Posted by babbler20 on March 25, 2015, at 23:01:13
In reply to Re: Has Your Depression Gotten Worse With Age? » babbler20, posted by stan_the_man70 on March 24, 2015, at 4:09:47
> I have read these kinds of questions earlier on this forum. I thought I would post a message to this. Have you tried these activities:
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> physical: yoga, martial arts, weight training, aerobics, massage - they all have different effects
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> sports: group sports, white water sports, extreme sports, adventure sports
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> diet: have you tried juicing, smoothies, sprouts, fermented foods - all different effects
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> brain: try these websites lumosity, cognifit, brainHQ, happy neuron
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> mental: try learning a new language, read international literature, try appreciation courses, try introductory courses
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> community: try going to an arts festival, music dance festival, community fair, outdoors hike/trek in the wilderness or sanctuary, fishing/boating/cruise ship activities
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> friends: do you have friends to laugh with, to discuss and analyze and get into details with, to plan and organize and overview and design, to troubleshoot an issue, to debate and argue
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> work: get a job which helps you forget your troubles, earns you money and improves your mood
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> some of this may work - some of it may not - it may work in a combination
Hi, thank you for commenting on this. Those are all great suggestions and I have tried all of those things. A few things make me less depressed than I already am, including a few things on your list. However, over time my depression and insomnia has just gotten worse and I just really don't care about anything anymore. Things that I once found mildly entertaining or exciting just don't do it for me anymore. It seems the older I get the more numb and emotionless I become.
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