The way I see it, depression can manifest in many different ways, some of which can be rather subtle. It's possible to be depressed but also able to do everything you would normally do.
Feeling that way is miserable; it sucks all the joy out of you, but it isn't enough to be totally debilitating. Only enough to keep you from enjoying anything you do.
Fortunately, I find that it's not too hard to get rid of. The trick is to do something productive or helpful. Personally, writing something for my blog does a lot to shake my bad mood, and I've also done volunteer work that gave me a sense of purpose and worth.
Depression has a tendency to focus one's thoughts on him or herself, which inevitably leads to feelings of helplessness, worthlessness, or isolation. Don't let yourself believe that! Any act of benevolence, or good deed is worth a huge amount. Even something as minor as complimenting someone you know can greatly impact their lives.
Whenever you feel helpless, remember this: there are many stories floating around the internet of a suicidal person, preparing to end their lives, who meets a friendly stranger and changes their mind. Just imagine if you're small effort saves a life. You might never even know, so don't give up hope!
This is Jordan from teenaspergers.blogspot.com signing off!
Monday, July 29
Sunday, July 28
Go move!
Depression is a deceptively debilitating ailment; although it seems to be a minor issue, it's anything but insignificant. Unfortunately, it's also one of the more difficult aspects of Aspergers to conquer.
The bright side of it is that it's incredibly simple to start treating.
The "secret" doesn't lie in complicated techniques; the secret, is moving. Simple physical motion is the fundamental base for dealing with depression.
The hard part, I can personally attest to, is finding motivation to actually get up.
Recently, I was in a depressed mood. It wasn't extremely horrible, but it was enough to ensure I couldn't enjoy anything I was doing. At first, I was too absorbed by my emotions to really deal with them, but after some time, I got hungry and was forced into cooking a meal. It helped a lot.
The biggest single thing is this: no matter how helpless you feel because of depression, even a simple change of immediate surroundings can give you an edge in coping.
This is Jordan fromteenaspergers.blogspot.com signing off.
The bright side of it is that it's incredibly simple to start treating.
The "secret" doesn't lie in complicated techniques; the secret, is moving. Simple physical motion is the fundamental base for dealing with depression.
The hard part, I can personally attest to, is finding motivation to actually get up.
Recently, I was in a depressed mood. It wasn't extremely horrible, but it was enough to ensure I couldn't enjoy anything I was doing. At first, I was too absorbed by my emotions to really deal with them, but after some time, I got hungry and was forced into cooking a meal. It helped a lot.
The biggest single thing is this: no matter how helpless you feel because of depression, even a simple change of immediate surroundings can give you an edge in coping.
This is Jordan fromteenaspergers.blogspot.com signing off.
Upcoming Changes
It's been a while since the last time I posted, and to be honest, I've been rather lax with posting, which is not something I'm particularly happy about. I'm planning to devote more of my time to this project.
When I started with this blog I had the intention of writing - primarily - articles that focused on larg and complex issues. Guides or tutorials, if you will. That didn't work out very well for me. I found, after some time of writing in that style, that many paragraph "essays" are difficult to write quality content for, and that a lot of my best ideas can't be expanded into hundreds of words.
In the future I will be focusing more on consistent, shorter pieces, rather than large ones infrequently, and addition to this, I'm going to be adding content on more than simply ways of coping with Aspergers. That general idea is still what makes this blog what it is, but I believe the site will benefit from a larger variety of content.
When I started with this blog I had the intention of writing - primarily - articles that focused on larg and complex issues. Guides or tutorials, if you will. That didn't work out very well for me. I found, after some time of writing in that style, that many paragraph "essays" are difficult to write quality content for, and that a lot of my best ideas can't be expanded into hundreds of words.
In the future I will be focusing more on consistent, shorter pieces, rather than large ones infrequently, and addition to this, I'm going to be adding content on more than simply ways of coping with Aspergers. That general idea is still what makes this blog what it is, but I believe the site will benefit from a larger variety of content.
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