Overcoming Crippling Depression by Resetting My Brain 

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For anyone here struggling with severe depression, I believe in you. I was suicidal two years ago and now i am doing better. Please be patient I know exactly how you feel. The despair, hopelessness, not enjoying anything anymore i know it all. However, you guys will be able to overcome it. Try reprograme your mind little by little by saying something positive. Finally, a word from my heart (i love you whoever is struggling with depression)

I realize I go through cycles of this every year. Doubting myself, low self esteem, sadness and hurt. Being told I have no reason to feel that way because I have a good life. It doesn’t help. You can’t just bring yourself through it.

I was doing so well, and I have no idea why depression just crept up on me again today. I barely move out of my bed today, and it's bringing back horrible memories.

My depression got worse when my family members and friends isolated me thinking I'm too proud to maintain contact with them when in fact I was dying inside

I feel exactly how this guy said he felt at the beginning of the video. I don't feel suicidal but I also feel like I don't even wanna live anymore. Having a son I know that I need to be here for keeps me going but at the same time I feel like an inadequate parent.

I remember going for a jog at the gym, thinking it would remove my depression. I was depressed while jogging, I went home and just curled up in a ball in my room for the rest of the day

my depression has gotten so bad that I don't or can't leave my bedroom: /

I don't want to be depressed. But nothing makes me happy anymore. Everything is meaningless, I don't do anything, I don't care how I look. The only thing I still do is take care of my hair. I struggle to sleep, then I struggle to get out of bed. Somebody save me😭😭😭😭😭

The fact that you keep telling us how it's so easily fixed makes us feel even more like failures

I believe I suffer from periods of deep depression. Not sure if my depression is related to this but I get an extreme nauseating sinking feeling in my stomach as well as a loss of appetite and energy. Not sure how to describe other symptoms however but it's very difficult to get motivated with physical work. I believe I'm suffering from it right now and I found this video in an attempt to find tips to cope for the time being. Unfortunately I feel left empty handed.

One of the ways to overcome depression is to try sensitize people who don't know what it really means. This means talking about your experience and helping other people take their mental health seriously. You can still impact your world positively.

God bless you who are in depression and who are reading my comment

Anything is possible for those that have family support, love, financial means. For those that don’t have it now where the problem lies.

I pray for everyone that is watching this ❤Stay strong 💪 🙏🏻

I'm usually the happiest person around but recently this past year I've felt so depressed, I've struggled with every part of life and have lost all confidence. I know I'll eventually get through this but it does feel like a very long and lonely road. I'm not suicidal but I also wouldn't fight for my life if death was right around the corner. I do believe anyone can get through this. If you're reading this just know you're not alone in feeling this way, as isolating as it feels you can and will get through this 🙏🏼❤️

I spend days in my room. I am the most unproductive I’ve ever been. I lost my job. I lost friendships because I don’t nurture them anymore. I take antidepressants and I go to therapy once a week but, I still can’t kick this shit. And I’m sooooo sick of the redundancy. I miss having something to look forward to

I'm 26 and haven't achieved nothing much in my life. This thought makes me depressed all the time for past 6 months. I don't have much friends. I feel hopeless. Somebody please help me.😢😢😢

I’m happy for him; I hope I can find that kind of relieve some day. Severe depression hits different when you’re literally lonely; physically. Very interesting post

They can and should do better than ECT. Although it helps some people it also messes others up big time. Depression and anxiety have caused me to isolate for decades. I dont have a support system. I cant keep.doing this on my own with meds that do not work and inability to find a quality therapist who is right for me as I live in a rural area . At almost 60 years old I dont have stories to tell and vacations etc to look back on. I'm tired of feeling ashamed of being lost my entire damn life. I am ashamed to be alive. That is how it feels and yes I realize how insane that sounds

I came here to try & understand what's happening to me, to my mind...& this has given me some kind of clarity, though the only time I experience mind chatter, is when it's extreme, it's almost constant, during/after a state of quite deep depression. The first time it happened many years ago, it frightened me as I couldn't switch off from it, it was a constant dialog of chatter, like commentary. Through my depression, I realised that I had nothing else to think about, as i'd lost interest in almost everything & life felt very uneventful, very boring. I'd lost interest in all the things I previously found interesting, exciting & worthy. After alot of stresses in life this past 2 years, i've unfortunately gone back into a depression & the same feelings, plus recently this mind chatter, which at times i've found very dibilatating. Luckily, as much as I don't like it, theres only been a few times were it's overwhelmed me, which has made me panic. In my first episode of it many years ago, it was so constant that I had to play loud music much of the time, to drown it out. I'm hoping that, as I come out of my depression & I gain back interests in things, in life...it will again subside. My understanding is that it comes on with me, when my mind is empty of thought, of what is usually my interests, yes even washing up & daily tasks. I call it an empty head & mind, that requires something to do...so it chats, mind chatter. I hope that this is understood to the professionals here & maybe helps others. Thank you & all the best to all.

I’d also like to say to everyone coming to the comments that your all beautiful and I love you never give up

It sucks to know that I can’t function without medication, but distracting myself from the issue seems to do a lot better. Yeah in a way it’s avoiding the issue but at the same time I’m finding joy in things for the first time :)

I'm dealing with chronic depression and it leads me into panic too , a lot of anxiety . It sucks , especially not having someone by your side everyday to help get you thru it or try and take your mind off of it. This is something BIG that has helped me, but the only time I even feel okay is when I have someone there with me , helping me get thru it , like... Being alone , and having these problems are the WORST . I am scared to go to the doctor but know that I need to, they can probably fix my brain 🧠 I've always been a deep thinker , I've had depression and anxiety but NEVER as bad as it's gotten this year .. my chronic depression became chronic , after my first acid trip .. I was not in the right head space , it was a bitter sweet experience.... Something I NEVER should have done though and now I'm worried I'm stuck like this

I'm 48 and I failed at life. No wife, no house, no money.

I’ve dealt with depression for most of my life. Two things worked for me: Prozac and Psilocybin separately.

I know quite a few people that this procedure has literally saved their lives. Thank God for these professionals, who actually care ❤

So very glad he’s better!!!!!!!

Thank you Joe Morgan for sharing yr story. God bless you & yr wife.🙏🏼

I was suffering depression earlyer, so i went searching for videos to help.

God bless so happy for him !!!

I don't know how to be happy again, I just want to be happy and make those around me happy 😢

Good Luck Guy's Sending all my love your way ! ❤

Honestly I know all of you people are doing the best you can and thinking you're helping all of us people. Problem is some of us people can't be "fixed"

Very happy for you

Your Lady truly loves you! Be grateful you have a beautiful 😇 by your side. Depression sucks. I’m so happy this helped you! Love and light!

thank you so much for this video it gave me alot of hope to stay strong and keep pushing

He had very severe depression, not the mild level of depression that most people experience during the week. Given the chaos in society, I personally believe it's normal to have some minor amount of anxiety and depression. If depression and anxiety levels are debilitating, then it must be treated professionally immediately. I'm just trying to deal with a society that's far more insane than even the 1960's when I was a kid.

Jeez, I hope I get my issues squared before I go into Electro Convulsive Therapy. Maybe I will try regular exercise.

2021 was the hardest, darkest time of my life. I was physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually BROKEN. But now I feel genuinely GRATEFUL and BLESSED that I had to go through that phase because GOD has graciously REVEALED Himself to me in miraculous ways. I am fortunate that He allowed me to know Him at a very young age, but this year is so much SPECIAL because of what WE (yes, GOD and me) have been through last year. He showed me how POWERFUL prayers truly are when I started to focus on WHO HE IS rather than who I am, on WHAT HE CAN DO rather than what I deserve. The experience was MAGICAL. He showed up BIG TIME and assured me that HE is indeed a LISTENING and RESPONDING GOD. Oh how my faith has skyrocketed as a result! Now more than ever, I have very bright HOPE for my future because I experienced first hand how RELIABLE God is. And for that I will forever be grateful. GLORY BE TO GOD, MY EVER FAITHFUL FATHER. ♥️♥️♥️ To everyone who's struggling right now, please know that JESUS LOVES YOU. HE DIED FOR YOU. He wants to give you peace and joy. Please open up your hearts and let Him move in your lives. "Because he loves Me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges My Name. He will call on Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him." (Psalm 91:14-15) Please hold on to this bible verse because WHATEVER GOD SAYS, HE FULFILLS. ✝️

I suffered from sever depression about 25 years ago and it really affected my GPA in college as I didn't care about anything and my GPA was not a concern as I didn't even think that my life was worth living. I have recovered from that depression thankfully within a year. I think depression comes from loneliness and not having the things that bring you joy in life. Having an active social life in my opinion is important to beat depression, unfortunately not everyone have people who care about them and who would do anything for them to get them through depression. My advice is to try anything that would bring you joy or a sense of purpose, even if it is cleaning a room or rearranging something that gives you a sense of accomplishment can help. Try finding anything that would bring you joy and just do it, I have another suggestion is go out and take a walk, it helps.

Saying Positive Affirmations Daily when you get up in the morning...plus have a Mantra you say daily...example.."I am Enough", " "My dad is always with me" repeat throughout the day. ..music helps as well...for me..."The Beatles" I listen closely to their harmonies...I find it very healing.....

I look through titles and i see many people have depression.Holy!!

Some guy in here mentioned what he calls “brain chatter.” I thought I was the only one experiencing this lately. I’ve never been one you’d considered overly happy but I’ve also never been depressed like I am now. I got an MRI exactly one month ago and that’s the moment it started. I could not and still cannot pinpoint a reason for my depression but every day since I’ve been very down. I don’t have any emotion, the things I enjoy just aren’t fun anymore. Not even video games make me feel at ease anymore. Luckily I don’t have any issues sleeping but I fall asleep feeling depressed and wake up feeling the same. There are bouts throughout the day where I feel normal and then it goes back into gloominess. It literally feels like a brain fog filled with negative thoughts. The thing is tho, those negative thoughts don’t have any real dialogue to them. It’s just a feeling of misery, dread, doom, numbness, and hopelessness all mixed together into one. I really want to feel happy and I’m confused why I’m depressed. I’m taking steps to see a psychologist and I really don’t want to be on meds for this as they won’t fix my issues. Luckily this video gave me hope that there is effective treatment for this.

Consider the things in your life that you are thankful for. Be appreciative, don’t focus on what is not perfect. We cannot experience a perfect existence here in this material world. Most other living beings in this world have much greater suffering than we do.

1:36 hits different. To all the younger men out there a girl like this that supports and wants to see you thrive like that is better than any model or famous girl you think you want. Trust me man…

Does anyone feel that their depression is partly caused by things from their past that they feel bad about or shame about etc?

I hope everyone is happy..!!!!

Would've been alot more helpful if it's free.. i seriously think therapy across the world should be free.. everyone deserves their true spirit and happiness back.. im feeling anxious, traumatized, paranaoid and depressed for years now, ive never told anybody or my family.. im 22 yrs old.. i still continue to move forward and tire myself from work to help my family.. but no one knows it's my mentality that is exhausted.. ive had drug problems back then, ive faced extreme emotional stress too gave me PTSD.. ive been on a extremely toxic environment and people but somehow im still sane.. I won't even wish my mental demons on my worse enemies..

I’m so scared I’m close to this point I have the urge to do more but not the motivation smh please pray for me

I don't even care if this should kill me, I've already tried many times with failing, so might as well consider this option if things got even more unpleasant than it already had been. My depression had really gotten to me that I've given up looking for a job because it's been unsuccessful and such an agonizing chore, and when I close the window in my apartment, I do it very damn meaningfully after ventilating the room for fresh air... meaning to shut the world out of mine.

For family members it is scary. Not only does my old man suffers with those symptoms but we also feel the anguish along side with him and it affects us all.

I had 2 healthy teeth extracted for orthodontics and I immediately went into chronic depression and then I did my research and saw that tooth loss causes decrease in gray matter in ur brain and causes anxiety and depression. People around me think I’m overthinking but I being so fuckijg happy felt the change immediately and now I’m trying to do research to reset my brain and do cognitive behavioural therapy and shit but man idk if I’ll ever get back to my previous state because damn this feels like chronic depression and I mean I’m never gonna get my teeth back and my nerves are severed now and it scares me that this will stay forever .

I have this also!! I just think I got off a five month long major depression after a fight with a friend of 24 years. Alot thongs ensued after the altercation and I swear, I came out better for it!! .y little Dachshooundand I should be okay. After 5 months, today is the first day, I actually feel better! The Sun being out has everything to do with it!

The only reason I get out of bed is to go to work and lately I can't even do that. I miss him too much.

Ive suffered with ocd for the last 12 years. Theres no life with ocd. I look at myself and realise why the hell havnt i achieved nothing. Never held a long term girlfriend in my life. Havnt had a proper career. This condition ruins me, i feel disabled. absolute crippling. My minds a paradox and i feel like theres no way out. I feel lonely and broken. Ive got dreams that i want to pursue but cant do them because of ocd. Your basically crippled with ocd. I wouldnt wish this condition on anyone absolute torture. The most upsetting thing is i want a life but i cant. In tears everyday with this condition. Makes me go down to my knees. But i have something in spades thats willpower and determination going through the havoc of ocd each day and still standing. I get pride knowing i go through each day with my mind having to battle all the time and being trapped in my thoughts. Its a housebound condition. I take cold showers daily for the past decade and i do my exercise. Rest of time im housebound as its a housebound condition. Finally made a move after 12 years and seeking help. Hopefully i can recover and learn how to manage my paradox of a mind thats overactive. Life is so difficult with this disorder. Maybe just accept i have ocd and life gave it to me and always remember its not my fault. I will keep being in tears and going through the agony this condition gives me. At the moment i feel like im not going to have a life. But i do understand that could change so dont rule out the possibility. Ocd is my fulltime job battling my mind all day everyday. Im going to look a this as medievil torture, and think i will be more resilent later on if when i recover. I like everyones stories here and wanted to share my battle with mental health.

I had 12 ECT treatments. It saved my life.

Music will always be an important tool in relieving anxiety and depression!

My depression is that sometimes I cry a lot, I can't enjoy things I used to I resent food sometimes but at least I can wake up early and take care of my body.

I may have a chance, I’m forcing myself leave my room for an hour. Wish me well. Thanks 🙏🏼

a couple days ago i was so happy and thought i was healed because I became me again, I did the things i enjoyed the most and felt so real, it felt so good but a week later it just went down and I was going insane wanting to end it all just fixating whatever it was to kms. It's so hard I dont know where to go and who to go to, I would go to therapy but I have money issues so im not sure what to do

I never knew such treatment exists 😮

Depression is very crippling... but, I was trained how to hide it during my time in cps captivity. Took me years to learn how, but I did. No one knows how well I hide it. I am not allowed to cry, complain or stay in bed, it takes every ounce of strength I have to crawl out of bed. Getting wasted everyday helps me hide it better

I'm very happy for you that this worked. But it doesn't work for everyone. I've tried everything under the sun. Even had ECT's. And recently had RTMS - the last hope. And it did nothing for me. So, what works for someone, doens't work for all. Hope it will continue for you to work!

I wish I had a reset button for my head... I wish I could go back to a time before all of this... One day I will

acknowledgement is step one....I'm glad you 'know they work,' I know nothing does...

This video was so helpful to me, I am absolutely desperate for relief of currently going through severe unbearable mental at the moment, is tearing my up on the inside and I can't get anywhere in life because of this, if anyone has any cures or recommendations please Kate me know, p.s glad to see thus man got better and sending everyone love. ❤❤❤

The thing with mine. Is it comes and goes, everything is fine, things are going in my life, nothing is wrong. Then it just comes on, then I feel wrecked with guilt because I can't do the simple things in life I need to.

It's different when you don't have anyone to help fight it or recommend you to go see anyone. It be so easy for me to just disappear and it'll be months before someone found me... But I'm too much of a coward to do it myself. I'll just let it happen because money is tough rn and healing is expensive

I know someone that had ECT treatments and they had memory loss and seemed to process information a lot slower. I was told it should only be used as a last resort. I’m sure every result is individual but it’s not gonna be just that easy

We also need peaceful music, good for the SOUL.

i was searching a meme, not I'm more conscious of it... Thanks iDubbz

my life wasn’t what you consider normal my dad was in and out of my life until we got in a fight my mom has always done crazy things always degraded me bc i was born. when i got older my life spiraled understanding more and more about emotion and vocabulary it got worse and worse i don’t want to admit or give in to “being depressed” but i think i am i’ve had it for 3 years now it gets worse and worse i don’t know how to function like i was 3 years ago i hope it gets better.

really close friend over the internet just tried to OD today. im very very upset and right now im just trying to find out *SOME SORT OF WAY* that it can be overcome, because the current outlook is that this person who i hold very near and dear to my heart will never somehow escape the cycle of deep dark depression, but i know within my heart that there is a way, im just on a journey right now to try to find out what the way is.

I love you joe

I kind of did the same with acid (LSD) because nobody had anything for me in the healthcare system in Spain.

Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in September. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.

I want to try and reset my brain, just can't seem to change my mindset hopefully a Psychiatrist can help me through what I am going through and give me a good mental health plan I need to stick to

I was in a motorcycle accident Oct 10th 2020 was riding back home from work got hit by a car that took the red light broke my right leg and my right wrist and had to get skin graft Surgery from then on the scars I got from my accident put me in depression was not able to do anything for 6 months from then to know am able to do what I use to do but my depression never went away at all it for worse I gained so much weight from it all I do is stay in bed yes there are moments that I forget about it but no mater what is there not the happy man I use to be never was I ever depression but till I got in that motorcycle accident it chnage my life yes I had gotten another motorcycle even thou I could had die and it put me in a very dark place I won't allow to live in fear and Let it take away what I cherish and love to do riding my motorcycle no matter what am in bed push everyone away and alone

I have to call out from work, i get extremely overwhelmed and anxiety including confusion

I hope things never get this bad for me. Please PRAY for all.if who suffer low self esteem and self loathing. When you feel.that bad about yourself, chances are you will suffer severe depression as you get a little older...

I just cannot see myself not feeling the way I do right now.. hopeless and miserable. It's been like this so long and it's just not getting better..I would very much like to try this treatment

I am suffering so bad from being left after a relationship. I can not make much headway changing my way of thinking and I’m using daily to feel okay. I’m miserable.

I had ECT 28 years ago. I have never recovered my memory…..I don’t remember major life events, like getting married?…It’s gone! ECT helped only temporarily and I had many treatments. I’m suffering in a horrible depression…nothing matters….I don’t care if I don’t comb my hair for months …I have serious matts….I have struggled with this all my life since childhood. Bupropion and Cymbalta don’t seem to be helping, not sure if I am worse. My husband gets mad, frustrated at me because I’m just not interested in absolutely anything at all. I cuddle with my little Dachshunds who love me know matter what….

Not suicidal but wouldn’t care if I died or lived. So true

depression is not somethng i wish even at my worst enemy its horrible dark days and night zero energy you block the world completely with zero control when severe even interferes with your daily duties work family and even most family judges you as a crazy person instead of trying to help out also appettite etc my brain zones out to a world of zero thoughts till you dont even know what day it is etc etc i hope you all and myself find the light someday today im doing somewhat better may god be with us

It’s like how we have to reset the heart when it’s in vtach give adenosine the heart stop and it resets the rhythm back into a sinus rhythm. Because of the electrical system

I need this badly nothing has worked for me 28 years of this crap depression and the military even though I am honored to have served the army it made it worse. So yeah I think I am going to try this.

And Joe has a nice partner! I’m alone. I feel unwanted, unloved, rejected. Nothing works

All my life I found happiness in tiniest bits of life but now it feels like I am immune to being happy for some reason every time I am supposed to be happy it’s like I’m fighting it I don’t know what’s wrong with me

I want to challenge the idea that "nobody wants to be around a depressed person." While it's true that happy people may gravitate towards other happy people, true friends will stick by your side no matter what. It's true that depression can be hard for others to understand, but that doesn't mean we should suffer alone. Our feelings are valid, and we deserve to have support and love from those around us, no matter how we're feeling.

My depression is that I’m in my 50s no savings, no pension. Just knowing my so called golden years are going to be spent under a bridge makes it hard to kick this depression I feel every god damn day of my life

IV ketamine therapy has helped my son a great deal. The downside is that the costs can be prohibitive. It makes me sick that insurance doesn't cover it yet, at least mine doesn't. I know this video isn't about ketamine, but I want tell as many as I can about it because I didn't know about it until a year ago and it has made a world of difference.

Im going through a bad breakup.. 6 years and she left me for someone else.. im aldo autistic so she was a carer aswell as partner and now i feel broke beyond anythng im freezing all the time and feel literally dead inside.....

I am stuck in a weird trance. I have stuff to do, which I'm aware I need to get done, but just can't seem to get started!

I feel so much. ECT I'll give another go. Just cramps at beginning. I got scammed of all my retirement, my fault for trusting .... People suck I feel. It's the end for me. I can't take this blow on top of 4 other losses at 68. I just want to liquidate, leave things in order for my darling wife who I adore. She deserves better.

WOW THAT IS AWESOME! GOD IS GOOD!!

I had ect many years ago and it gave me relief for a few weeks but I now wonder whether it could have done damage.

man idek what i'm doing anymore. i just feel like i can't do it. i don't want to do it. everyday is so hard. no energy to get up, falling asleep all the time. it feels like everyone is disappointed in me. i'm trying yk but i don't feel like i want to. life is so scary! i'm scared of living. im too tired to go to school, get a job and a career. i'm lonely too and its only going to get worse. everything is just so difficult. i'm trying to be positive but i just can't see the point when this is how i feel all the time LOL !

I really need that help , I have been depressed for years now and it's has currently taken over the daily functions of my life in a negative way..I have difficulty processing information, concentrating and a alot of mental chatter and social anxiety...life seems so hopeless and not worth living..I need my healthy state of mind back...anyone with a good advice?