I have severe depression, moderate anxiety, and social phobia

I am 30 years old. I used to be a very depressed person, and I was extremely afraid of interacting with people. I couldn’t speak to people when I saw them, and I didn’t dare to look into their eyes (this may be called “social phobia” in psychology). This made me have almost no friends in middle school and college, and I often lived alone. After graduation, I also had no friends in the company. Many employees liked company dinners and travel, but it was a kind of torture for me. , something that I can't avoid. Because I can't communicate with others, I often feel very hard and depressed at work, and I feel like I'm hitting a wall everywhere. Therefore, I quit one company after another, but none of them lasted long. It is difficult for people who have not experienced that kind of pain to understand. I have been so depressed many times that I wanted to commit suicide, but fortunately, I heard that in religion, people who commit suicide will go to hell. Because of this belief, I kept the bottom line and never took that step no matter how painful it was. During this period, I tried various methods in the hope of relieving my pain: reading social books (such as Carnegie's books, and "Chicken Soup for the Soul", etc.), seeing a psychologist, and learning Qigong, but these basically had no effect. It should be said that Carnegie's book is good, but it seems completely powerless in the face of my stubborn disease. However, I remembered a sentence in the book, to the effect that when you try to help others, you will be ashamed to forget or even heal your pain. Just because I believe this sentence, I try to do some good deeds within my ability, such as donating money to disaster areas, doing volunteer work, etc. At that time, I was very active and sometimes braved the scorching sun at noon to go to the orphanage. Because, my pain makes me feel that as long as it can be cured, I am willing to do anything. I hope to forget my pain and make myself happier by doing these things. The truth is, these kind deeds sometimes made me feel a little better temporarily, but to be honest, they did not cure my depression and social anxiety. Over time, I became a little desperate about my symptoms, but I still continued to suffer. Doing it. This saying is absolutely true. Things took a turn for the better at the end of 2006. I was not in good health at that time. I sat in the office every day and did not do much, but after a while I felt very tired. When I come home every day, the most common thing I say is "tired both physically and mentally". One day, I heard that eating more bananas can make people feel happy, and eating vegetarian food can make people feel healthy and energetic. So, I immediately decided to become vegetarian. I was very obedient at that time. No matter what method, as long as it could solve my problem, I would do it. After doing this for a while, my spirit has indeed improved a lot and I don’t get tired easily. later. In order to "accumulate blessings", I have done some other good deeds. Fast forward to May and June of 2007, in order to realize a certain wish of mine, I opportunistically donated money to do good deeds online. At this time, I found the article "Three Years After Release" on the Internet. The content inside attracted me. Then, I searched the Internet using the word "release" and saw more articles, all talking about the changes in their bodies, minds, and environment after they were released. I felt sensitively that a turning point in my life had come. So, I decided to start freeing animals. After get off work, I went to the market to buy frogs, chanted the Buddha's name (Amitabha) for them in the rain, and then put them in the zoo. This is my first release. That night, I was in the best mood I had ever felt. So, I decided to keep letting go from now on. Then, almost every weekend, I and another friend carried buckets to release wild animals. Most of us released loaches, pond lice, raw fish and crucian carp (actually, I wanted to release more species, but I struggled with the living habits of the animals. I don’t know much about it and dare not release it into the river casually). We play like a guerrilla, sometimes putting it here, sometimes putting it there; sometimes buying in this position, sometimes buying in that position. Because we don’t want to be discovered, lest someone else comes to catch the fish after we release it here. Our release tools have also been improved. The first time we used a plastic bag, we found that there was nothing we could do if the water leaked, and we were very passive. Later, we switched to a small bucket with N holes punched in the lid to allow the animals to breathe. Later, when the water receded, I found that the water by the river is not very deep at ordinary times, and there are many stones under the shallow water. If the fish is poured down like this, it is not known whether the fish will be injured, so we improved it again and placed the water above and below the bucket. Tie a rope respectively, hold the upper rope, and lower the bucket into the river like fetching water. When the bucket drops close to the river surface, lift the lower rope, the bucket will turn upside down, and the fish will fall in.) Sometimes , I was in a bad mood at work. After get off work, I went to play by myself. When I came back from playing, my mood improved. Most people will choose to travel when they are in a bad mood, but I go to live life when I am in a bad mood. The effect of releasing animals is incredible. About four months later, I suddenly discovered that my depression had disappeared and I could often laugh happily from the bottom of my heart. Moreover, I am no longer afraid of people. Although I am still not good at communicating with people, there is a huge difference between "not good at" and "fearful"! ! ! I also found that work became a lot easier. In addition, my popularity has gradually improved, and some friends who didn’t usually hang out with me have begun to ask me out. (However, at this time, I didn’t really want to attend, because it would cost money to go. I tasted the benefits, and I was more willing to save the money and let go.) In the past, when I saw other people going there with a group of friends on weekends When I was playing, I was always alone and very distressed, but now I don’t feel this way anymore. Now, I am very determined to release animals and go every week.

Being a vegetarian is something I will stick to for the rest of my life. As for why vegetarianism and animal release have such miraculous effects, I don’t know much about it (I can only say that, at least, you give other lives the opportunity to be happy and reborn, and as a reaction, you yourself also get happiness and rebirth). Anyway, There is. If you are interested, you can search online for "the merits of releasing lives". The words of masters from past generations will be more convincing to you. I can tell you here that everything above is true and is my personal experience. I write it here in the hope that I can get out of depression and everyone can get out of depression. If you don't believe it, just read it as a story; but if you have tried various methods and still can't solve your problem (just like me before), you might as well give it a try. You have been vegetarian and free-spirited for a year and a half. When you look back, have you seen any changes? If ten friends read this article and one of them practices it and gets benefits, then my efforts have not been in vain. Thank you all! This method is also suitable for anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Reposted, but this is a fact. Hope it helps. Good luck to you. If a loved one suffers from depression, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive disorder, you can release the life for him, and then "give" the merit of the release to his enemy and creditor. The effect is extraordinary.