coping mechanisms for depression without medication.
Hi.......my names shaun.
diagnosed with clinical depression since 17......now 42.
Im told it may have a s.a.d........element to it.
mild mostly with occasional deep lows becoming manic at times.
My drug regime over the years has been varied.....activan...prozac...many others....with little to no effect.......or complete flat on my back effect.
Complicated with active alcoholism the drugs probably didnt do the job they were intended for.
i havent drank or taken medication for nine years.......and have developed some coping mechanisms......that have helped hugely.
cultivating my faith.........forcing myself out of bed and into the countryside.
walking....and other excercise.
i wondered if any others had found coping mechanisms and tried to deal with this illness without medication......and what were the benifits.
is there something you do to reach the other side?
lastly i am not suggesting that any reader go without prescribed medication.
Nor am i judging anyone that takes medication.
thanks