Natural Ways To Help Depression | Dr. Daniel Amen 

Thanks, man. Proud of you. Keep up the good fight 💕

Just keep fighting man, i know you can do this.

i feel so bad thank you for the good words♥️♥️♥️💪💪💪

Proud of you toooo🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

@@combatsambo774how supportive. Thanks pal

Amen!

Same ❤

It truly is! If I have to skip my morning walk due to appts. Boy I better get it in the next day. Can feel my energy and mood flag.😊

It’s good that you have something to help you! Please don’t ever lose hope and reach out for the help you need because you matter 🤍 May God bless you and Jesus loves you dearly. And He died and rose for you to give you life, so you can turn to Him too and have hope in Him too. I hope this helps and hope you’re doing alright. I’m sorry if I’m coming off as too much by the way!

@@jelizabethpetrie6656hope you’re doing okay, just like with our other friend here. I want you to know that you are worthy. May God bless you and Jesus loves you

I’m glad that’s helped you out 🤍 dogs really can be amazing and therapeutic. I hope your day is going well :) and I just want to give some words of encouragement to you to look back to whenever it is. I hope you don’t mind :) and I want you to know that Jesus is always there for you and gives life through His death and resurrection for us, as you go to Him. He cares The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and save those who are crushed in spirit Psalm 34:18

@@goofygoober6213 Thank-you for the kind & heartfelt message. Not only do I not mind that you mentioned that Jesus cares I thank you for reminding me. Sometimes I get so focused on the external world that I don't take the time that I should to speak with the lord who sacrificed so much for me. I hope you're having a wonderful day too:)

@@carpathianken thank you so much! I’m happy it helps you!!!

​@@goofygoober6213 Yes is waiting for us all with open arms. He gives us the hope and peace and confort that the world dose not know. Praise to Lord Jesus

I've got to get off this Lexapro as it's doing nothing for my anxiety anymore. It's only 10 mg a day. I'm going to try the Omega 3 fatty acids and walk like I'm late.😊

Proud of you! You are better than your addiction. Don’t forget that. May God bless you, and He is there to help carry your burdens 💪 Come to Me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest Matthew 11:28 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭

Best medicine God gave us

That's wonderful. I'm sorry for your losses.

@@zodee31 im sorry friend. I just want to encourage to not give up in life and seek the help you can. And I’m here to let you know that this pain you’re going through is something you’re not experiencing alone. Please know you are loved and supported 🫶🫂 let me know if this helps. May God bless you and He loves you For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

God bless you, dear one. Will pray for you.

Shortcut...420...sativa. 😊

listen to Qur'an in ts native language for relaxation.

Excellent ideas!!!

Yeah also another good one is to talk to pensioners ,i have a few i talk to ,its good for them too and they always habe amazing insight and stories 😊

Yessss to everything 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Are you talking about strangers or people you know? Where I live people will think you're strange if you you randomly approach & give them wildflowers, just saying. Alot of people are weird just bc you're nice to them unless you know each other. (Yes, grown adults) 🤷🏽‍♀️

Buying flowers is nice if you can afford it. Essentials like food, meds & TP are great for people who are struggling - warm coats & socks in the Winter.

Yes.... TRUE....😊❤

Thank you, that was so kind of you.😊😊😊

Thank you 🙏🏼.

just get out- take sunlight esp mornings, walk that time. think hopeful thoughts and make small goals u can achieve n turn them into hopeful thoughts when u accomplish them. make a few friends that are positive. get a pet or go see n touch pets at a pet store.

You are important. Read my comment above

Excercise really helps. My therapist says you have to sweat.

I just want to give you a virtual hug. Been there and over it and I pray that you will too ❤

Only God can cure your depression. Pray to Him. God bless you❤☦️

What to do about huge panic attack please

What's your advice for someone who's seriously paranoid and because of it is in crippling depression? Clue, there's a back story (trauma) for my paranoia.

What if your knees are bad and morbidly obese?

​@CLee-hx8mx the obesity is contributing to bad knees. The weight has to go whether it is through walking or start slow with chair exercises.

Please can you tell me if someone never had a psycho before and the doctors give him anti psycho medicine because he was sometimes physical to others he was 18 years at that therapist time by the way he’s also mentally ill, but I see that he’s problem is getting worse now 😔

How come?

I want to be able to do this. But a large part of what put me into the this depression im in currently, was the work stress.

Cold shower helps a.lot

what did you do for social anxiety

Good luck

You got this, I just started Uni with depression and anxiety and it has helped give me a purpose, I hope does for you too

and take antidepressants

You dont need them unless you have severe depression. And there has been shown they have residual negative impact on your brain if you use them for years. Therapy and training is just as effective and its good for you in the long run.@@nuptvalorant1494

Thank you for this 🙏🏼 I will try it out.

psychologist and 1 week group therapy called Hoffman process might help

I've done this with a succulent. They take a lot of neglect to die. So far, it's still alive

Can you please give an example of what that might be? I can no longer think of any ways that might heal & treat my inner child 😢

Talk to your younger self with love and compassion

This makes a lot of sense, because omega-3 seemed to make me feel worse also and I wondered if it was just in my head or what was wrong with me.

for anxiety check blood test for vit D, thyroid, iron, magnesium, glucose , cortisol and sex hormones. for women sex hormones should be taken on 3-5th day of a cycle

I had my fifth grader come in from school and the two girls she thought was friends were making fun of her and I said what are you going to do and she said I think it's time I make new friends and she was in the fifth grade I was so proud of her

I feel the dame so l can understand your problem.nobody understands as l am feeling the same as you feel.

@AB-wf4gt 200 in 12 hrs would be each 1 patient gets you for 3 minutes. Come on..jacka$$.

@@lisahinton9682 I had 6 rooms and telemedicine. It’s 100% true. It doesn’t matter if you believe the truth or not, it still happened

which books or podcasts u like the most?

@@Sky10811 actually, I mostly listen to podcasts in Spanish, I'm afraid...

@@sergiodma pues, perfecto ;)

@@sergiodma has probado un Proceso Hoffman? es una semana, un poco costoso (en España cuesta 1700 euros mas hotel, pero merece la pena). Pero lo tienen en muchos países del mundo, en EEUU cuesta sobre 5 mil. una experiencia inolvidable, para enfrentarse a las traumas de infancia, que muchas veces es la fuente de la depresión y ansiedad

@@Sky10811 no, no lo conocía.

hire a psychologist if you can plus listen to this amazing book: "Complex PTSD from surviving to thriving "

how are you now?

@@Okkkkkoa I'm Getting Better At Life

Hope you been doing better:)

yes i have thank you for asking

You're not alone in this world and I hope you found some good in today

@@tyome323 yes I did

This is the exact combo I take and it is like magic!

What brand do you take? And how much per day?

@@TaxedToDeathLaw the majority are Now brand. Affordable, and I’ve seen a difference when I’m taking them, and when I start to forget, I see my mental health start to decline.

Can we take a multivitamin instead?

​@BlowYourMindd yes except for Vit D. vit D has to be taken at least 1000 iu, which is neber the case in polivitamines but if u have a chance, start fro. a nlood test for vitamins, minerals and hormones

Force yourself to do it and then when it’s done, go back to bed, even if you walk slow listen to some music or something eventually you will want to because it will make you feel better

I’m extremely weak, I’ve been diagnosed with ME/CFS! Which is controversial via mainstream but those of us dealing with it--it’s very real! So exercising can be difficult but more often than not I do! I do qigong for 6 minutes, rebounding for 6 minutes & walking for 12 minutes, but not one right after the other! I have to pace myself! I eat very healthy--yet I react to so many foods, I can’t eat that much! I only weigh 93 lbs. I also meditate & deep breathe daily! All of these things have helped-I felt like I had a handle on the situation, until! My mate of 52 years died 3 years ago, I was his caretaker for several years! I fell and broke my wrist and knee & I remained resilient! I really felt I had the key! Then my daughter became seriously ill with a strange disorder--but thank goodness she is thriving now partially because of Dr Amen! I am so very grateful she is!!! Still the experience was stressful . And it seems all of these events combined wore me down!! I’m very weak my balance is off the majority of the time I use a cane to walk and I’ve developed Plasma cell mastitis on top of everything else! Plus I’m very depressed, still grateful for my blessing however tired and weary--I think I’m sharing simply because it helps to know others can empathize and understand! The good news is regardless of one’s situation, this existence is just a blink of an eye! We are all connected via love and it’s going to be OK! Hang in there-Much love to you all!

My case is simular as yours, my energy level is extremely low, I'm in pain when walking, I live alone. I don't see anyone for weeks at a time, unless I go to the corner store. Seriously. In the last 8 years I've lost all siblings. I call any one of my kids, g- kids, no response, should there be one its 2 or 3 days later. I'm in the poverty level of finance. So, I can't afford to pay for a functional doctor (it is out of pocket, of course), conventional doctors do nothing but throw pills at you. Most of us are onto THAT scheme, Big Pharma is involved. I can't clean house, just making my bed hurts me along with every part of living does. Massive depression. I pray for the Lord to kill me or heal me, plz. Missouri has clinical help to get assisted suicide I have found out, just in case this becomes my decision. They just hand you the meds to make it easier. They don't do it. I don't want that route but got the info to keep handy. I go to the doctor, I'm treated like a drug addict cuz I'm on pain meds yet they DON'T give me what I need just to EVEN FUNCTION. They're the ones that put me on them. Nothing.. I could go on and on. Yes, I'm depressed but it's the environment and ppl treating me like a Hypergondriac. I have mri's, all of it to prove otherwise. They cut my SS check. Discontinued my medicaid. No Snap benefits. Not really able to even get up and cook something healthy. Microwave food only. Bless the Lord I can do that. If I have to accomplish anything, I have to double up on my drugs. Not just the pain meds, other meds too. Like doctor appts, shop for anything. I gotta pay for everything that needs done. Cuz I can't do it myself anymore. Even little things. I'm done. Getting worse cuz I can't do it alone anymore cuz I'm certainly not at the top of my game in the fighting area and brain fog didn't help. Probably cuz the dentists don't fix it teeth without 100 appts. I got stories about them too. Frightening. So much more... wah.. I know "get over it" I'm told. Put on your big girl panties. On and on. I'm tired. This govt regime we have had made life so much harder to live for ppl. I fall through all the cracks for help. I'm sure I'm not the only one having these issues. What can you do? Nothing... everything is so far out of hand now, things is no fixing it. I've worked all my life raising my kids, at whatever I could do. Didn't matter if it was men's shirk or not. I worked, did NOT use girly ways to get others to do my work for me. I did have some character. But my kids wore decent clean clothes to school. They had a deadbeat dad of course. But that's life I suppose. No rewards here till I cross over. Not sure then. Lol!! I guess we'll see.

Start with baby steps and work up to the 45 minutes

​@@victoriao1982 that's very easy for others to say. "just force yourself," as if their brain isn't doing everything in its power to conserve energy by forcing you to remain in bed. The best thing for depression isn't forcing yourself out of bed, because if you're struggling with even doing that, imagine the shame. I know it sounds counterintuitive, however, exercise is the LONG TERM habitual cure for depression. Exercising every day takes mental momentum which you do not have to begin with. For some, it's fibromyalgia, for others it's EDS. For some reason or another, chronic pain and fatigue can really make forcing yourself out of bed some days near damn impossible. Sometimes going for a walk means it will take me an extra half hour to coax myself out of bed the next day, and I only do it for coffee, hoping it'll give me back some energy. It doesn't. It never does. The short term solutions to depression is, shock horror, rest. Rest, drink water and get at least one piece of fruit into you a day. Depressed means you need *deep-rest.* Your soul is broken, your mind is broken, and the best way to heal it isn't making yourself feel ashamed of being in pain and fatigued from trying to walk the day before, when you get up the next day. Start small. Do not heap expectations onto yourself. Walk for 20 minutes, every other day, and be proud of going out even once in a week. Get two litres of water in, an apple first thing wakes you up better than coffee, and on the mental sides of things, figure out what or who in your environment is toxic. Either remove it, or walk away from that person if you can. You cannot heal in the same environment that hurt you. Also, real depression will humble you if you think it's as easy as "forcing yourself" to go for a walk. The exhaustion of going out and doing it once, especially for 45 minutes, is enough to convince a depressed brain, "this much movement is too much, I don't like it, it drains my limited energy. I cannot going to stick to this,". Okay, the reason why depressed people stay in bed and struggle to get up is because they have spent so much mental energy dealing with toxic people and patterns. Rest first, hydrate, eat healthy, then go for a short walk, and build up to linger walks. The hard part of a habit is halved when you have an adjustment period.

What happens when you can't get up

Please help me

​@@alexandrapalacios222start small and slowly start doing more and more.

did u do a blood test for vit D, thyroid, cortisol, magnesium, iron, sex hormones?

@Sky10811 that is done every year. I take 3 to 4 thousand IU of d3 daily. I include magnesium supplements daily. Everything else is goog.

So glad to hear, of your deliverance, blessings & peace to you,AMEN!!!!❤

It was you who got you out depression don’t put your efforts in something that doesn’t exist you saved yourself

​​​@@alexwhooo835 dont diss our beliefs, Jesus is life. Jesus is the air around you, jesus is everything.

@@maddyevans6660 what I do and what I accomplish isn’t thanks to god, but thanks to myself that I WAS the one who put the effort I WAS the one that helped myself god hasn’t done anything for me

@@alexwhooo835what a disgusting comment

😢me to since childhood and still to this day and I was born in 1969 so u can figure out my age , on inauguration day is my birthday

It's hard to love anything when you're really depressed. I love my cats. That's all that keeps me going sometimes.

Yes! I just play with my dog that's what I love to do

@@saintejeannedarc9460 ik it's is hard to doing something u love

No, depression it's the reason your body feels that way. I recomand you to Watch Andrew Huberman very insegtful videos

Walking is best. If you can't walk much, build up your tolerance and opt for breathing exercises. If you have extreme fatigue it possible for an underlying health condition. Seek a good functional medicine doc.

​@@DrKevinDThanks 🙏...I hope you are having a good time

Ive found that taking a good qality multivitamin and an omega 3 supplement helps lift depression related fatigue after a coulpe of weeks which helps when it comes to exercise. Also sometimes just saying your going to go walk/ do an activity for five minutes can help.you gain the momentum needed to go longer.

Do what you can better than nothing ❤

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Do breathing exercises and pranayam while sitting

....or get off the couch?

​@@janets7291If it were that easy I'm sure they would do that. No sarcasm necessary. If you can't control yourself enough to discuss serious topics, please don't comment. Thank you.

If you feel like you can't leave the house, try smaller tasks as goals. For example, maybe make it a goal to get out of bed every morning and floss your teeth.

Consider upper body/arm exercise in a seated position and breathing exercise.

meditation

try to get access to a psychologist

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yes, read the book "Complex PTSD from surviving to thriving " on Audible

psychologist can help