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If you suffer from depression, don't rely on only 1 method (therapy, mindful meditation, the Wim Hof method, nutrition, sleep hygiene, yoga, spiritual quest, sp
by benevol 10y ago
If you suffer from depression, don't rely on only 1 method (therapy, mindful meditation, the Wim Hof method, nutrition, sleep hygiene, yoga, spiritual quest, sports, meds, etc.), combine as many as you can, especially if you're in a deep hole. Certain psychedelics such as psilocybin [0] and LSD (very similar) do have a positive effect, if you have fully educated yourself on the matter and follow each and every one of the rules.
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/dec/01/magic-mushroom-ingredient-psilocybin-can-lift-depression-studies-show https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/dec/01/magic-mushro...
- magic_beans 10y agoThe best things that work for my depression are: daily exercise and weed.
- Fricken 10y agoThat's all good if you have the blues. When I was clinically depressed just putting on my shoes was too much effort. Chewing and swallowing food was exhausting. There wasn't really a cure except to wait until I was ready to start climbing out of the hole I was in. Once you have at least a rudimentary capacity to self-actualize, the rest is gravy. Use the Wim Hof method, become a whirling dervish, it doesn't matter so long as you're reinforcing that you have the ability to do anything at all.
- benevol 10y ago> just putting on my shoes was too much effort It such cases, you clearly need one of the chemical kickstarters mentioned above, but, if you can, avoid those that "require" you to depend on them long-term. If you wait too long, you risk reinforcing your "depressive neurological pathways", thought patterns, etc. and it may become much harder to reverse the spiral.