Find someone...anyone to talk to. If you don't want to talk or anything find someone to just sit next to so you don't have to talk if you don't want to but you wont feel so alone.

mine has lasted as long as i can remember most of my life...........i agree sealion...that seems to help the most , but it is so hard to find someone to talk to that understands. it is the reason i joined this site but since it changed format it has not been the same....it is not as active as it used to be which makes things even worse.

I have struggled with depression for years. There are lots of ups and downs. Are you seeing a therapist? Maybe even talked to a pastor, counselor or your doctor? Exercise helps. There are many different treatments to help depressions. You don't have to suffer alone.

Hi D.S. Fam!! Arancha, I have been depressed for 20 years. It's usually a non stop rollercoaster. You're fine, your down, over and over again. You may have a few days, weeks or months with no symptoms or minor symptoms and then it always finds a. a way to creep up on you, lie to you and start the viscous cycle all over again. Sorry, not very encouraging. But, I haven't managed to get past it yet. Good luck. Hugs to all!! Hope something made you laugh or smile today! Mel

For me it is always ready to mess with me. It comes and goes. And it definitely follows more manic and hypomanic episodes. I was once hospitalized for nearly three months. And it took nearly an additional year and a half before I felt more recovered than depressed. So sometimes at least for me. It's just as much a matter of severity as it is a chronic condition. The bright side is that folks can function and have less suffering. And what works for me is having enough time to heal. I sincerely hope you find what works for you.

A couple minutes or hours or take meds for it, just do stuff to take your mind off it

Arancha,

Are you diagnosed BiPolar or UniPolar Depression?

My depression can last from several hours to weeks, depending on what is happening in my life. There are episodes that are triggered by certain things like work or family situations. What helps me the most is to have time to rest and talk to a therapist or someone else I can trust. I need to be consistent with medication also.

The longest depression I ever felt was the first year after my husband died. I was grieving hard. My hair was even falling out. What got me through it was worshipping God and submitting all my desires and worries to Him. Everything that made me feel sad, everything that I wished was different, I gave to Him. I couldn't imagine my future being happy without the love of my life, but I would say, "Father, I trust You with my future and my children's future." And I would feel God's very present help. He was right there with me, often telling me how much He loved me.
Sometimes, when I couldn't shake the oppressive feelings and thoughts I had, I would pray for others who were suffering in any way. And that would take my mind off my own problems as I prayed.
But I have had depression for other reasons as well. I used to be very strongly affected by the weather. I grew up in a northern state where it feels like winter will never end and you'll never feel the warm sun again. This caused me to be anxious every summer because I didn't want Fall and Winter to come. Just two years ago, I finally asked God to heal me of seasonal affect disorder. I chose to embrace all the seasons. And that did it. I now enjoy every season and my eyes have been opened to see beauty in each that I hadn't fully seen before. It's amazing.
If I'm affected by all the terrible things going on in the news, I shut it off and tell God (and thus remind myself) that I trust Him with our lives, with the world that we find ourselves in. I give my worries to Him because they're too big for me to carry and they're easy for Him.
If I can see that I am feeling sad purely because of hormones, I take a nap and trust that I will feel better in a day or two, or after a good night's sleep.
I hope this helps you! I will pray for your joy to return!

As Sealion said, it's very good to have someone to talk to also, especially if you can find an older woman who has wisdom to share and a compassionate heart.