3 Comments on “How do i get my depression treated while also being allowed to stay in the Navy?”

1. The Milk Man
   

   Depression is very common in the military and they will not discharge you for it. Seek help through your installation mental health clinic. You can do this by asking your primary health care provider for a consult to that clinic, or if it is not severe, they can try and treat you with medication at your clinic. They will probably do a combination of the two (medication and face to face therapy). Unless your job has high security issues, they will keep all information private. If you do work in a high security area (nukes, etc…) then your commander will be informed that you will be temporarily kept from those duties (not of your specific diagnosis). There are not many career fields that fall in that category (aircrew, missle crew, etc…). They even have a private medical record that stays there at that office, essentially disconnected with your regular medical record. Do not worry. You will be treated and taken care of, and your career WILL NOT suffer from it. I speak from personal experience after experiencing depression after returning from Iraq. I was treated and I am well now.

2. peacelove
   

   Know that God can help you live a better life if you want Him to help you. You can have a personal relationship with God by saying the prayer below. God is our Creator, all-knowing, all-powerful, eternal, holy, love. God loves us and sent us His Son, Jesus Christ, so we can go to heaven if we know and follow Him. Forever means without end — time on and on without death. Forever is what happens after we die. Either we go to heaven and be with God forever, or we go to hell which is very bad and painful forever. The good people who are saved believers in Jesus Christ go to heaven. The bad people go to hell. We need to know and follow God in this world to get to heaven in the next world. We follow God by loving and obeying Him and loving others for Him. Jesus Christ, God’s Son, is our bridge to God. Jesus died on the cross to cancel our sins. We need to accept Jesus into our life as our Lord and Savior forever to receive God’s blessing and forgiveness plus go to heaven to be with God forever after we die. This is about being a born-again Christian. Faith in God is a gift from God. You can pray for faith in God. Just speak out and ask God for the faith to believe in Him and to follow Him. Some people find faith in God when they realize the beauty in the world is made by God. Evolution can’t explain the world’s natural beauty, for example, the parks in the world, animals, flowers, peacocks, sunsets, butterflies, rainbows, etc. After you have your faith on, you can pray a sinner’s prayer to be a born-again Christian. This prayer is very important and should be said with a sincere heart and faith in God. This is the prayer: "Dear God, I know that I am a sinner and that Jesus Christ is the sacrifice for our sins. I have done the following sins (state these out) and I pray to discontinue these sins. I pray to receive Jesus Christ into my life as my Lord and Savior forever. In Jesus’ name, amen." I’m Lutheran and I like the Baptist churches too. You could check out a Christian church and also see about their weekly Bible study group as a good way to learn about God’s will for your life. You can pray to God about your daily life and have a Christian church pray for you.

3. jeffk
   

   I’m not an expert in this department but I advice you to excercise really hard to burn it out of u a bit. When you feel down ur probably not in the mood to go running or lifting weights, but if you can overcome that and do some really hard workouts ur body will release endorphins and it may help you. I always feel better now that I started weight lifting. Plus, it makes you feel like u accomplished something, It also helps to get u in shape which in turn will make u feel better about urself. U will see results and feel a little proud. good luck!