Vitamin D is a must for me. It took several doctor visits and tests to find I was low on vitamin D3. Without it I start to lose hope and I want to swallow a gun. It’s makes no sense but i am lucky to have such a simple and cheap solution that is available at any grocery store.
I had never had any problem with any sort of depression so it took some time for me to be able to get help because I just tried to ignore it and cover it up. Keep reaching out and you will find the help you need.
I am bumping that.
d3 is a major issue now in the west, and one of the main symtomps of defiency is depression.
Look at Norway, my country, people commit suicuide when there is no sun in the arctic.
Best source of d3? The sun. Might be a problem for a lot of us, depending on age and climate. Most of us are not working out in the fields anymore.
So go to a tanning studio a couple of times during winter, and/or get d3 supplements/fishoil.
I have struggled with depression in the past. Had a really tough time with anxiety, phobia .
My number one suggestion is to find someone or maybe a number of someones who could use your help.
It may seem to you that “what's the difference” may apply to your life. But YOU, are the difference to others. Plenty of very worthy causes. Maybe you could help teach kids in Sunday school. Perhaps the local hospital needs people to rock preemie's in the neonatal nursery. Maybe the local soup kitchen would benefit from your ability to turn donated food in to meals. Every city has a bunch of walks, runs, swims and so on to raise funds for cancer or heart disease.
Appreciate God has given you valuable skills to benefit others.
When I struggled to pray up the nerve just to leave the house and drive to work my main scriptures were.
1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
Also 2 Tim 1,7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
I'm praying for you.