Making this thread cuz I'm concerned with how many of y'all are depressed and crying out on here 
meditation really does work. It's a least worth a try, I'll share my own story:
2010-2011 was rock bottom for me
I didn't wanna kill myself but I definitely wanted to die and would wish sometimes I would get in a car accident just to end the misery. Honestly I probably would've considered suicide if it weren't for my sister being murdered in '06 and knowing the pain it brought my family KNOWING someone took her away from us. I couldn't do that to them, especially my mom.
Basically, I felt like a loser who would never have a shot in life. I was only 22
my family couldn't get thru to me, they helped me get into counseling and even they couldn't get thru to me. I know the feeling where no matter what someone says, it doesn't mean anything cuz you're already empty. Some way or another I got into meditation and with this group session and it kinda became like church for me (on Sundays)
That was the BEST DECISION I EVER MADE
Partly because the people leading it were really good but moreso for the chance to just BE. The dangerous thing with depression is, it's almost always on your mind. You're always thinking about xyz or do at some point in the day and the shyt just pulls you under and drowns out everything else. With meditation you give yourself a chance to stop thinking-- about school, relationships, your career, whatever it is and just be... Breathe... Feel how alive you really are. No matter what thought creeps into your head, you recenter and refocus on your breathing. Eventually I started coming to certaim realizations during it and began to love it. My worst moments or days became the best times I would meditate and I'd look forward to the chance to get it in like 
Ultimately I realized how pretty much everything I was depressed about was really bullshyt, how young and alive I was and how much potential I haven't even tapped. Once I defeated it, I knew I could never feel that low again
I literally climbed my way out from the bottom. Life isn't perfect but what I've managed to fo since is nothing short of amazing. There's still some down times and moments of disappointment, but I know that just means I'm too focused on the negative, and I'll reel myself back in with some mediatation that day or for a brief period. I don't do it daily anymore, but honestly should-- Just to center myself on the day and my objectives. Everybody should. You can still pray and/or whatever else you do but trust me, there's NOTHING like reaching and finding solutions for yourself from within 
I'll share a few ways to practice and habits that are meditative without most realizing in the next post.
meditation really does work. It's a least worth a try, I'll share my own story:2010-2011 was rock bottom for me
I didn't wanna kill myself but I definitely wanted to die and would wish sometimes I would get in a car accident just to end the misery. Honestly I probably would've considered suicide if it weren't for my sister being murdered in '06 and knowing the pain it brought my family KNOWING someone took her away from us. I couldn't do that to them, especially my mom.Basically, I felt like a loser who would never have a shot in life. I was only 22
my family couldn't get thru to me, they helped me get into counseling and even they couldn't get thru to me. I know the feeling where no matter what someone says, it doesn't mean anything cuz you're already empty. Some way or another I got into meditation and with this group session and it kinda became like church for me (on Sundays)That was the BEST DECISION I EVER MADE
Partly because the people leading it were really good but moreso for the chance to just BE. The dangerous thing with depression is, it's almost always on your mind. You're always thinking about xyz or do at some point in the day and the shyt just pulls you under and drowns out everything else. With meditation you give yourself a chance to stop thinking-- about school, relationships, your career, whatever it is and just be... Breathe... Feel how alive you really are. No matter what thought creeps into your head, you recenter and refocus on your breathing. Eventually I started coming to certaim realizations during it and began to love it. My worst moments or days became the best times I would meditate and I'd look forward to the chance to get it in like Ultimately I realized how pretty much everything I was depressed about was really bullshyt, how young and alive I was and how much potential I haven't even tapped. Once I defeated it, I knew I could never feel that low again
I literally climbed my way out from the bottom. Life isn't perfect but what I've managed to fo since is nothing short of amazing. There's still some down times and moments of disappointment, but I know that just means I'm too focused on the negative, and I'll reel myself back in with some mediatation that day or for a brief period. I don't do it daily anymore, but honestly should-- Just to center myself on the day and my objectives. Everybody should. You can still pray and/or whatever else you do but trust me, there's NOTHING like reaching and finding solutions for yourself from within I'll share a few ways to practice and habits that are meditative without most realizing in the next post.
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") but when you catch yourself focusing on them, just go back to your breathing. Eventually you get to a trance-like state or get that sense of relief you're looking for. You can start short at 3-5mins but I like 15mins or more.
but that next week I went to the gym and locked all my shyt in my car and wound up having to walk like 4 miles back to my place (I had a roommate). I was pissed at the start of the walk but midway thru this feeling came over me like "This is the best walk I've ever had my life 
Depressed or not, I'm not sure people realize that we're ALWAYS thinking. Even when we're about to go to sleep, we're usually thinking about something. Even if you're watching TV, you're still thinking. It's good to give your mind a break while still awake.