How do I beat depression and anciety without meds?!
Question:
How do I beat depression and anciety without meds?
I'm 16 and my dad passed away this febuary...I never new that would happen He was sick for a while and then he got better so I thought he would you know stay better. well he did until the night I found him in our living room floor and my mom screaming and crying he just stopped breathing...it was his heart....A massive heart attack....I gave him cpr like I learned in 8th grade.....that only gave him 2 weeks in a hospital bed not moving talking or breathing on his own...he had 2 more attacks that week and the doctors kept getting our hopes up saying he'll be up soon......I feel so guilty for not being about to save him and I hate myself for it.....And now Im going through a very bad depression and anciety......Im scared to take any meds...because I don't want to get addicted.....Is there any nonmedical ways of getting through this? Im so scared I'll be like this forever........Please help me.....thanks...Daniel.
Answers:
Good idea would be to see a counselor, get ouside more and get involved in some kind of a positive activity/group...e.g. community baseball league etc.
Activity and sunlight have been proven cures for depression.