Treatments - Depression Video Transcripts
Video 1 Transcript
There are a lot of treatments for depression. If you are wanting to get medicated, I think it's a great opportunity for you to go and explore that. I would recommend getting some testing done because a lot of antidepressants work and don't work and they can find which one works best for you based on your genetic testing. Because fun fact, psychiatric drugs work based off of your genetics. And just another treatment I would be honestly would be like to go outside. To step outside. Do not be in your room. Do not be isolated. Find ways to get out because as soon as you get out from like your little depression nest, you realize like the world is a lot bigger and there's so many things going on and there's like other things to focus on other than your depression. Another non-medical treatment you can do if you have depression is just go to the gym. Go to the gym. Start lifting weights. Start running. Do whatever. Helps take your mind off of it. It really helps.
Video 2 Transcript
Depression is never going to go away. It's usually something that stays with you for the rest of your life, but it's still helpful to find treatments, talk to people, get medicine that works for you. Sometimes it takes a while, a few years even, to find something that really helps you, but eventually you'll get to the point where it does get better. And another good treatment is to just take care of yourself, you know, write a journal, do self-care type of things. That's what I recommend.
Video 3 Transcript
I haven't been treated completely from depression. I would say I have a long way to go, but I think I have treated something like 4 out of 10. And that is due to therapy, and specifically with a therapist that knows what he's doing. There are a lot of therapists out there that claim that you can go on sessions with them and pay them every week and speak to them for an hour, and that they can help you, but they are lying. So I suggest you find therapists that have been trained and actually know how to treat you, or treat aspects of it.
Video 4 Transcript
Things that can help include, you know, spending a lot of time around people you care about. Exercise, that's a big one. Exercising can definitely help with, like, getting more endorphins and feeling more motivation. Medication is a part of it, but none of these are cures, but they're good treatments. They help for sure. There are things that can help you mentally or, like, psychologically. Like, if you are of a certain faith, then prayer and religious worship can help with your mentality, which is, absolutely, can make a huge difference. But, yeah, those are some of the treatments that I've found to help me.
Video 5 Transcript
One of the less common treatment options for depression is something called TMS, or transcranial magnetic stimulation. I just finished my last day of it, and it has really worked for me. It pulled me out of a very low place, and I really am grateful that I had the chance. Basically, you go to the doctor's office or wherever they do it, and they hook you up to a brain. It sounds scarier than it is, and then while that's happening, you usually talk to the tech about gratitude and about setting positive goals. I did it for about seven weeks, and it really has helped me so much, and it's great in addition to counseling and medication.
Video 6 Transcript
Therapy, medication, disconnecting from your phone. A lot of times social media fasts will help. Spending time with friends and family close to you, just getting back in touch with those around you.
