therapy. Worked for me.
>>25296493
You will die anyway. Strong or not. You still assign meaning to the things that surround you. You still have things that you call goals. And you are shunning others for not doing the same. Strange.
>>25294515
>ZAAAAP
Oh boy do I know this fucking feel. Coming cold turkey off Cymbalta was one of the worst couple weeks of my life.
Sleeping to this song is all I want to do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzDupYdobnU
I feel like I never have energy even if I happen to get enough sleep, eat well and workout 3x per week.
Tips to gain energy are appreciated.
>Is there any escape?
Yes, drugs.
>>25297183
Make sure to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day. Drink shit loads of water and piss just before bed.
Lack of vitamins could be an issue too.
>>25297206
>tfw temporary escape is better than no escape at all
>>25297183
Well I'll give you tips but following them for me is pretty hard.
1. Try and do a bit of exercise every day, even swimming laps, going for a walk, just stuff to get you out.
2. Maintain a regular sleep cycle which is 9 or more hours like >>25297214 says
3. Vitamins
4. Try nofap even though it's mostly bullshit after a couple of days I was feeling an improvement in energy but I had to stop because I wanted to fuck the shit out of everything in sight.
Also an anon made a guide about brainfog removal months ago that I still have saved: pastebin.com/T35i78Dd
>>25294591
Exactly the same feel here. Just end it already. Life nothing but a joke. Just fick this shit man. I'm sick of it.
>>25297183
drink lots of water and eat bananas. spend more time doing things that you love to do.
>>25297257
Thank you.
About Nofap though; wouldn't it increase risk of prostate cancer? I rarely fap as is so it's no big deal for me to apply it.
>>25294131
yeah I like to think most of us here feel these things.
Well not like because its not so fun, but its nice to know you aren't alone.
I don't think there is any escape, at least not any permanent escape.
I fill the void in my life with weed and psychedelics when I can.
Everyday I waste so many hours browsing 4chan and playing video games, and I literally am bored with both within the first hour.
You can imagine how the rest of the day goes after that. Jerking off is so fucking boring too.
I could go on more but it feels so pointless. I'm kind of surprised I finished/posted this post at all.
Fucking hell I know this feel all too well.
The only release is sleep, but of course it's omly temporary...
I know why I feel like shit and empty, but what did you guys do to become this way?
I went to college for a while and failed pretty much everything without even trying. Instead of telling the truth, I just kept lying to my family for five long years until I "graduated". In the end my entire family is dissapointed on me, no one trusts me for shit and I'm barely surviving in a small apartment. Shit, I may last a year with the cash that I have left, but after that I have nothing and no motivation to do anything.
>>25294857
Just hopping on the board the coke train recently, care to elaborate where it may take me?
>>25297302
Well if you rarely fap then it's not an issue but for sufferers of porn addiction it can be really beneficial to try to stop and see how they feel, and often it's a lot better.
>>25297336
How I like to improve my mood is just fully accepting that everything is pointless and boring and getting as comfortable as possible within my chair, get a nice cup of chocolate milk and get /comfy/ my nigga
