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I put on a lot of weight recently because eating food is my main coping mechanism and my skating has suffered severely. I'm on the highest dosage of Prozac allowed (80mg), but I don't feel like it does anything. Seeing attractive women makes me want to suicide. Pretty much everything does that to me though. If I wasn't such a coward I would have done it already. I hate both my psychiatrist and my therapist.
Prozac can contribute to the weight gain as well. Kind of a double edged sword in the sense that the meds might make your mental well-being better, yet cause your physical well-being to suffer. If the meds aren't helping try talking to your psychiatrist about getting another form of medication? Also, shop around for a different psychiatrist/therapist? If they aren't helping then they ain't doing there job.
I had a bout of weight gain/anxiety myself and exercise really helped my mental well-being. I don't know if you have tried this, but just going for a run, or a walk, or a push could help. Lifting weights also relieves stress IMO.
Stay up dude.
Not working , exercising or getting laid is part of the problems . If you have a job and make money you get a sense of self worth . You wake up every day with something to do , a purpose . You get to meet alot of people at work , talk and have fun . Do a full days work and then you get money to do fun things with .
Exercising tires you out , makes you feel better and makes you look better . And if you look good / healthy and have a job you can go out and meet girls or date online . That will get you laid . All of these things will make you feel alot better .
Im not saying it will cure your depression . But it will make it alot easier to deal with
Have you thought about joining the military ? They will break you down and build you up . Its a job with healthcare and pension , education programs . You would get paid , get in shape , have a home , you can learn a trade that you can use in civilian life . And it would prob make you belive alot more in yourself that you finished boot camp and that you accomplished something
Or maybe join the red cross . Go help people in south america , africa or somewhere ells . Work with kids and help out . Seeing that much shit while helping people might make you notice that life isnt that bad after all