There isn't one single person in the entire world that hasn't gone through a time of depression in his lifetime, so that feeling of hopelessness or been unwilling to do something is part of life itself. However, sometimes depression can last from a couple of hours to full days or even weeks. It's always recommended that a case of severe depression has to be treated by a professional, but in this article we'll see 4 effective tips on how to do something to take care of this situation right now.
It's scientifically proven that the brain can only concentrate on one thing at a time, therefore, when you have a depressive thought is important to find an activity that allows you to replace that thought with another (a positive one). Therefore, the traditional advice of "Just don't think about it" generally doesn't give good results. So knowing this, what can we do to deal with depression?
Four tips to deal with depression:
1. Going for a walk
If we're in a dark room, alone with our depressive thoughts, is definitely going to be harder to get rid of them. Try to expose yourself to new external factors that will make you think on other things: go visit a friend, go to the park to see people passing by and breathe fresh air from the environment. You may think that this will not work, but once you're in that place outside your "dark world" the perceptions of the mind are expanded, allowing you to see new possibilities.
2. Watch a movie
This tip is very similar to the one before, but is a good option if you really don't want to leave home. You can see an action or comedy movie to distract yourself, but it'll be of much more help to see a self-improvement movie, which has a valuable lesson to learn from. Just relax and concentrate on the movie. Don't choose any dramatic, tragic or romantic movie.
3. Listen to other people's problems and try to help them
This perhaps is one of the most effective tips to get out of a brief depression (and even is useful with stress.) The mental state of depression is generated because we feel that something is wrong with oneself. So the better way to stop focusing on you is to start focusing in another person. Call a friend or family member you think may need assistance from you and provide him support unselfishly. Focusing in something else besides your own problems is going to be good for you and at the same time the other person will be glad that you've helped him. Two birds with one stone.
4. Regain consistency and control
According to some experts, the lack of happiness in a person is generated by the lack of two things: consistency and control in their lives. We feel bad when something happens in our lives that we can't control or because we're doing something we think makes no sense. So if you like to repeat sentences to yourself, an excellent one would be the next:
"I'm responsible. I'm responsible for my life. I'm responsible for any outcome that I'm getting right now. I'm the captain of my life... So what am I going to do about it?" Let your mind find the correct answer to this question.
Depression is a serious mental state, but also a temporal one. Now you have at your fingertips 4 different ways to start dealing with this problem immediately. Choose any of them and act now.
Finally, remember that if you have a deep depression is always a good choice to see a psychologist. Contrary to popular opinion, the mission of the psychologist isn't "to tell you what to do" but simply to serve you as a guide in order to find the solution for your problem. The true is that sometimes another person can realize some obvious things that you on your own can't.
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