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devlove

Updated 10mo ago

Fighting Depression: How to Combat Numbness?

any way to combat numbness when fighting depression? i don't feel like myself lately and it feels like it's getting worse :(

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Goose33

2y

I deal with this a lot too. unfortunately I haven’t really figured out a way to fix it yet but I just wanted to say you’re not alone!
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Bubz

2y

Me three
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Bubz

2y

Maybe try getting into your old interests or changing up ur music
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devlove

2y

ah, thanks! i might try that. lack of motivation has been my main thing when it comes to my old projects.
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Bobos

2y

👍
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Bobos

2y

Exercise is the best, when u fell doing lol
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Bobos

2y

I found out just moving constantly helps nerve pain, I think for numbness is good too.
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Pfeiffer

2y

If you are talking about emotional numbness with depression I have recently been trying something that has been working. Instead of trying to focus on regaining my emotions, I focus on physical feelings first. So I will take a hot bath, use a face mask, or a body scrub and focus on the feeling it creates; heat, cold, soft, rough. Anything that causes you to feel something. It helps me reconnect with myself.
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QueenOfCrohns

2y

Pick up a new interest! listen to a new music album or watch a new tv show! It’ll help get your brain interested in life again. Sometime just being in the same routine every day makes you go numb to everything. I constantly have to change my habits in order to not go numb.
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Tomothy

2y

Bubz’s suggestion about revisiting old interests is a good one! Maybe hobbies you haven’t looked at in a long time, or even trying new ones. I’m a big fan of anything that involves creating with your hands— even if what you make is kinda ugly lol. Have you heard of acrylic paint pouring? A lot of people are into that right now!

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