Five Easy Ways to Overcome Depression
Everyone experiences low periods, for many highs and lows are simply the way it is and at least they might help you to realize what’s good in your life. Yet, depression is something quite different. One sign of anxiety is that your ‘blue periods’ go on for more than a few hours per day. Or do you have two or more of the following conditions on a consistent or regular basis of: Low Self-Esteem, Fatigue, Sleep Problems, Appetite Changes, Weight Swings, Feelings of Guilt, Worthlessness, Suicide or a general loss of interest in your normal activities. Then you may want to shatter the cycle and get out of it, below are five small changes you can do instantly to effect a change in yourself.
Adapt your body. There is a distinct body posture that is often related to depression. The signs are, moving slowly or lethargically, shoulders slumped, head down looking at the ground. These postures are recognized to intensify negative thoughts and emotions. Moving differently – even by doing something as basic as looking up towards the sky or jumping up and down – makes a real difference, cuts off the memory and changes your way of thinking.
Curtail the sugar in your life. Just by reducing your consumption of cakes, biscuits, chocolate and processed foods has a profound effect on the effects of anxiety. In a study at the University of South Alabama, Professor Larry Christenden found that lowering the sugar levels in the blood helped to lift the mood of 25% of patients.
Laugh more. studies show that laughter is known to increase the levels of endorphins and stimulate the left frontal lobe of the brain where happy thoughts and moods are created. Just by laughing out loud for no good reason, watching a comedy programme, or being with people who smile will have a positive beneficial effect.
Don’t keep it to yourself. A problem shared is a problem halved. Speaking through a dilemma with someone will help you gain a fresh perspective. If there’s nobody around then listening to a self-help programme would have a similar effect.
Move that body! It’s well know that exercise can work better than Prozac in reducing the symptoms of depression. In fact Professor Tylee of Maudsley Hospital, London says ‘It’s top of the list of treatments we’re recommending doctors ‘prescribe’ to patients’. Try it and you’ll find that three 45-minute sessions every week will work wonders.The key here is to take some action to break the pattern.
These simple ‘quick fixes’ may not necessarily treat the root cause of the problem but, they could start to help decrease the effects of dejection long enough to help you find a way to minimize the symptoms.
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