Neutron star, sorry I’m late to the thread, but I want to add my sentiments here, as well, I really feel for you. I, like many others, have also been there.
I also found nutrition to be extremely helpful in alleviating my depression. I sought out a nutritionist for help in that area, because I knew so little about it, but a good friend of mine had been stressed, depressed, and on the verge of suicide when someone recommended this nutritionist to her. Not all of them are good, so if you’re interested in seeing one, seek one with a good reputation first. There were others I’d heard about who were so strict and nasty to their clients - it’s what some of them needed, I guess, but it didn’t work for me. I went to a sweet, quiet lady, and she helped me figure out what I was doing wrong and how to fix it. Some may call them quacks, but all I know is that it worked absolute wonders for me: my depression lifted, I slept better, I was stress free, and had energy to boot. She also recommended most of the supplements mentioned here, and others that were for my specific case, and also plenty of exercise.
Other than that, all I can say is breathe deep. Do some things that are just for you - think of things you couldn’t do, or wanted to, before, but for whatever reason wasn’t able to. Pamper yourself a little bit. Try not to go too crazy (by the time I was feeling like a normal, happy person again, you should have seen my credit card debt - woo!) But do try to do some things for yourself, something you enjoy. You won’t feel like it for a while, but say, next week, plan on something you’d enjoy. Something to look forward to. It doesn’t have to cost money, or it could cost very little.
It’s rough. I was depressed while I was engaged. I had my fiance leave me for another woman about a month before I was to fly out here to get married. He wrote me an email to tell me how he was now in love with “his beautiful Desiree”. When just a week before, I was “his beautiful Anastasia”. It still hurts a tiny bit… just a distant pang. And that, too, is what hurt me the most - the emotional shift. This “love” he just switched to another person. It’s not the same situation as yours, no, but I do know how it feels. And I’ll never forget. But in time, I did spring back. It took some councelling, but here I am. I didn’t eat for several weeks, I had no appetite, food had no taste. My family and friends helped immensely, even if all they did was be irritating. (My mother kept threatening to throw me in the loony bin if I didn’t eat something, “That’s where they send you, you know!” Like I cared at that point… but she was persistent. Your family always wins…eventually). So I also think it would be a good idea to go back to your family. It did get better with time.
I hope the same for you. If you need someone to talk to, or just a shoulder to cry on sometimes, feel free to email me, if you like.
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