How to Overcome Depression

Chase, i discovered your website about a year and a half, maybe two years ago, and this was one of the first things i read here. A lot of what you wrote really hit home with me.

I had suffered from depression for a long time. Your article was the catalyst for me to stop thinking about how miserable i was and to start doing something about it. Although i have gone further and found additional resources, your tips and insights have proved invaluable. They are my fundamentals today; I've internalized them.

I've changed so much since reading this article. For example, I am now very goal oriented. I can't imagine living aimlessly again. Learning to set goals is perhaps the single greatest thing I've ever done for myself.

To be honest, after finding this article at the outset and working so hard to apply your method and achieve greater goals, i haven't even begun in earnest to delve into the main subject of this site, getting girls. But i will. I am setting my sights on that now. And after the positive results I've had from this article, I'm very excited to see what i can do with the rest of this site.

Thanks for sharing your story and your knowledge and insights.

The article in itself was excellent.
However, I feel the need to point out that the causal narrative you construct is premature.

There is depression that comes from one's thoughts, and that may very well be cured by mental discipline and this form of depression is probably the most common by far in our generation.

There are however depressions that are physiological in nature (e.g. certain nutrient deficiencies can lead to crippling depression, something that is regularly misdiagnosed and mistreated), stem from defects in the nervous system or from traumatic experiences.

In these cases, telling people they need to think themselves out of it, and assuming they are primarily suffering from a defeatist victim complex if it doesn't work is quite harmful.

Chase, if there's one major step you need to take first but you have to wait a long time in order to do it, how are you supposed to combat depression in the meantime?

Chase, I would like to hear your opinion on patience. This article says to take action but what if there's something you have to wait a long time for?

Felt like I was reading something about myself. Really informatic article,, I hope I can be of such a help to other people if/when I´ve finally kicked my depression down

Chase, you may be interested in this scientific blog on consciousness:
http://dyslectern.info/

Hi Chase...I have this guy in mind...Shah Rukh Khan..Your advice and his movies move along...Thanks a bunch this great post...

Wow you truly are an amazing human being. I just wanna say how much I look up to you and you already changed my whole perspective on things in just one day.

Wow, I used to be depressed and I pretty much went through the same exact journey! I even shouted STOP out loud. (My depressing thoughts were very powerful.)

Even though I am "happy" now, I still got something out of this article on the Long Term Anti-depression Maintenance section!

Hey Chase , dont know if I might get a reply but anyways , Love your work. Wish I read it some years ago , just wanted to ask you that what about relationships that do get damaged because of depression ? How do I repair those ? Most people where I live dont even have basic awareness about Depression , let alone considering it an illness.

Thank you for writing this article. I too have had a similar experience and your story reminds me of my own. Thank you for having your story of perseverence.

Don't forget to remind yourself of how far you have come! Not to tell yourself to stop (always strive to grow and go beyond of what you thought was capable) but rather tell this to remind yourself when you get down so you realize just how strong you are.

16 years old. You inspire me everyday.

Keep it up!

Hey Chase, I don't know if you're accepting comments to this post anymore but I just want to say that it rings true with everything I did back in my mid-twenties. I didn't want to depend on medication or psychologists to solve my problems, so I basically worked my way out of depression exactly the same way you did. What I want to add is that twenty years later, I am a mid-fifties guy trying to survive after a bankruptcy and divorce and seeing my kids only once a week. This article inspires me to reach back to my old strategies and keep my head straight. Thanks again for the excellent, well written, and inspirational article.

Chase,
I don't know who you are but I just want to say:Thank you so much. You spoke of how as a freshman you first delved into the hell depression is and once I saw this two months ago at a time where I questioned on a daily basis whether or not if I committed something big (You know what I'm talking about) then everything would clear up and when I came upon this I burst into tears (something I haven't done for 3 years) as I finally knew how to stop the chains from tightening around my mind. And know after two months I finally feel true affection towards someone, thanks to you. Know that you turned either a suicide note or a homicide story on the news into both a comment on a website from a random teen thanking a stranger and a new future. Thank You.

Thanks so much for taking the time to write this article, and having the courage to delve into your own vulnerabilities to make it compelling and relatable. I'm sure it took a lot of energy, but let me tell you--it's extremely helpful, and I know I'm not alone in my gratitude.

I've gone back to this article several times in my past to get a refresher when I'm in a lull, and it always helps nudge me in the right direction. All of your articles are helpful and positive, but this one tackles an especially difficult mental state, and offers inspirational and (most importantly) practical advice on how to deal.

The effort you put out is making a positive impact. Thanks again, and please keep them coming.

A very informative and helpful article. I'm not normally inclined to respond to the content I read on here (as helpful as it may be) but this deserves thanks. It's one thing trying to sort your life out by yourself but a concise third party perspective always seems to clear things up that much more. I think this entire thought process is synonymous of frame and that happiness truly is as simple as erasing negative thoughts and focussing on developing yourself, in goals, ideals and achievements. Invest your energy pursuing long term goals for the future, create a plan, stick with it and kick negativity in the bud and you'll be flying pretty.

A last little addition:

Frame is goals + perspectives. So decide on your frame (what your standards are with women, whether you want to be in shape or not, your career objectives, your dress code, your organisation, household presentability etc.), keep in mind your perspective (I lift because of the positive results it provides down the line, my standards with women are as follows because..., I allocate this much time to x y z, because for one reason or another it is more beneficial than it is sacrificial) and you have just made the most fundamental step towards making it. And we're all going to make it.

Thank you Chase and best of luck to everyone in their pursuit of happiness.

No one can help you, you must save yourself, how is that not depressing? How is being isolated from everybody not depressing? I'm tired of being alone and being told to save myself, hearing the same cliches parroted at me from different mouths.

Hello Chase,
This is a a very informative article posted by you. I have started reading all of your articles in chronological order. Thank you for creating such an awesome website.
Have a nice day,
Anurag