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Does depression get easier to deal with in time?

Profile: rainbowtabbie
rainbowtabbie on May 31, 2016
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It can do, if you work on yourself for yourself. You have to decide that you want and deserve recovery, and I can tell you now, you do. You have to believe that you deserve to get better. You learn to love yourself and begin to identify early warning signs of when things are going to go downhill so that you can take steps against it. To be totally honest, I don't think it actually gets easier. I think you just get better at handling it all. So one day your depression won't necessarily be easier to deal with, but you will have become stronger and know yourself better, therefore it will seem like it.
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Anonymous on Oct 3, 2016
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Depression isn't a thing that lasts forever, unless you let it take control. Positive thoughts are what will break down your depression. So of course it gets easier, but only if you don't let it win
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Anonymous on Oct 11, 2016
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sadly, for most, no. depression is basically prolonged sadness, but heavier. for some, it is a constant presence that hinders their life, but sometimes they are able to push it away. for others, it comes in unpredictable bursts, which devastate them. so yeah, it really depends on the person.
Profile: tranqq
tranqq on Mar 6, 2017
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A little. You know what helps you, what makes you more comfortable, what gets you out of bed. It becomes easier to deal with because you have the coping mechanisms that are tried and (mostly) true.
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crispSky28 on Mar 27, 2017
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Depression is a very difficult thing to live with, it is something that a lot of people don't understand. Once you get through the rough time, it will be easier to deal with, but there might be times when it comes back.
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Anonymous on Feb 24, 2020
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Depression does get easier with time. sometimes you can get tunnel vision really easily and it may seem like there is no light at the end of the tunnel. It's really difficult but it takes a bit of perseverance. Depression is a phase. Slowly slowly if you change something day by day for example before you going to bed trying to think of at least one thing that your thankful for or made you happy in that day then you begin to realise how much your missing out on by being sad. Remember every minute wasted being sad is a minute of happiness that you can never get back. Remember to have good company. from experience ive realised that if you have bad company that dont keep you on your feet then your only going to keep falling. you need friends that keep you going and are able to make you smile. you need reassurance from them and thats when you begin to accept your depression as a way of life. and everything will slowly fall into place. Never keep things in. Write them down, talk to someone. keeping it all in will feel like a bubble but then all of it will come down and pop and you won't be able to deal with it anymore and that makes your mental health worse. look after yourself and give time to yourself to heal.
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