Friday, June 24, 2011

10 Techniques to Overcome Depression

How thick dark cloud over your head? Lifestyle,personal conflicts, to be the source of the problem demands that create stress.
According to Daniel K. Hall-Flavin, MD, Mayo Clinic websitecontributor, chronic stress will lead to depression if these emotions are not handled appropriately. Therapies and drugs become the mostpopular method of healing, but modifying the lifestyle also helps a person cope with stress and depression. Here are steps to overcomeemotions in order not to lead to prolonged depression:
1. Slowly but surely
Do small changes, but gradual and sustained, to overcome the problem. Of course there are the goals you want to accomplish. Solve problems one by one, aware of your emotions, and try to overcome them.

2. Adequate rest, exercise and healthy eating
Mind and body connection is very strong, more so than you can imagine. Therefore give your body the right to get adequate rest.Perform regular exercise to maintain stamina and keep the goodnutrition your body needs. Mayo Clinic says, if you treat your bodyproperly, there will be a positive change in your mental.

3. Express your emotions
Express your emotions when you feel depressed, emotionallyexhausted, sad, hopeless, guilty, ashamed and depressed. It is important for you to receive all of these emotions as they come. Then try to share their stories and feelings to friends, lovers, or people closest to your beliefs. If you do not have a place to vent, try writing yourfeelings through diaries or blogs.

4. Choose positive activities, or friends with positive energy
Doing positive activities provide a different experience from your mental state. Although it is often a stressful situation can not beavoided, but hanging out with friends with positive energy can help youcope with emotions. At least you can enjoy socializing time to shift thestress and depression while.
5. Leave a routine
Although you have to undergo some routine that is obligatory, for the time left before the activity is not too important. Alternatively, the actualactivities boring or not at all pleasant for you. Go back to your routinewhen the feeling is starting to improve.

6. meditate
Try to learn and practice techniques of meditation, deep breathing,muscle relaxation, or a visual technique that gives the sensation oftranquility. American Academy of Family Physicians recommendactivities that can help you cope with stress and depression.
7. reading books
Start hunting books that contain strategies or motivations regardingcope with emotions, stress, and depression. Elaboration of the expertor the person who experienced the same, can help you find the rightreference for yourself.

8. ask for help
Try to open to the people closest to you. Asked for help from family or friends can reduce the burden, and makes it easier to cope withnegative emotions in ourselves.

9. therapy
To select a therapy and counseling to address the problem need to look at your needs first. Cognitive behavioral therapy is appropriate for those who need counseling in setting goals and changing behavior.While psychotherapy helps you analyze the behavior patterns anddismantle the root causes of negative emotions.

10. Find the right medicine
Help antidepressants may be more helpful than therapy. All returned toyour needs. But you also must have a reference to select the right drug suitable.
KOMPAS.com , Sources: LiveStrong