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u/Norwazy · 25 pointsr/MagicArena

Lots of people in here saying you should seek help but not really helping you with what help to seek.

Look into a specific type of therapy for this - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

You can buy a self help book online, they're fairly cheap. Or, you can look into a therapist that can go into that with you. This is a very good book for that

Work on yourself, don't let depression beat you down too hard.

u/bunnyvskitten · 6 pointsr/depression_help

I lived / am living a very similar version of your interior life.
My therapist said something quite smart once. "Problems arise when life is asking you for something that you don't have." I found this statement scales up, down and sideways.

I would reccommend professional help. Talk to someone who will just 'hold you where you are'. Not question it or try to counter it. It sounds simplistic but saying how you feel and having someone NOT try to fix you actually has a fixing effect.

I would also reccommend working through this book:
https://www.amazon.com/Retrain-Your-Brain-Behavioral-Depression-ebook/dp/B01M0ILKMQ

Bad news is that this is hard work. Good news is that if you want to fix things you can. This is weather and weather changes.

u/MixedUpCody · 3 pointsr/Stoicism

I'm not a psychologist or psychiatrist, but I've found cognitive behavioral therapy to be helpful for depression and anxiety.

Specifically, this book, which lays out a 7 week plan to address your underlying thought patterns.

I hope this provides some help for you, and that you're able to find some comfort.

Good luck to you.

u/pwinkbear · 2 pointsr/konmari

I suggest getting (Retrain Your Brain: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in 7 Weeks: A Workbook for Managing Depression and Anxiety)[https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M0ILKMQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492347094&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=7+weeks+cbt] The book helps with depression and helps you to identify your vaules and align your actions with these values. Identifying your values is a good start when nithing brings you joy. The book also does a lot to help with climbing out of depression.

u/BFSisreal · 2 pointsr/BFS

I'm glad to hear someone has the good sense to start you at a low dose. I've read way too many stories of people being prescribed to take the mid-range dose right off the bat. Inevitably they feel panic, sweating, "going crazy" ect. because almost no one should start on such a dose. I told my doctor I would quarter what he prescribed for the first week at least, maybe the first month. I've had every side effect from SSRI's- twitching, bruising, teeth clenching, stiff neck, additional anxiety and of course the debilitating nausea, ohhhhh the nausea. I recommend no coffee and no alcohol for the first month as well. It helps with the sickness. Anyone trying to break through the beginning of SSRI treatment is fighting the good fight though. I really do think it will be worth it. My doctor is an Upper Eastside old school man who would just as happily give all the Xanax a patient could ask for, so yeah, need to find a new doctor! He wants to up that kind of drug and I said no thank you many times. I wish you the best of luck. Tapering is the way to go for sure. this is a good workbook: https://www.amazon.com/Retrain-Your-Brain-Behavioral-Depression-ebook/dp/B01M0ILKMQ/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1550449292&sr=8-7&keywords=cbt+workbook

u/LuckyTheLurker · 1 pointr/Advice

You should talk to a professional but in the meantime look for a book about Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT. It can help and you can practice it yourself.

This book is free for prime members on Amazon. I haven't read it yet but it has decent reviews.
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B01M0ILKMQ/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_QM-3Db7NTBG5H

u/ParkerColeman · 1 pointr/pornfree

The biggest FIVE tips I have for you:

- identify your triggers, and create new routines and habits to replace porn, and occupy the time when you'd normally use porn

- develop solid self-care routines, especially in the morning and before bed.

- Meditate every day, and become a student of mindfulness

- identify and heal the painful feelings you use porn to avoid (this is a slow, long-term process).

- Find someone outside yourself (this community, SAA, a therapist or counselor, a religious leader) to work through this with you.

First tip is create new routines. I like to look at this as a 3-step process:

  1. Think about the times you normally turn to porn -- often this will be specific times of day (late night, after video games, late morning, whatever). Other examples would be triggers, like getting into a fight with your GF, when you're tired, when you're angry, when you can't sleep, when you're drunk, and so-on. Make a list of all of these triggers, and update it as you recognize more of them.
  2. Consciously plan out a new routine -- choose an activity that you will do in those times whether or not you have the urge to look at porn (meaning, don't wait for a craving, make it a ritual every day or every time). Say to yourself, "when [situation] happens, I will choose to [activity]." -- Also, If you have too much resistance to working out or whatever, it can be as simple as "walk to the coffee shop and have a coffee" or "drive to the library and read a book for half an hour." Anything to break up the routine is great.
  3. Execute that plan consistently.

    Second tip is Self Care. This seems counterintuitive and unrelated to porn, but in my experience it is key. Taking care of your self makes you feel less emotional pain, which leads to fewer porn cravings (to escape that pain); and also fills your life with stuff that's not your addiction, rather than sitting on the couch trying "not to use."

    The 5 biggest pillars of Self Care are:

    move your body

    eat healthy food,

    hydrate,

    get enough sleep, and

    meditate

    (The last one, Meditate, is so key I made it its own tip.) You should create a new schedule where you work towards doing all of those things consistently, every day.

    Other examples of self-care include journaling, grooming, going for a walk, sports (cycling, yoga and climbing are my favorites), meditation, saying no, alone time, crafting, cooking, and gratitude.

    Third tip is meditate. It's important enough that it deserves its own section. There are a ton of great apps out there, but the two I recommend most for beginners are Insight Timer (free) and Headspace (a very worth-it $8/mo). They both offer really straightforward, non-woo-woo guided courses that make this crucial life skill very approachable. It may seem counter-intuitive that meditating every day will help you quit porn, but it really, really is helpful. And, as Dan Harris says, it really does, over time, make you "about 10% happier."

    Fourth tip is identify and heal the painful feelings you use porn to avoid. You may or may not be aware of it in yourself, but most people who use porn a lot and have a hard time quitting typically are experiencing some amount of emotional pain they're trying to avoid or anesthetize themselves from. The slow, gradual work of discovering your pain and trauma, acknowledging it, and healing from it, will dramatically reduce your random urges to look at porn.

    The easiest way to do this is therapy, counseling, or SAA/AA. If those options don't work, journaling your feelings and thoughts can help a lot, especially with identifying reoccurring patterns in your brain.

    Coming from someone who is skeptical about "self-help books," I have also learned that there are books written by actual doctors which are a far cry from The Secret and so-on. I personally recommend

    - Robert Duff, PHD (Aka Duff the Psych)'s two excellent books, and his podcast.

    - Seth J. Gillihan, PhD's Cognitive Behavioral Therapy workbook Retrain Your Brain in 7 Weeks

    Fifth tip is find someone outside yourself. I was resistant to this idea at first, but for me it has made a huge difference. I have come to believe that if you have tried quitting a few times already, but consistently relapsed, getting someone in your corner gives you a huge advantage. It makes your intentions and your setbacks much clearer, and gives you some really needed perspective when your brain starts asking you for dopamine.