Ask HN: Beating depression with or without anti-depressants?
When I had depression, I had similar symptoms like you. I had same deep pit in the morning and unable to sleep at night.<p>I tried exercise, read Feeling Good book, took different vitamins etc. None of this really helped.<p>What finally worked was giving into my depression. I would come back from work, listen to sad songs, cry like a child, pray, and drink until I passed out. Within a few days, I would wake up without pit in my stomach. Hangover was another story. Within a couple of weeks, I was not depressed. Depression turned into anxiety. And anxiety was a lot easier to deal with than depression.<p>Once depression was mostly gone, then I was able to use CBT methods to deal with my anxiety.<p>It is really hard for people who never experienced depression to understand what it feels like. It is worse than hell. I am sorry you are going through it. Just take one day at a time.