People With Anxiety & Depression Share Advice For Anyone Who's Struggling | Soul Stories

We asked people living with depression and anxiety to share some advice for anyone who may also be struggling with a mental health condition.

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[avaabloom]

“You will eventually be the person you were before.” This really hit me.

[bethanya]

Best advice I got was, "It's ok to redefine what success is to you".

[jimwoodman]

I have been depressed for a long time, but after taking shrooms few months ago, l feel much happier and highly motivated and my ADHD gone, lost a ton of anxiousness and had a few epiphanies about how I should live my life. I decided to buy an ounce for backup, but haven’t yet felt the need to take any more since then.

[sarahbooks]

To everyone suffering from anxiety and depression, know that you are not alone and good things are coming to you. Only you can overcome this battle and be happy again.

[Vivi-xqgg]

Blessings to anyone struggling with mental illness
I've anxiety disorder myself

[everafter]

People think that when you're depressed, you can never feel happy. Depressed people can be happy, it's just a shallow type short lived happiness that doesn't last much.

[ayyoeslieee]

I have depression & feel like i cant talk to anyone about it. I dont want to bother anyone with my problems Im slowly getting worse & have been distancing myself from friends & family. I hope i get better soon

[adarshutub]

I didn't know I was gonna cry, but the moment these people started talking, I wept. I feel the weight lifting off. Thank you guys... Thank you so much

[katieblue]

“You will eventually be the person you were before.” I hope so

[pikachuub]

I know nobody will hear me..But I just wanna tell my story. I have been facing depression for years. Since I was a child my mom always used to body shame me and blaming me for every problem(I have eating disorder) I have. At first I don't care that much about it coz I know she didn't mean it but as she kept telling me the same things throughout my teenage years also, eventually I start to believe it and I start hating myself. As I have Asian parents they are so strict and, always expect high grades from me but I never got the 1st place, though I got 3rd place in my class but my parents were still unhappy about it. As I can't hate them so I started to hate myself. Moreover I'm an Introvert and I don't talk that much so in school and college, I have faced bullies. Most of people I met in my life kept asking me that why I'm so quite & it really pissed me off. I genuinely don't know what to say and how to react as my social skills are disaster. All of these were very stressful to handle. And I become depressed again and again. I have a OFF-ON relationship with depression. I tried many things(including meditation and therapy) but didn't work much. I even tried to tell me friends(I have only 3 friends) but 2 of them didn't showed any interest and 1 did hear my problem but she just told me that I'm overthinking and everything will be ok. Then she just moved on to her problems and it makes me more depressed. Some times suicidal thoughts come to my mind but I can't commit suicide coz I'm afraid of death and I have many dreams to accomplish. And I will work for them.☺
I got PCOS due to high stress and low metabolism.
But I must say there are many things which really helped me to heal my depression and decrease my stress level.
●Wakeup early(I wakeup at 6.00am).
●exercise at least 3times a week.
●read books.
●Go on a walk(places which connects me to nature)
●Dance on your favourite song.
●Eat healthy(on occasions I eat junkfood just to reward myself)
●Do productive things(such as cleaning the room)
●Make an emotional distance from those who makes you feel more depressed.
●Give your precious time for making your dream to reality.
●Take a good nap (at least 7 hours of sleep)
● Meditate before go to bed.
All of these really helped me. Now I have learned that although my mom is ultra-negetive but still she loves me and I love her too so I learned to live with her. And I have learned that I can't be always my friend's 1st preference but they still love me for who I'm. Now I'm working on making myself a better person thats it.😊😊😊
*Who ever is reading this Thank you so much for spending your precious time to hear my story. you are really special and blessed to have a beautiful life to live. GOD BLESS YOU* ☺☺☺



Edit : I recently got a notification from this comment and I'm really amazed to see how many people have responded to my story :)

Life_Update : I talked to my mother about her behaviour and how it makes me feel, and she apologised to me. How about my friends? Well, they ditched me on my birthday. It really hurts at first but with time I realised it was for my good.(Friends out grow each other, so did I) My depression is still here but now I'm strong enough to face it and fight it.
Lastly I adopted 2 street dogs and, trust me the amount of love and affection they gave, could heal any broken heart.😊

Thank you so much everyone for reading the whole story and I hope my story and tips could help you in any possible way...all the best for your beautiful future...💜💜💖

Update 2: I'm currently unemployed and living with my parents. Their toxic behaviour makes me sick again. At times I feel very lonely and sad, I cry to myself at night listening to sad songs. Some times I wish for a magical way
to solve all my problems but then I remember that everything is magical and magic lies within us. So I decided to find a job and start all over again with a optimistic mind.

[lilyibarra]

Having depression and anxiety makes things so hard especially when you’re college and trying to figure your life out. Almost everyday I question whether I’ve made the right decision and if I’m doing ok.

I’m starting to learn how to live w depression and anxiety but it’s never easy. I just wish this would get easier to cope with :(

[galiarecinos]

-"Find people who care and if there no one who does care, stick up for yourself and advocate for yourself, 'cause you are worth it'' I love what she Okay I'll do it 😭🥺

[mille]

I got out of bed, took a shower, ate a slice of bread and cleaned some parts of my bed. I’m proud of myself✨✨

UPDATE !! : ayo it’s bin a while 💀 I’m doing pretty bad again but this time I’m actually getting professional help. Thank u for all the nice comments <33 they rlly made younger me happy

[blackpink]

It's so soothing when people tells you to be patient with yourself and assure you you're gonna be like how you was before. I genuinely can't describe how much this is soothing for my heart❤️

[SJ-yfwh]

I wish I could hug every person in this video

[akashsharma]

I hate this feeling of constantly wanting to cry. People makes it better for me to deal with it. Thanks people!! I love you guys.

[reyesrevenge]

My grandma told to me take it one day at a time.

[Carson]

Psilocybin containing mushrooms save my life. The drastically reduced my benzodiazepine withdrawal allowing me to quite illicit pill addiction after three years of heavy daily use before it would had became medically dangerous to quit

[shalmeshmore]

I know it's easy said than done....bt just remember one thing...each n every moment of struggle is making you more stronger n closer to real happiness....just be there n don't lose hope❤️

[maelawanledantecgaussen]

"You will eventually be the person your were before" I needed to hear this