Ways to relieve depression caused by Gynecomastia?

[ahoychrispineda]

I would love to hear how some of you pick yourselves up when you're feeling really down and out. Sometimes I just can't deal with the sadness and all the negative thinking, so I just shut myself out from the world and become reclusive.

[Poland2012]

Clean up your diet and take some exercise. Sometimes a stable blood sugar can be all it takes, and a long walk is a really good way to clear your mind.

[xelnaga13]

The best relief from self loathing, wallowing, and depression is in the service of others. The only times I am truly happy is when Im concerned more with the problems of others than I am my own.

Have you considered opening a savings acct. and saving up for surgery? Even if it takes you 10 years to save, it will still make you feel empowered in the mean time.

It sounds like you deal with depression very similar to myself, in that we both become reclusive. Shutting down only compounds the symptoms of depression. Sometimes you have to "fake it till you make it" out of depression. Force a smile, get out in the sun, eat healthy, work out, and try to find a way to make yourself useful to others.

[Jake7676]

I would love to hear how some of you pick yourselves up when you're feeling really down and out. Sometimes I just can't deal with the sadness and all the negative thinking, so I just shut myself out from the world and become reclusive.

I developed gynecomastia at the age of 10, it all started with being puffy nipples, i was very fit back then at the age of 10 so no one could of told me to get up and excercise. I am now 17 still have gynecomastia, peoples useless advices such as diet and excersice doesn't work if you have gynecomastia i am afraid. The Glandular tissue must be taken out.

Now i get stressed alot at the age of 17 due to lack of confidence regarding my gynecomastia, all i could do is get up and go for a little jog to release the stress. Times could be such as 2AM...

[Paa_Paw]

I was 12 years old in 1949. Surgery back then was not a good choice so there were only 2 options. Suffer depression or simply try to ignore it. I chose the latter.

That is not to say I did not get teased nor is it to say I did not find the condition embarrassing. Only to say that I chose not to make a big deal of it.

Frankly I do not understand the amount of depression we see in young people these days. Sorry, I don't mean to be rude, but I simply do not understand it.