If you sometimes feel sad or despondent - it is natural, it happens to everyone and it is just a normal response to the coping with events that happen to us throughout life. However, feelings of intense sadness, hopelessness, and worthlessness that accompany you over time and interfere with you to lead a normal routine can indicate clinical depression (major). So how to get out of depression? In order to resume a normal and normal life routine, it is important to treat depression - the treatments offered for a wide and varied problem and include conventional therapy, which combines psychological therapy with drug therapy, and natural methods.
There is a reason: the causes of depression
There are many causes of depression, including traumas (death, accident, war, dismissal, family crises), hereditary predisposition, genetic characteristics, drug use, changes in brain chemical activity, illnesses, and the use of various drugs.
Do you suffer from depression? These are the symptoms
If you experience any of the following symptoms, over a period of time, you may be experiencing depression:
- A sense of self-worth and guilt.
- Lack of interest in daily activities or lack of pleasure and loss of sexual desire.
- Poor mood for most of the day, especially in the morning.
- Fatigue and general lack of energy.
- The great difficulty in decision making, inability to focus, and remember details.
- Too much sleep or sleep problems.
- Losing weight or losing weight radically.
- suicidal thoughts.
- Feeling of general restlessness.
Depression can occur at various intensities. If your general mood changes and you think you are experiencing some of these symptoms, you may want to contact a therapist.
How To Get Out Of Depression - The Natural Methods
Want to solve the problem and get out of depression? In addition to conventional methods, there are also natural methods that can help you feel better. Using these methods is true in cases where depression is not severe. Get suggestions:
- Start Moving Your Body - Few in Exercise? Now is the time to speed up. Exercise releases endorphins that are used as natural antidepressants, and are known for their ability to induce a good feeling on the body and mind. And no, there is really no obligation to run a marathon. Moderate walking a few times a week will also do the job. And so do yoga exercises.
- Practice meditation and guided imagery - these are tools that help to balance by using imagination and techniques of relaxation and relaxation. They strengthen mental processes and expand self-awareness. These tools stimulate mood and bring about positive change in life, increase concentration and memory, relieve stress and stress, and improve overall feeling.
- With your hand on your heart, are you eating balanced? In order for the nervous system, like other systems in the body, to function properly, it is important to maintain a balanced diet, which includes foods that contain B vitamins, omega 3 fatty acids (salmon and tuna), and folic acid (spinach and avocado). Eating foods that improve serotonin levels (which is responsible for regulating mood) will help raise its level in the brain.
- Have a cup of coffee and another and another…? Try to avoid caffeine consumption as much as possible in the various types of coffee and energy drinks and reduce serotonin production.
- Acupuncture - Acupuncture has become a common treatment that helps maintain the energy balance in the human body. He helps prevent disease and successfully addresses acute and chronic problems. When it comes to depression, Chinese acupuncture is done at specific points in the body and causes the release of serotonin and dopamine, which are responsible for improving mood.
- A routine, no less important! In a state of depression, there is a tendency to give up responsibilities at home and at work. Try to maintain your normal lifestyle and fulfill your commitments as much as possible. Maintaining your daily routine will help you overcome depression. Make sure you stay involved and focus on doing what will contribute to your sense of accomplishment.
- Try Herbs - Studies have shown that some plants have a beneficial effect on the levels of dopamine and serotonin in the nervous system, so they are effective for use in a depressive state: a study done on hypercomplex (perforated) found that it calms and strengthens the nervous system; Ashwagandha is a medicinal herb that helps to balance and helps with depression, anxiety, and dysfunction; Curcumin, which is active in turmeric root, may help improve mood and memory problems; And the Rhodiola was found to be capable of strengthening the nervous system and helping to improve focus and memory.
- Various dietary supplements have also been shown to be effective for depression. A study examining the effects of vitamin B complex on adults with depression showed a clear improvement in depressive symptoms. It is also known that omega 3 is very important for the proper functioning of the nervous system, vitamin C participates in the formation of components that play a role in neuronal activity, and studies also show that zinc, amino acids, and curcumin also have a beneficial effect on symptoms of depression.
- Homeopathic remedies can help improve the feeling. Naproxen, for example, which is a homeopathic drug that does not cause anxiety or side effects because it is not a cure, can help with sleep, stress, and restlessness, and is relaxing both day and night.
- Probiotics - It has been shown that taking probiotics supplements the chemical processes in the brain, thus improving cognitive function and reducing depressive symptoms.
- Thinking Negative Thoughts? Try to put them aside - when you think negatively your thoughts lead you to the worst conclusions. You feel like no one loves you, you can feel completely worthless, but is it really true? It is important that you practice positive thinking, put these thoughts aside and fight them so they do not dominate you. Positive thinking will help you regain your sense of self-worth.
* If you are using antidepressants, you should consult a doctor before using any nutritional and herbal supplements.
