How can I get better without therapy?
I'm struggling my way to the end of each day and I'm getting to the point where I'm feeling like this is the end of my life - everything beyond now seems pointless and hopeless.
I don't know if I want to live for the people and activities I love, and the things that normally make me happy don't work anymore and I no verbal, creative, or active outlet to let it out. I used to write it out, but it's lost its effect. I started drawing it out, but it's starting to irritate me and make it all worse when I can't do it. I can't even leave the house and go for a walk just to get away because of the people on my house.
I have nowhere else to turn and it feels like life isn't giving me another way out of this. I've considered therapy, but I have no way to do that without my parents finding out (which is the worst outcome at the moment) and I don't think I'd feel comfortable with it.
I want help, but at the same time I'm terrified of talking to someone I've never spoken to before, but the people in my life either don't want to help, or will make things worse. I don't want to live with this anymore.
What else can I do?
There are some alternatives, but I don't personally have real experience of any of them.
Here at 7 Cups we have a free guide: Understanding & Overcoming Depression
A lot of our guide is taken from a famous book, Mind Over Mood, and so a better approach might be get the book.
Another free Internet resource is this one based in Scotland (but available worldwide): Living Life to the Full
And here's another free one in Australia (but available worldwide): moodgym
There are probably others, but these are the ones I happen to know are serious attempts to provide self help for depression.
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