How can you control your mind? Do you think this beats depression?

I have gotten into a deep dark depression where all i want to do is sleep, i dont want to do anything to help myself, i wont exercise, eat, socialise, change jobs, move out even though that is part of the reason i am unhappy, my mind is telling me i will always be like this and i no longer have the enegy to disagree....people say i'm like this becasue i am choosing to be and i have to bethe one to change it.......i just dont know how....i'm unhappy but if i move i will still be unhappy, if i return overseas, i will feel like i can never return home, i have no idea how to overcome this horrible phase in my life, i have bene seeing a counsellor and on meds and its not helping, not helping because i have made no changes in my life but i just cant see anything making me back to the fun girl i was........i'm giving up......do you think it is all in the power of the mind and where do i find the strength to get better?How can you control your mind? Do you think this beats depression?
My experience, I say you will change, and not because of mind control.

You need support from friends and family. If not from them, you have to understand that you are important in this world and you are an individual.

I found my strength when I discoved my true issue.

Why are you in depression?How can you control your mind? Do you think this beats depression?
No, it's not all the power of the mind. If you refuse to eat, you'll feel like crap. Food can change your moods.
no unfortunately.. the power of the mind to beat depression is no better than it is to beat cancer: i.e. it does not work, especially since we have no clue what the ';power of the mind'; is.



find a new counselor, support group for depression, try biofeedback, acupuncture, other alternative methods ( they can be tried along with th eorthodox ones like meds, and consider ECT ( shocj therapy) . it works.
Start by writing your feelings down in a diary or journal, that way you can read over it and try and figure out what is stopping you from enjoying life. Also try and do simple stuff that you found fun before you got depressed. If you start enjoying it then you may remember the bigger stuff you did that brought you more fun.



Remember that life is a beautiful thing that has been granted to us for a limited time. Look at all advantages you have, health, shelter, clothes, clean water and food to name a few. That would be heaven alone for the children living in poverty in disadvantage countries. If you don't want to live and enjoy life for yourself then do it for them.
I have found in my life that your mind is a very powerful and essential part of life. Yes, how a person percepts things will affect everything in one's life. If you focus on negativity, it will continue to have negative influences on your life. Have you heard of the movie/book of the The Secret? It has helped me become such a better and more positive person. Coming from someone who had nothing but negative in her life. Hope this helps.
I went through the same thing.......i was always sleeping and rather be in the house than socialising,i was simply not in the mood of doing anything at all and thought there was no point in living,so i try to look back in life to see what may have caused me to feel like this or was it plain depression? no one understood me and thought that i was unfriendly and cold and that upseted me more........i have had experinces in the past where i was bullied and left out from my peer group, indirectly most of the time but looking back at the patterns of my life i realise that when things that happen in my life feeds my ego i become proud and at its worst arrogant so the Lord puts me to a much more challenging,difficult and unpleasant situation for me to learn my mistakes . When situations such as this happen it is simply a wake up call from God asking you tio re-examine your life......dont become like a dog who goes back to its vomit, a man who never learns from mistakes.trust in the LORD today and await the good things that will unfold before you.
See http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris on page 2: depression treatments:- you appear to be one of the high proportion of people for whom antidepressants are not the solution. You help make yourself better by using those techniques, and when you have improved somewhat; THEN MOVE! It is important to begin with exercise and proper nutrition, because your brain needs it to function near its peak. Starting with a short walk, right now, would be a good idea, then a balanced meal, and study those techniques, and begin to implement them.
I think that none of us are psychiatrists. When I felt extremely depressed I didn't open up to anyone except my therapist. I was so suicidal for such a long time. I fought suicide like it was a cancer. My psychiatrist put me on different antidepressants and after the dose got high enough I was ok again. It took a long time. My memory was so bad that I kept forgetting my copeing skills. The one thing I could remember was that at that time I needed to endure like a mom in labor before she delivers a baby. I kept thinking that maybe the next day would be better. I know that some people may use depression to get attention. I was very secretive.I wonder how many people have taken their own life while other people just thought the person wanted attention. Something else that I hung on to was faith in God. I felt like if I took my life it would be murder. Does someone that murders go to Heaven? I am a child of God and my Heavenly Father wouldn't turn His back on me----or would He? If I went to Hell I figured that I'd be in even more torture. I stuck with my dr until I finally was put on enough meds that I began to feel good. I read my Bible and fought, fought, fought. God Bless. I am praying for you.