A depression sufferer shares after 4 years: taking medication for over 1 year, returning to a normal life, and it is not scary at all

Ms. Xiaoli began to experience depression during college. Like many people who have just developed mild depression, at first she absolutely refused to admit she was ill, and was even more unwilling to accept medication, having an extreme rejection of medication: I am not sick, so why should I take medicine?

But when Xiaoli's condition was severe, she was just like many depression sufferers. At her worst, she had self-harming behavior and even suicidal tendencies. After more than 1 year of treatment, she is now pretty much like a normal person! If you ask what still makes her different from a normal person, it is just that she is a bit more sensitive, a bit softer-hearted, more easily moved, and more easily warmed.

So do you all want to see how Xiaoli got better? Next is her own sharing, so read carefully~

First: depression is actually also a physical illness, just like a cold. If we do not take medicine after catching a cold, we will still feel quite uncomfortable and it will be very hard, but if we take medicine, our cold will recover quickly and will not become severe. Depression sufferers need to choose a medication routine that suits them. Xiaoli has been taking duloxetine all along, and she feels very lucky that the medicine prescribed to her the first time suited her very well.

Although sometimes the symptoms would flare up, she often could not fall asleep, and every day she would still have intermittent twitching. On good days she could still sleep 1~2 hours. Fortunately, with her parents looking after her, she was stopped from the idea of wanting to stop taking her medication.

Although being ill and taking medicine deprives us of happiness, taking medicine can still, to a certain extent, reduce our suffering.

Second: many depression sufferers generally eat very little, because under enormous suppression they simply cannot eat anything. Sometimes they will eat some things they like, which makes them a little happier. Actually, this has no real effect, but at least there is still food they like, and after eating it they can feel a bit better.

There is no requirement to force yourself to eat meals; as long as you eat something every day, that is already a very good sign. But whether boys or girls who love to look good, remember that after eating you still need to exercise appropriately, otherwise you will gain weight.

Third: although in many people's eyes playing games is a very bad thing, for us depression sufferers, playing games from time to time can increase our social skills. Another advantage is that playing games satisfies depression sufferers' psychology of refusing to go out. You only need to stay at home and you can still make many friends!

Fourth: keep some animals! Actually, keeping a Husky is pretty nice, it is just so adorably silly! Looking at how cute it is, would you not also feel warmed? While taking care of it, are you not also accepting many things in life? Life is also quite interesting~

Fifth: be a fan of a celebrity! During depression, patients can try following a star, learning to like someone, and discovering the good qualities in others. Every celebrity shows the warm and sunny side of themselves to the audience. If you learn to follow a star, every day there will be smiling faces given to you, and it can also help your nerves relax and shift your attention.

Together with medication and normal diet, you will definitely get better slowly! Learn from Xiaoli, slowly walk out of the darkness and welcome the sunlight~