Can I recover from depression without help from a professional?

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@f4rr3r 7 лет назад

Your answer to no. 3 is really tough tbh. I want to be better. I want to take whatever steps necessary to recover. But I cannot afford any treatment, which is a problem to lots of people. Mental health treatment is great but it's something which is only really accessible to the upper/middle classes. It sucks.

@joeharrison5447 5 лет назад

Yeah we need to get better to be motivated to make more money but need more money to get better. So basically you're fucked if you're not wealthy enough to afford the very expensive treatment.

@Joy-xz2fx 5 лет назад

@@joeharrison5447 hi Joe, I saw the older comment above then saw yours. I totally get feeling this way. I have struggled with severe mental health problems since 2008 when I was hospitalized twice because I wasnt able to sleep at all and went psychotic. I'm a college graduate who worked her way through school and has a pile of debt and no real job at the moment but I do have a fancy piece of paper hanging on my wall. I come from a background of abuse and trauma but I guess my point is that the state does have some resources and there are even online or local support groups for free. I was required to do therapy but never connected with any of the therapist I had. I always get the same thing; they tell me to go see someone who can handle my complex challanges, I've now heard this so many times that I gave up completely because I felt like the resources or people I found just didnt care. Kati's channel has been a huge help so has journaling daily and making time to connect my breath with movement. I practice yoga and love the channel Yoga with Adrien, shes phenomenal and encouraging. If you work you may not qualify for state insurance or you might not even live in the US but no matter what dont give up; keep asking for help! Dont be like me and waste your life because you are so depression and crippled by anxiety. You can get well. I suffered from delusions physical and audible hallucinations and no I wasnt on any drugs lol. Stress can mess with all of us then add in a childhood of abuse or a loss of a loved one or even a severe break up or loss of job and you are much more likely to struggle; often times it doesn't have to be an event, it can be a chemical imbalance. What are your symptoms and maybe I can help? To be honest my Bachelors degree is in psychology. I'm not qualified but I've been through a lot and can be empathetic. Wishing you well. 💖Joy

@maybeits1K 5 лет назад

mwjones99 quite late but yeah, same reasoning here

@artbookgaming 4 года назад

I found her answer a bit problematic. I might be an out liar, but I did do progress on my mental health on my own. I was bullied for six years and was emotionally abused for four years, they overlapped. Being in there and coming out of it, I couldn't talk about anything negative, I couldn't talk about myself at all. Expressing any sorts of needs or wants wasn't a thing I could do, I literally went mute with this psychological wall. I was anxious 24/7 with daily panic attacks, suicidal, isolated myself, lacked all social skills and was pretty much mute. I had a friend who dragged me out of my house to socialize outside of school once a week, where we would discuss her relationship problems. That got me talking about something and in doing so, my focus on something else than me, a break to breathe. Talking about not what I wanted, not what I needed, but something. Over 4,5 years I taught myself out of physical self harming, I replaced it with talking back to my negative remarks and isolating them from me as a person, calling them demons as a conscious choice. I got panic attacks into more of a twice a year super bad relapse into self harm and then the occasional maybe once every two months milder ones that don't make me wanna die. Helped that they've always been a symptom, not a cause of anxiety. I don't fear them, I take them as they come and just deal with them for the few minutes it's on and the few hours of aftermath. The demons, the mental illness(es), are something I have, they're my thoughts, they're not me. So now, 4,5 years out of there, I managed to mention that I need therapy. I've had one session and so far he's just trying to get my story, I have billions of these walls that mute me. It's a lot harder going on your own, but you can do something to make it better. Just because you can't get treatment, doesn't mean you couldn't make slow progress. Treatment is like giving you a map when you're lost, you can still stumble into the right direction without it.

@liufox1292 3 года назад

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@Soggstermainia 7 лет назад

I was depressed, I stepped inward to find myself and made the decision to move forward and make changes and progression towards a better me. It took alot of energy and being that I am an introvert I pushed to get out more and do more and try to be more what I want to be. It worked for me and now I am happy and enjoying life to the fullest. I feel that I managed to do that on my own had made me a stronger person :-)

@westcoastsands 6 лет назад

Stephen S this is inspiring.

@reyarahman2336 4 года назад

did u go to therapy?

@Soggstermainia 4 года назад

@@reyarahman2336 not strictly in the sense of going to a specialist. But I did lean on a friend who was happy to help and took the time with them to go through things. Therapists are not the only people capable of helping, but pick the wrong person to confide in and it can go sour. So Therapist's are popular as they are "safe".

@reyarahman2336 4 года назад

@@Soggstermainia thank you I don't have access to therapy and I see everywhere this certain 'pressure' to go to therapy and take medication when it doesn't work out for everyone and I feel like it wouldn't work for me personally.

@Soggstermainia 4 года назад

@@reyarahman2336 the issue is both chemical and psychological. So the aim is to treat the imbalance chemically then seek to remedy the psychological so that you can get off the medication in the long run. Find what works.

@Karen_Betty 3 года назад

I recovered with no mental help, I only share with it first with the person who was the cause to it (Abusive Father). I am not saying that you don't have to reach help (Although I nevered I strongly advise you too). Some techniques I tried to use was staying calm, relaxed and took deep breathes, when tramua occurs I will try my best to forget it and will take deep breathes and drink cold water. I also found that boosting self esteem and being positive on yourself is alot more helpful and benefitical. I kept doing and eventually it gotten better. Realize whatever is happening is not your fault.

@kirstenmorrise6427 9 лет назад

One of the hidden themes in Harry Potter is depression... and J.K. Rowling purposely didn't make a spell that can cure sadness, the point of the whole series is that dealing with sadness is a process that logically can't be tailored by a passing spell.

@Doriesep6622 8 лет назад

+Kirsten Morrise Nice. The Buddha says we should sit with our sadness and make friends with it. Too much of the world makes us feel guilty and bad if we are not 100% happy, 100% of the time. It's normal to have ups and downs. I haven't read Harry Potter but I like this.

@paleobc65 6 лет назад

I love Harry Potter but I disagree , have you ever heard of binaural beats or Reiki Healing? they helped me with my depression and pessimism

@magigold1267 6 лет назад

I don’t know how true this is but I think something happened in her life and she got depressed so she started writing harry potter

@gigicampo 6 лет назад

Hi Kati! Ive been havin all the signs for about a year and im still hesitant to see a therapist. Anyways, I had a good set of friends but one of them caused my trigger to this which caused me to distant to the whole group coz i seem to pull them down with my depressive episodes. I dunno how to deal with it anymore...

@paulgoogol2652 5 лет назад

I think that is because she has sadistic tendencies as in "sad-istic" *awaits slow clap*

@emonine9980 8 лет назад

It amazes me how focused you are, and how little you have to edit. if I ever tried this, it would be too much staring of into space XD you're amazing

@elizabethw8166 10 лет назад

I don't agree that a person with depression absolutely will not get better unless she goes to therapy and possibly takes medication. Plenty of people have managed to overcome their depression on their own. People weren't powerless before talk therapy was invented, and they're not powerless without it now. For some people, therapy just doesn't work. There are people who go to therapy for YEARS and never overcome their depression, but they continue seeing their therapist for other reasons such as that they become obsessed with their therapist. In my case, I tried therapy many times, and it had no effect because, due to the circumstances causing my depression, the only one who can fix the situation is me, and there's nothing a therapist can tell me about how to do so that I don't already know on my own. I've literally asked therapists what they think I should do, and their responses are always that I need to do things that I already knew to do but don't have the financial resources and such to do right now. I don't doubt that therapy is helpful to many people. However, saying that someone definitely WON'T get better without therapy just sounds like a self-preservation effort from a therapist.

@pinyrichter205 6 лет назад

Elizabeth W very right

@elblondie69falconer65 6 лет назад

Elizabeth W Agree. Sometimes therapy can actually retraumatise you. Making it harder to heal

@ladybluebell1598 6 лет назад

I think you misanderstood what she said. She said you can't overcome depression unless you do something about it. She didn't say unless you go to therapy and/or take meds. And I know you can get better without those two things because I did it. But not without a huge shift in life style and some friends I could talk to and who could understand what I was going throw, wich is the closest thing to therapy I guess. It took months but i feel more stable than I have been since I hit puberty I think. I'm 30 now.

@gummynoodles9036 6 лет назад

@@ladybluebell1598 yes, She said you can't get better unless you do something about it. But she was talking about a therapist. The question was if they can get better without therapy and she said no.... I can't afford one .....

@Joy-xz2fx 5 лет назад

I get this I've done years of bs therapy being passed from shitty therapist to worst therapist and even had my most recent therapist tell me he was in love with me; if that wont scare a person off from therapy I don't know wtf would but I'm going to go back to a place that is state funded and keep asking for help and keep talking through my traumas. The more we talk the more we can release past traumas. But you are right only we are in control of that but for some people it's a chemical imbalance. Depression is a disease just like cancer and no it will not go away on it's own. Most people need meds and lifestyle changes like doing yoga at home (for free), finding a community they feel a part of, building healthy habits! A lot of fixes are things that can seem expensive but I have no job and am still trying. Now a days there are all kinds of ways to make money even just selling old clothes online or promoting art; two things I do part time. I'm not high functioning right now bc I've been in a low state but I plan to keep getting better and therapy and meds are part of that for me. Blessings to you!

@jesslikescoffee24 10 лет назад

I would love to see a more in-depth friendship video! Perhaps include a bit about "how to make friends as an adult"?

@inbalbenbenishty6801 6 лет назад

I think that if one doesn't want to see a therapist, there are other helpful ways: - listening to videos therapists film (like Kati's) and trying to apply those methods to your life - journal - talk with someone you trust (friend / teacher / family / whatever) Anyway, I think that these methods would work if it's situational depression (or other non-permanent things). Don't know about permanent, but you could give it a try :) Keep me posted!! We can talk if you'd like.

@Toyon95 7 лет назад

I think you can use self-help- but it's gonna be a lot harder och take a longer time. So depending on you- it might be better if you seek help. I had a mild depression for about 4 years (roughly) before I decided to try to do something about it- and that took 2 years (roughly) of work. I also think it helped me that I am very interested in psychology and constantly analysed my own behavior like some sort of science- project XD Anyway- I made it- so I think most people that also suffer from mild depression can to!

@tolleseinhorn5853 9 лет назад

I' m also depressive and I don't want to go to a therapist because I don't trust people anymore

@Doriesep6622 8 лет назад

+tolles Einhorn Try Eckhart Tolle. He is here on You Tube. Good luck. There ARE bad therapists in the world and it is hard to find a good one. You can also get self study workbooks. Best wishes! :)

@ffiontalbot9737 6 лет назад

I feel exactly like this I had one bad experience and can't trust anyone

@SonyaScorpios 10 лет назад

It's interesting what you were saying about friends.. I still don't understand. I don't crave friends and don't really want the drama in my life. Every time I connect with somebody I start wanting to get away from them/I don't find them exciting anymore/I feel different from them.. It's obviously me the problem but haven't been able to figure out what exactly.. I do feel excited if I mentally think about friends that I would genuinely like to have (same morals, hobbies..) ; anyway thank you for the video, like always

@bellaviolet20 6 лет назад

SonyaScorpios Hope you’ve made friends if that’s what you want. I’ve experienced avoidant personality disorder and social anxiety and I’d recommend looking up the former. Not trying to label you or anything. Just a suggestion. Sorry if this bothers you or is no longer relevant.

@sarahross1260 6 лет назад

SonyaScorpios I feel the same way!

@a.l.l.a.l.l.1137 9 лет назад

here's my opinion on the 3rd question. YES, YOU CAN GET BETTER WITHOUT THERAPISTS, MEDICATION, ETC. it's called self-help, there are tons, of books, cd's, and videos, plus a lot more on self recover/self-help tools for all kinds of life issues,. No One truly needs outside help until you have put a 100 % effort and a good period of time in yourself or invested in these two ( effort/time) strategies first.

@Doriesep6622 8 лет назад

+A.L.L. A.L.L. Yes, yes, what this person said. Please stay away from meds if at all possible. Read, read, read. :)

@Bug_H 7 лет назад

A.L.L. A.L.L. I think people should do whatever works for them, whether it means self help, talking to friends and family, etc; talking to a therapist, taking meds, or all of them. As long as you want to get better, you have a chance, you just have to try out whatever works for you

@jackssssssss 7 лет назад

I didn't use any of that and I recovered by myself

@justletmesigninokthx 7 лет назад

7:43 There are *no* mental health patients that do not want to get better ?

@jessicasutcliffe-ison8424 10 лет назад

Heyy kati, not a question but just wanted to say thank you. Your videos mean so much to me and often are one of the only things that can give me the hope to continue. You're amazing and I love what you are doing. Thank you ❤️

@mr.energy3706 3 года назад

I love you literally because of how you make me feel 🥺

@pirateninjaunicorn666 3 года назад

A friend of mine can't go to therapy because in my country, if you want to work for the state (which includes amazing benefits and guarantees employment for life), you have to be healthy and mentally stable. A doctor checks your medical history and some still see therapy as something that shows a person is not stable (which is bullshit ofc because it just shows that the person is responsible with their mental health). After she takes the vow, she can go to a therapist but it will take about 6 more years. So I wish I could find a video that teaches us how to help her cope or teachers her healthy coping mechanisms until she can get professional help.

@CynthiaSchoenbauer 7 лет назад

You are a very effective therapist. Thank you, Katie!

@royojisan 5 лет назад

About true friendship at answer 2: I find it really hard to trust people. I've experienced a enormous hard time with false friends and how they treat/talk in front of you/besides your back. Creating a support group is important, but I think it's easier to have an objective in a group of friends and work on myself to actually feel better in my own presence. Solitude is a bliss on this moments. Now a days i have my therapist to talk about my deep feelings and stuff, and the superficial part of it is on the rest of my social abilities. At least that's what worked on me.

@0Flow0 6 лет назад

I liked how you defined friendship: someone who cares about you and is there for you... I feel like I've had enough bad friendships and like I've never really trusted anyone. I just couldn't go on with those people anymore because I didn't feel any support, quite the opposite: I felt like they were using me or making fun of me, being jealous and judgemental... I don't know if that's just part of being a girl but those kinds of friendships fucking suck and make me anxious.

@mmtruooao8377 6 лет назад

im in a relationship, we both have anxiety and depression, and we have "panic cycles" where i cry and she shuts down and we both need hugs and neither of us can function, but we've been trying to combat it by making lists of what we can do for each other so that we have a plan of what to do if we panic, and by practicing calming techniques (in and out of panic)

@brightpage1020 6 лет назад

I think your videos are helping to normalize mental health and fight the stigmas about it by offering educational content that feels conversational and casual. Thank you so much for this important work! Your style is so down to earth. I really appreciate it. Much obliged.

@DeijiGarcia 10 лет назад

I really loved the journal topic. Such a good quote

@eatplastic9133 6 лет назад

I had a close friend (my only friend at that time) that told me I was getting really boring and she doesn't want to communicate with me, because I was in a really bad depression and distancing myself from her pushed her away. That just made things worse. I then met my best friend to this day and she never gave up. I'm sure I wouldn't be here now without her, so don't give up on people that easily -even if it feels like you're not getting to them at all it's not like that the process is slow. It's been 12 years of awesome friendship and we're always there for each other

@Mikey-yl3qc 3 года назад

I'm a 23 year old recovering addict. I am nearly 2 years clean. And the thing that really helps me is Forwago. I discovered about it a half year ago and I have been using it every day since. I feel there is still hope for me.

@sathyamurthyr2041 3 года назад

This gives me hope, I’ll try it!!!

@sathyamurthyr2041 3 года назад

This actually works. I have been using it for a while now

@slayeralchemist 7 лет назад

yes!! please please please make more videos about friendship! that lil bit you touched on...helped me so much!

@elisecode2212 6 лет назад

Thanks for talking about friendship with as much serious consideration as romantic partnership. It may seem like not a big deal but I’m aromantic and it really wears me down to constantly see people treat friendship as an inferior type of relationship. Thanks again.

@ckinahan1 7 лет назад

I've actually written several personal journal entries on "this I believe" or "I know this much is true", all my personal opinions natch, but I'd never heard of this book! and it's very cathartic when ur feeling like u don't know who u are or why or how, it helped me find some solid footing from which to move forward. I love that suggestion and that I found your site! (3 years later, but hey, I'm late to everything! 😎) thank you for what you're doing. it's greatly appreciated. 💙

@wealthyinspirit 10 лет назад

Can someone recover from Depression without seeing someone? If you mean isolation, then no: It will only get worse. If you mean without seeking professional help, medicine, etc. then in the theoretical sense it is possible. You will have to think realistically which may not be so easy to do while suffering from Depression. You have to surround yourself with positive, encouraging, energetic people. Limit your social life from negative, constantly complaining or angry vacuum-typed people. Not exactly easy to do when one is depressed.

@okay6470 5 лет назад

I stg Katie is like psychic bc I always find the exact question I have in it’s own video already and I never thought she’d have done it already.

@kineticpsi 10 лет назад

Thank you. You provide a lot of great advice and help me work on me between appointments with my psychiatric nurse practitioner.

@Calpsotoma 5 лет назад

I believe that "never" is overused and "forever" is underrated. I believe I have control in my life and can lead myself to love and happiness. I believe understanding of myself and others is the best way to start.

@abbycadabbie 10 лет назад

Hey Kati, lately I have been really stressed because I have been considering telling my parents AGAIN about my self harm, suicidal thoughts, depression, and anxiety. I'm terrified to talk to my parents again because I fear they will react more harshly, and more violently than last time. Life feels like a roller coaster that only keeps going down. My mom is sick with multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus, diabetes, and congestive heart failure, so she might say that I'm only doing it for attention, and that my problems aren't as serious as hers. What should I do? Just talk to friends? #KatiFAQ

@flipidy94 10 лет назад

Love your pep and the information! I always learn something new watching your videos.

@Cozybelle30 6 лет назад

Kati, I have a question. I used to have depression (based on matching every sign and symptom) and it lasted for several years. It did get really bad and I almost killed myself. After hitting rock bottom, I started working on it on my own through self care, positive self talk, books, writing, yoga, excersise, talking to friends etc. I never got help from anyone though bc I couldn't afford it so I just used free resources and did a lot of the heavy lifting slowly on my own. And I'm actually better (WAY better) now but it took several years. So my question is: Am I really better or deceiving myself? Did I really do that on my own? Is that possible? Like I said, I never got professional help. I don't want to say this and have people assume from me that they shouldn't get help. I know that that is dangerous and me not getting help was dangerous and not ideal. But is it possible I'm an exception and I really beat depression (at least for a good long while) without going to a therapist or getting meds?

@jeremymayo4647 10 лет назад

Great journal topic. Going to be ending my night with this one.

@jawarmohamed6620 4 года назад

I never recover from depression 😭livening with depression is like living in dirk place 😢😢

@Karen_Betty 3 года назад

It's not your fault, your still an important person! :)

@pikuego 6 лет назад

Can losing a great friendship lead to depression?

@ChronicallyCassidy 6 лет назад

Yuri Takahashi absolutely

@hereshestands 10 лет назад

Just discovered your channel through Hey Kayli. Love your content! Xx

@Elliepixie12 10 лет назад

Cheers....you made perfect sense. My friend is married with a boy who's lovely. We used to have some fun times. We drifted and shed text but I'd never make the effort. I had friends from work but they just wanted to get drunk! They didn't really care so much I guess, I don't know. I drifted from them also! Friendship is hard as I have been in the thought process that all I need is my sisters who are quick to put me in my place so I can't really be my true self. Even my mum has lost her friends! She has her sister who she's so very close to. I am further away from my sisters though in a mental state. I love them but can't relax around them you know? XOXOX

@swamikevi4643 5 лет назад

The idea that one can only get "better" by going to therapy and taking meds is both dangerous and incompetent. Meds come with all sorts of issues, diagnoses (and the meds that follow) are often incorrect, and the overwhelming majority of therapists are terrible at what they do. So-called mental health problems can arise from all sorts of sources and resolve in all sorts of ways--a change in employment, relationships, time, physical health etc. I have the same training as Katie and after years in the field, I can testify to how random effective change is and how little most therapists have to do with that change. Dig into the research on therapy-driven recovery, meds, etc, and you'll see the results are quite troubling. Meds and therapy are great for some people some of the time, but to put out a blanket statement that people trained like Katie (essentially a graduate of a trade school with very low standards and dubious methodologies) are the only path to mental health is scandalous. In fact, Katie was trained in, and required to embrace, multi-cultural counseling which holds that in some cultures, mental health counseling isn't even a thing! So everyone in that culture is doomed? These issues are way too complex for her simple FB/IG?Patreon-ish answers. Katie gives inspirational talks and seems like a nice person, but NEVER take what she says as gospel! At the end of the day, she's as lost and clueless about the mechanisms of change within mental health as anyone. Boo to Katie's indoctrination! She's embraced the arrogant god complex that runs rampant in her very non-scientific field!

@edguiurs 8 лет назад

Friendship video sounds great!! :D

@ashcash4416 10 лет назад

Yep im working on looking for a good friend I have none at the moment but its better than being in toxic relationships it just gets hard sometimes

@lindseyhebert5568 5 лет назад

No 2 for sure not friends saying they like you a lot but don’t show it and feeling disliked and feeling like they are talking bad about me behind my back feel stabbed,#3 I feel lost sometimes

@abbyshipman9520 7 лет назад

I have a really big question! I have this teacher that I don't know really personally but,I feel really comfortable talking to him and I haven't told my parents I self harm and I'm really depressed.I feel really comfortable telling him except my parents which I feel is really bad and would make my parents very upset at me.Ive looked at past experiences and I've noticed the school gets really involved and they have to take you to a councilor and it gets chaotic.What should I do I want help but,I don't want the school to get involved but I want help because I've had depression for a year but I don't even know what type I've took online tests and it says I sever depression yet some says i have signs of other also!I want help but the steps and decisions are so hard to choose!!HELP please!Im sorry to take your time and thank you !!Even if you don't answer thank you soooo much!!

@faithm2551 6 лет назад

Kati, I have no idea what to do. I go to a boarding high school with a policy that if a student is determined to be suicidal, then they will have to leave for the rest of the academic year and possibly into the next year. I've been considering reaching out, but after knowing this policy I have no idea what to do. I would not put myself at risk for suicide, but I'm scared that it will be determined that i am. My first episode began before I went to this school, and my current feelings continued even during the summer. I do not think that being put on leave would help me, and I'm scared that it will make me worse and make me feel like even more of a failure. I have worked so hard to get into this school, but now I feel like I'm drowning and I can't handle it. I feel like my only option is to keep going until college when I can reach out without being punished for it.

@brijoy9755 4 года назад

My English teacher from my sophomore year would have us make responses to different essays in that book every class period.

@spottedbybarbie 8 лет назад

i want to get better but i dont want to take mdications coz i dont think im depressed

@spottedbybarbie 8 лет назад

but the psychiatrist said i am so she gave me escitalprom but there are side effects and im scared

@jessicalozano4835 7 лет назад

Barbie Lee Oh My God that happened to me too,every time that the doctor gave me new pills to take for anything I would read all the side effects and would be scared to take the pills but everybody started telling me to just try my hardest to ignore all those scary symptoms and pray to God before I would take the pills and nothing would happen so now I just pray to God before I take the pills and somehow I feel better and take the pills and nothing happens.."Fear nothing,but fear itself.."

@reflastori 4 года назад

For the question "can i recover without professional help?" what if there is no way for me to afford it at the time? I have been communicating openly about depression. I havent really been diagnosed by a psychiatrist but i have tried a month of anti depressants and had to stop because i couldn't afford it. For years now, the way i cope is psycho plasticity and communicating with my bf and friends and sister abt my depression. Not sure if this is okay but it seems like the only way i could cope. PS: i live in the Philippines and here there arent a lot of options except free consultation for my situation. And the legitimate ones are far away and hard to contact.

@lauriemccarthy3800 6 лет назад

Thanks Kati

@oreosandchocolatewzw5423 7 лет назад

I'm depressed and I use poetry to help me I write my thoughts down u guys should try it But for other people who are new to deppresion here is my story I'm 10 and suffered from deppresion since I was 9 it,all started when my sis left I c a Mr sleep at night and sometimes I starve myself my parents don't know I starve.myself I have a good friend who understands my pain she knows how it feels so far and life I'm trying to be strong and work through it

@Neongreengirl06 10 лет назад

I really like the new background

@ligiaabreu8969 6 лет назад

What if you want to get help (because you need it), but you can’t. It’s just something you can’t do. Is there any way to do self-therapy?

@ficklebuster 10 лет назад

Happy Belated Birthday!! :D

@eddietavaresjr.4773 5 лет назад

Kati Morton with your permission can i write you and or email you for help because where i live at my neck of the woods nobody cares about helping me with my depression. 😔

@violetryugamine9929 4 года назад

I feel like everything around me is falling apart, I don't know anything anymore I just simply want to live a happy life why bad things happening to me, I feel like shit sometimes I just wanna feel okay again, I wanna see my mom.

@hannahjohnson7238 3 года назад

How are you feeling any better.

@raizeldudovitz1796 5 лет назад

I wish u were my therapist but I live in Baltimore 😢

@MartRam16 6 лет назад

Did you end up making a video on friendship as u mentioned? Would love the link please 💜 Thank u 💜

@miamilady2278 7 лет назад

I recommend ashwaghanda, holy basil, vitamin D, and magnesium for bpd, anxiety, and depression. I have been taking these supplements for a week now and i feel amazing. Also try your best to eat a healthy consistant diet, avoid stimulents(including caffeine), drink A LOT of water(at least 2.5 liters a day), and avoid sugar like the plague.

@emwagner123 5 лет назад

You're perkey but real. thanks.

@Maxi-cq9nq 10 лет назад

oh man ... I really hoped my question would finally get answered...

@HayleyRobinsonhale 6 лет назад

Any advise? At my work place one of my colleagues I believe has some kind of depression or low self esteem. This has been happening over, almost 2 years! I do feel sorry for her and the rest of the work place have tried to help her and advised her to get some kind of help. She cries over the smallest things. For example, she cried the other day over someone using her blue tack. I sympathise because I have been in a really dark place but I hid how I felt from everyone and sorted out my problems my self with a little help from a GP. Unfortunately, it’s getting to the point where I feel like her behaviour is starting to effect me. I feel like my mood has considerably dropped over the last 2 months as she has gotten worse and she confided in me. She won’t get help even though she says she is going to. HELP! I don’t want to end up like I was in my past and I don’t want to sound mean by saying she’s driving us all crazy! Do I tell my manager about it effecting me? I obviously can’t not go to work.

@bernadettebailey5370 9 лет назад

If you don't mind me asking, are you educated in this field or speaking from experience - I'd listen either way, but just want to know.

@annaszewczyk7624 8 лет назад

+Bernadette Bailey An old thread, but the answer might be useful for others. Kati is a licensed marriage and family therapist.

@alicefrost5319 10 лет назад

I would love to see a video about friendship! :) xx

@ihartevil 10 лет назад

thx for this awesomely ha bisky vid i love this so much

@hannahistead363 5 лет назад

Have you had clients who can't get along with or can't get long term relief from antidepressants?

@angelina-mn8jv 5 лет назад

hell yeah i wanna get better but you are right that i don’t want to see anyone. it’s almost embarrassing. i am an over thinker and if i tell someone i am scared of what they will think of me. they might think i am being dramatic or just think i’m weird. if i did go to therapy idk if i would ever tell any of my friends. i just don’t want it to be that real you know like being that unstable where you need help is scary also weird question but can you get hives from stress? highschool just started for me so i am super overwhelmed and i have been having hives on my back and stomach that only show up at night and i havent been eating anything different or being around anything weird

@AMYBIERHAUS 7 лет назад

My very best friend, whom I love only in this capacity, but, and it'a big but, he is married with his wife becoming more and more jealous of the time he and I spend together. (we have invited her to join us though to no avail.) Should I just STOP seeing him, even though I have known him since I was 9-years-old? (I recently moved back home after 25 years, and not only is my new landlord, we also easily picked back up where we left off as friends from the way back. Could you please advise me the best course of action? Since I have moved back, he is my only friend and I would totally hate to lose him.

@Paradise_soon 2 года назад

just witnessing the END to an OLD system filled with causes of anxieties and pain. KEEP ON.

@bananian 9 лет назад

I have never dated in 27 years of my life. I am a loser.

@annaszewczyk7624 8 лет назад

+bananian That definetely does not make you a loser. All best!

@Doriesep6622 8 лет назад

+bananian No, no. At least you are honest and not arrogant. God save us from arrogant people who run around dating. I'm sure you are a nice person. :)

@bananian 8 лет назад

Doriesep6622 Yeah, I'm over that phase. Now I'm just trying to not be homeless, lol.

@Doriesep6622 8 лет назад

There are homeless shelters and soup kitchens and food stamps to tide you over if you have to. Stay safe! I am sending you positive vibes. :)

@eyeswideshut7354 8 лет назад

many people experience this. definitely not a loser.

@USALibertarian 4 года назад

Maybe people WANT to get better but all the "help" is shit.

@Riley-cg4cx 7 лет назад

I feel like I'm starting to get depressed again, not sure why... I don't want to see a therapist, or take medication.

@Joy-xz2fx 5 лет назад

Try yoga!!

@Riley-cg4cx 5 лет назад

Joy Karhu I will check it out. It’s getting really bad and I’m just tired of it. I’ll try it!

@izabelamaria1400 5 лет назад

See, most people have depression and even don't now it or they do know but they wouldn't go to see any therapist. There is still a huge stigma around mental illness. Nobody will treat you seriously if you have mental health disorder. If an employer finds out they may lay you off for whatever reason.

@soozel7019 10 лет назад

#KatiFAQ Hi Kati, my mood seems to be very up and down at the moment and I feel myself becoming depressed again. I finished CBT afew month ago and feel I maybe should see my GP and go back but I feel like my therapist might see me as a failure. What should I do? :(

@kriseaton2991 10 лет назад

#Katie What if my guy dont want want help? How am going to be able to stay with him if he triggers me???

@paulapoetry 10 лет назад

#katifaq Can online friends become 'real friends'?

@otaku5869 7 лет назад

yes

@ciarashirley3084 10 лет назад

Hey Kati I'm 13 and I don't know if I'm depressed I have good friends but I'm not really close to them and its difficult to become closer to them I just always feel down and I cry a lot but I don't know why what should I do?

@emilyouten6106 8 лет назад

i love harry potter!! lol😀

@carolm7037 8 лет назад

I couldn't bear having you as my therapist Katie you really are rather manic yourself

@ingvildkvakestad 5 лет назад

I want to talk I want to Get better I am done with everything I already take meds so I would do that but right now I have no oppertunity really I am terrified and have no money

@agentfbi2520 4 года назад

I only came here stand up for myslef because my fucking dad put too much pressure on me. Each time i do something wrong he fucking pressure me i got in trouble just for not waiting with the other students which am nervous to talk to them but my dad said that something of isolating myelf from them. Honestly i dont like meeting new people only if i look at them in a good way

@jc2333 5 лет назад

How do I sleep better

@TonyKaras 8 лет назад

i can't do it anymore.

@joeblack3451 8 лет назад

Please please please DON'T harm yourself. I was at that point already more than once, but please talk to someone. And if you can't talk to anybody than text me back so we can talk. But please don't harm yourself

@TonyKaras 8 лет назад

I won't. Sorry for worrying you Joe Black

@joeblack3451 8 лет назад

I'm glad you won't :)

@TonyKaras 8 лет назад

Thank you Joe Black

@berthaantoinettamason9207 Год назад

6:58 People can heal themselves without external help because the problems are internal and no therapist has the direct source of being the person living with it. How insulting that you would discourage people from healing in their own way. Do you think we who live with mental illness are unable to help ourselves like normal people?

@andreahoffmann7216 10 лет назад

#katiFAQ Hey Kati, I don't know if you know a lot about how the mental health system works in Canada (Montreal, more precisely) but I was just wondering if I could get medication for social anxiety and maybe also depression without needing to see a therapist regularly, like maybe seeing a psychiatrist once a month or something but no more than that. I'm 16 and I wouldn't mind my parents knowing about it. Sorry if this is a really dumb question :/ Thank you for everything you do :) xoxo

@meaning1875 10 лет назад

Tomorrow is Tuesday you can ask her in Twitter btw use the hashtag

@andreahoffmann7216 10 лет назад

I'll do that, thank you!

@joe1495 8 лет назад

I've been having bad thoughts and doing bad coping skills, but I haven't told my parents and they think I'm just fine, and I'm scared to tell them because I don't know if they'll believe me or they will believe me completely and over react. So should I tell my parents or not?

@LitcheTheArsm 8 лет назад

+Joe what you wrote might as well have been written by me. it depends on your relationship!! if you trust them i think it would be better for you to let them know.

@joe1495 8 лет назад

+LitcheTheArsm thank you, but I still don't know what to do. I don't know if I should tell them or not

@joe1495 8 лет назад

+LitcheTheArsm because I don't really have a very good relationship with them, and I don't think they'll believe me

@LitcheTheArsm 8 лет назад

i'm sorry you have it that way. i once mentioned to my mom i'd like to get an examination (don't know the right term in english, we call it'investigation' in my native language) to see if i have aspergers or not and she literally said "it doesn't even matter if you have it or not. don't do it, it'll ruin your future.". is there any way for you to seek help on your own? if you're a student there's the student health! if not at least talk to a close friend you trust

@joe1495 8 лет назад

+LitcheTheArsm yeah thank you I'll try to get some help

@partacanna 6 лет назад

I never got therapy, but I got better after 5 years or so.

@tonyrico2265 6 лет назад

How did you get better?

@partacanna 6 лет назад

I drank St John's Wort tea regularly and with time. I tried to find really small things that made me happy, and I hang out to them. With time I found bigger things that made me happy. And with time, I finally found peace. Depressive episodes became rarer and rarer.

@tonyrico2265 6 лет назад

thanks for reply I will try to do the same and hopefully I beat it like you did.

@partacanna 6 лет назад

Remember you're not alone. If you need to talk, I'm here.

@amayh990 9 лет назад

is there a way to text you? it would be nice to talk to someone right now.

@magigold1267 6 лет назад

2018 anyone?

@letsplayluna 7 лет назад

Damn that didn't answer my question lol. I've been dealing with chronic depression for most of my life, but my mom never made an issue of it so she wasn't proactive in helping me. Now as an adult I have my own insurance and have been trying for half a year now to get therapy and I've had zero luck in finding someone who can help me that is covered by my insurance. And I dont make enough income to pay out of pocket, so I thought this video would explain if it was possible to overcome depression on your own when youre not left with much of a choice and cant go to therapy lol. I also don't do well in groups I'm very much a lone soul kind of person and get flustered around too many people and dont like having the attention on me so support groups and stuff wouldnt be practical for me. Guess I'll have to keep looking for my answers...lol