Pets have done wonders for me, I have four cats all of them with a lot of personality. I'm not clinically depressed although I'm on meds for Adult ADD, the meds affect my moods.
I also have an outlet, my TKD class gives me opportunity to just kick the shit out of something for an hour or so. Scott A. Stewart, Web Application Developer Engineering Consulting Services, Ltd. (ECS) 14026 Thunderbolt Place, Suite 300 Chantilly, VA 20151 Phone: (703) 995-1737 Fax: (703) 834-5527 "Many thousands of years ago, a blue faced Pict stepped on a bloated sheep carcass... and thus the Pipes were born" .... the Scottish Rogues -----Original Message----- From: Deanna Schneider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 11:42 am To: CF-Community Subject: Re: depression Importance: Low Hm. I know I've posted my "list" before. But, here goes again: Eliminate caffeine, alchohol, artificial sweeteners Limit: refined white sugar Increase: exercise, talking, connecting with people, time in the sun Regulate: sleeping patterns I agree with G that if you're not diagnosed and you think you have more than the normal blues, the first thing to do is get yourself to a professional. That doesn't mean get on meds - but it does mean finding out what works for you. I've been able to be off meds for more than 3 years now by doing the above stuff. But, I'm also hyper vigilant, as are my friends and family, about my mental state, and I can tweak my non-meds regimen as needed. Oh, and I don't smoke or do drugs, but I'm thinking that if I did, for depression they'd all be in the eliminate category. On a lighter note - if you just have the blues, throw yourself a nifty little party and tip a few back. Do all the fun shit that makes you smile for no reason. (Ben - I have a HUGE pez collection.) I used to go swing on the swingsets in the park - it's hard not to smile when you're doing a totally kid activity like that. On 7/21/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm gonna ask here because, damnit, I know some of you people. :) > > Plus I hear smart people get depressed a lot... > > Anyway... are there any really good solutions for depression? (Outside > of prosac?) I don't think I'm hormonally imballanced or anything, I > just get fed up occasionally... > > I normally don't ask around for advice on this, preferring to just let > it pass on its own, but for the first time in my memory I'm experience > a "loss of sexual apetite" rather than as is usually the case when I'm > depressed, an increase. It's somewhat disturbing to me... I'd feel > better about letting it pass if I felt like doing something that might > help me feel better (like sex -- but not necessarily... if I felt like > any meditative activity really)... but right now I'm just not feeling > any pull to do anything that might "relax" or "stimulate" me and get > my mind off of ... general dysphoria. > > I'm finding myself spending way too much time playing this: > > http://www.2flashgames.com/f/f-1211.htm > > But that's just feeding the cycle. > > > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Now thereâs a better way to fax. eFax makes it possible to use your existing email account to send and receive faxes. Try eFax free. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=63 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:165782 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
