Is there anything to be done for Physiological Depression

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I'm not sad. Things are going good, as a matter of fact, and yet, I burst out crying over the stupidest things. Until last year, I really wasn't a cryer. I mean, something bad happens, and I'll cry, watch ET and I can't ever get past where ET dies without a tissue, but I don't cry over every little thing.

The soap dish in the tub fell down and hit my foot. Worth an ouch, but I balled. Can't find a Christmas tree and cried for the rest of the day. Been like this for a year now. Use to make sense, when hubby was teetering on death, and then the hospital was incompetent, but he's home now, and I'm happy, and yet...

So, I did some research online and figured out I'm depressed even if I'm not. I know that kind of depression. It's physiological.

I'm still me. I read the Bible almost everyday, and talk to God throughout the day, but there's and anger and a hurt that pops up for no particular reason. Not much into healing ministries, (I'm being nice), don't see a purpose to see a shrink, (been there, done that, nothing changed except my wallet got thinner), so I'm asking.

Is there anything that can be done about physiological depression? (And, I'm not asking on the "natural health" forum, because I really don't believe in most of the stuff preached there. Also being nice. lol)

If there isn't, I'm okay with that. Just another thing God will change about me when I get the new body. BUT, why live with it if it's fixable? Ya know?
 
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I'm having a hard time right now too. Always do this time of year, but this has been especially hard on me. What with my health, having Tequila put to sleep, then Sukee died, and just snowballed from there. I'm dreading Christmas so am planning a bawl day before I go so I can hopefully get through that day..
 
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From unresolved disappointment?
 
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HisHolly said:
From unresolved disappointment?
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Jesus understands the human condition quite well including the anxiety and depression that is a result of unresolved disappointment. He will replace this with His blessed assured hope, sooner rather than later. It will all be made well once again.
 
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I cry when the mail comes, when I get a text, find my shoe or even when I cook....I'm not depressed, it's my hormones and that could be a similar thing with you is a hormonal imbalance which is normal to hit women at different ages
 
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Yes hormone treatments...I have spoken to various women. One said she had too much blood and that caused health issues (since she no longer bleed monthly)another body stop making estrogen and she had mood swings (famous pms) when she stopped having her period.

I always get depressed/sad as if a child had died or something the day before my cycle....I imagine feeling that way 24/7 and cringe. However there is a physical reason...besides food diet and exercise...you can get hormone therapy prescribed by ur doctor.
 
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I'm not sad. Things are going good, as a matter of fact, and yet, I burst out crying over the stupidest things. Until last year, I really wasn't a cryer. I mean, something bad happens, and I'll cry, watch ET and I can't ever get past where ET dies without a tissue, but I don't cry over every little thing.

The soap dish in the tub fell down and hit my foot. Worth an ouch, but I balled. Can't find a Christmas tree and cried for the rest of the day. Been like this for a year now. Use to make sense, when hubby was teetering on death, and then the hospital was incompetent, but he's home now, and I'm happy, and yet...

So, I did some research online and figured out I'm depressed even if I'm not. I know that kind of depression. It's physiological.

I'm still me. I read the Bible almost everyday, and talk to God throughout the day, but there's and anger and a hurt that pops up for no particular reason. Not much into healing ministries, (I'm being nice), don't see a purpose to see a shrink, (been there, done that, nothing changed except my wallet got thinner), so I'm asking.

Is there anything that can be done about physiological depression? (And, I'm not asking on the "natural health" forum, because I really don't believe in most of the stuff preached there. Also being nice. lol)

If there isn't, I'm okay with that. Just another thing God will change about me when I get the new body. BUT, why live with it if it's fixable? Ya know?
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Sure wish I had an answer to that. I know what you mean. I was a person that showed little of my emotion,all my teachers said so. I just did not like to show emotion and would not cry in public,and hide it if I really had to in private. And I just wasn't one to cry. Then tragedy hit all in a row. I lost both my grandmothers to cancer, my aunt died of cancer at the age of 43, my grandfather died of a sudden heart attack. Then when we just caught our breath my cousins husband went deer hunting with his son. His son lined up his shot and for some reason his father turned round and he was killed instantly.

I went to a counselor and when he asked me if anything stressful happened in the last few years I recited what I just told you. He said "oh my,just one of those things would cause depression"! And now I cry at the drop of a hat. My hubby didn't know the former me,that was before we met. I keep swearing to him "I hate to cry in front of people" and yet very little has to happen or be said to me before Im in tears. I feel it coming,I try to fight it,but it comes anyway. I was thinking hot glue in the tear ducts might help? The stress and the drama of it all catches up with us. All I can say is that you need a lot of self care. You need to be easy on yourself. Stop trying to pull yourself together and let it just hang out. Its ok. You'll rebound in time. For now,find something that brings you peace and happiness and surround yourself with that. For me it was Christian music because I kept reading but couldn't remember what I just read. Its getting a bit better but its baby steps.
 
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I'm not sad. Things are going good, as a matter of fact, and yet, I burst out crying over the stupidest things. Until last year, I really wasn't a cryer. I mean, something bad happens, and I'll cry, watch ET and I can't ever get past where ET dies without a tissue, but I don't cry over every little thing.

The soap dish in the tub fell down and hit my foot. Worth an ouch, but I balled. Can't find a Christmas tree and cried for the rest of the day. Been like this for a year now. Use to make sense, when hubby was teetering on death, and then the hospital was incompetent, but he's home now, and I'm happy, and yet...

So, I did some research online and figured out I'm depressed even if I'm not. I know that kind of depression. It's physiological.

I'm still me. I read the Bible almost everyday, and talk to God throughout the day, but there's and anger and a hurt that pops up for no particular reason. Not much into healing ministries, (I'm being nice), don't see a purpose to see a shrink, (been there, done that, nothing changed except my wallet got thinner), so I'm asking.

Is there anything that can be done about physiological depression? (And, I'm not asking on the "natural health" forum, because I really don't believe in most of the stuff preached there. Also being nice. lol)

If there isn't, I'm okay with that. Just another thing God will change about me when I get the new body. BUT, why live with it if it's fixable? Ya know?
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Sometimes the Lord wants us to make a lifestyle change.
 
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renewed_hope said:
I cry when the mail comes, when I get a text, find my shoe or even when I cook....I'm not depressed, it's my hormones and that could be a similar thing with you is a hormonal imbalance which is normal to hit women at different ages
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Post menopausal enough that I could grow a mustache and beard any 15 year old boy would be proud of. lol Isn't that as balanced as one gets after menopause? :eek:
 
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kaylagrl said:


Sure wish I had an answer to that. I know what you mean. I was a person that showed little of my emotion,all my teachers said so. I just did not like to show emotion and would not cry in public,and hide it if I really had to in private. And I just wasn't one to cry. Then tragedy hit all in a row. I lost both my grandmothers to cancer, my aunt died of cancer at the age of 43, my grandfather died of a sudden heart attack. Then when we just caught our breath my cousins husband went deer hunting with his son. His son lined up his shot and for some reason his father turned round and he was killed instantly.

I went to a counselor and when he asked me if anything stressful happened in the last few years I recited what I just told you. He said "oh my,just one of those things would cause depression"! And now I cry at the drop of a hat. My hubby didn't know the former me,that was before we met. I keep swearing to him "I hate to cry in front of people" and yet very little has to happen or be said to me before Im in tears. I feel it coming,I try to fight it,but it comes anyway. I was thinking hot glue in the tear ducts might help? The stress and the drama of it all catches up with us. All I can say is that you need a lot of self care. You need to be easy on yourself. Stop trying to pull yourself together and let it just hang out. Its ok. You'll rebound in time. For now,find something that brings you peace and happiness and surround yourself with that. For me it was Christian music because I kept reading but couldn't remember what I just read. Its getting a bit better but its baby steps.
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Hot glue in tear ducts. Will try that.

lol

(And, is it telling, that I am still chuckling over that?)
 
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Hot glue in tear ducts. Will try that.

lol

(And, is it telling, that I am still chuckling over that?)
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;) Laughter, another big key. Had I not had this sense of humor Im not sure Id still be here. God knew I needed a bigger dose than others.
 
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Well, since he gave us no choice but this lifestyle, I can't change it.
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Sometimes life gives us lemons. And when life gives you lemons throw those suckers back and ask for chocolate!!

Ive heard every cliche on death,sickness and tragedy out there.Haven't found one yet that helped me. Its what people say when theres nothing to be said.
 
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I love lemons.

And you can make cheesecake if you don't like sour
 
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I'm not sad. Things are going good, as a matter of fact, and yet, I burst out crying over the stupidest things. Until last year, I really wasn't a cryer. I mean, something bad happens, and I'll cry, watch ET and I can't ever get past where ET dies without a tissue, but I don't cry over every little thing.

The soap dish in the tub fell down and hit my foot. Worth an ouch, but I balled. Can't find a Christmas tree and cried for the rest of the day. Been like this for a year now. Use to make sense, when hubby was teetering on death, and then the hospital was incompetent, but he's home now, and I'm happy, and yet...

So, I did some research online and figured out I'm depressed even if I'm not. I know that kind of depression. It's physiological.

I'm still me. I read the Bible almost everyday, and talk to God throughout the day, but there's and anger and a hurt that pops up for no particular reason. Not much into healing ministries, (I'm being nice), don't see a purpose to see a shrink, (been there, done that, nothing changed except my wallet got thinner), so I'm asking.

Is there anything that can be done about physiological depression? (And, I'm not asking on the "natural health" forum, because I really don't believe in most of the stuff preached there. Also being nice. lol)

If there isn't, I'm okay with that. Just another thing God will change about me when I get the new body. BUT, why live with it if it's fixable? Ya know?
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Ive experienced the same thing on and off this year too.

In my case things have improved a lot this year, but even so, I know they will never be the
same again. Life still has its difficulties and repercussions due to everything that happened
last year.

I also think that I held it together so much last year, I just trundled on like a robot, but I didn't
have time to think or take stock of what was happening,

This year I've had more time to just stop and think about everything which happened and
it doesn't make for pretty thinking. I know life won't and can't be as it was, I don't know what
the future holds. Last year reminded me just how fragile life is but also it showed me that I
can't rely on people/family etc and that makes me sad.

So for all the above reasons (plus hormones!) I've had my moments. Strangley leading
up to Christmas it has been worse as in October/November.

I think that as humans we just need people, others who we can share with, others to
unburden ourselves to, people who can help. It's a shock to the system to find it's not that
simple and it gets where even little things turn into mountains. I think that inside there is a
fear that the next time something big happens we just can't go through that again. So
it feels important that everything just has to go smoothly, but it doesn't, even if it's just
spilling a cup of coffee.

I also think there has been times when I have felt disappointed with God and that has
made me depressed as well.

How do I deal with it.

Well i decided that I was going to start looking after myself more, making sure I had a
healthy diet, trying to get more sleep.

I spent time looking up answers on the internet how other Christian had coped.
I ranted and raved at God at times and told Him how disappointed I was in Him!
He replied that He still loved me!
He showed me that it was ok to feel tired, fed up, weak.
He showed me that other bible characters experienced the same thing.
He showed me that through Elijah when a person is down, God let's them rest He doesn't
just expect them to get on with it, He expects them to look after themselves first of all.
He showed me through Job that God will mend broken hearts and bring restoration.
He showed me through Noah that Noah was taken care of despite losing everything he had
ever known. (Imagine a flooded world where all crops were destroyed and land flooded).
He showed me that Jesus knew hardship, hatred, betrayal (My god why have you forsaken me),
He showed me that no matter what I feel about myself, that He patiently waits for me to
look to Him and cry out like a child to a father, the father never turns His back on His children
especially when they are hurting.

Not sure if any of this helps. :)
 
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