ambivalent_thespian
Depressed Theatre Adult
- Oct 5, 2023
- 40
so i've been v v depressed for the longest time, both before and after experiencing 
trauma. did the whole therapy and meds thing. changed my lifestyle, environment, all of it. and yk things were still bad. tried journaling and meditating too, and confided in friends. so what fixed all of it?
getting off of melatonin.
i know it's fucking crazy, didn't even do it intentionally, i just didn't take it for a while and felt better, started again and immediately started feeling worse. and honestly not much else has changed. i still smoke and drink, still am quite independent, and yk the trauma thing isn't rlly going away anytime soon.
but i'm not saying to stop taking your sleeping pills (especially if prescribed) I'm saying to try things you wouldn't expect to. You see something crazy on the internet? If it's not dangerous, try going without or adding it for a week or two. If it helps, that's awesome! If not, you can go right back to it. The journey never ends. Something that works for you might be dreadful for someone else. And the alternate might also be true. But don't only rely on the go-to clinical or lifestyle solutions. Try something you don't think will do anything. Maybe it will be the solution you need after all.
And that's my two cents.
trauma. did the whole therapy and meds thing. changed my lifestyle, environment, all of it. and yk things were still bad. tried journaling and meditating too, and confided in friends. so what fixed all of it?getting off of melatonin.
i know it's fucking crazy, didn't even do it intentionally, i just didn't take it for a while and felt better, started again and immediately started feeling worse. and honestly not much else has changed. i still smoke and drink, still am quite independent, and yk the trauma thing isn't rlly going away anytime soon.
but i'm not saying to stop taking your sleeping pills (especially if prescribed) I'm saying to try things you wouldn't expect to. You see something crazy on the internet? If it's not dangerous, try going without or adding it for a week or two. If it helps, that's awesome! If not, you can go right back to it. The journey never ends. Something that works for you might be dreadful for someone else. And the alternate might also be true. But don't only rely on the go-to clinical or lifestyle solutions. Try something you don't think will do anything. Maybe it will be the solution you need after all.
And that's my two cents.
