Refuse to be depressed

Hi Danger,

Here are a few links from our resources page for "skills" to help you cope. Journaling is a skill so you are on the right track. NOT every skill will work, every day. That is why you need more than one. I garden, paint, walk alot, use to run; journal and use DBT skills and mindfullness skills.

http://www.dbtselfhelp.com/html/dbt_skills__defined_.html
http://www.dbtmind.com/
http://pdfreedownload.com/pdf/dialectical-behavior-therapy-workbook
www.mindful.org

It would be a good idea to visit your doctor and get checked out. Medicines can help, however you must do the rest but you can't do all sometimes.

Peace and strength
Trina

Hi DangerDash,
Don't we all refuse to believe we have any sort of a chemical inbalance? At least I know a lot of people that have and especially me at one point. We stereotype ourselves, and are our own worst critics. The therapist you are seeing is just informing you, of signs and symptoms. Its ok to not be ok is a good quote. Medicines suck, and i wish i wasnt on anything at all. I am on 4 diff. types for depression anxiety insomnia and mood. I am only 24. Who would of thought? You know yourself best. If you know your actions are starting to become more and more distant with yourself than you did the right thing by actually saying help. Most of us are still so stubborn and try to flip that switch, but when the switch is set automatically, it will not stay where you want it. If genetically there are same symptoms throughout your family history, you should find out? But don't wait take control of you and explore options.