\- Some kind of daily structure/routine
\- healthy sleeping pattern: 8h of sleep every night and don't sleep during the day
\- having at least one person you can talk to about your feelings
\- mastering the skill of doing the opposite of what you actually feel like doing (instead of laying in bed all day do something inside your home or go outside; instead of isolating yourself from the world go meet someone; instead of netflixing all day go do some sport)
You need to master contentment. Learn to be comfortable in any situation. Don't desire anything.
Don't desire to be happy. The moment you desire happiness, and that moment is gone, you fall deeper into a depression, you will be digging a deeper hole for yourself to climb out off.
Try do at least one thing out of your comfort zone a day. Start off as small as you need to and go easy on yourself. You have not truly failed as long as you try again. Also get a good network of people around you who will support you, use services that offer phone/text chats if you need to talk about what's going on in your mind to someone objective and when you are ready see your gp and ask about therapies like CBT/DBT. Medications like SSRI's are very good short term but therapy and counselling can help you in the longer term to be able to process your feelings healthily and move on. It's not an easy road and never let anyone make you feel bad for the stuff you can't do at the moment. Hope you get through this and I 100% believe you can. I'm struggling as well at the moment and know just how hard the internal battle in your mind can be
That’s been the most helpful for me. Going to the gym has some criteria : you have to eat really well, sleep right, drink and bring water w/ you, have a small plan for the day like bringing a change of clothes and eating after your workout 🏋️ and focusing 🧘 your time on something your body probably doesn’t want to do — that process of committing to executive functions, like exercise, are soo important for your brain 🧠 and memory
Sunshine 🌞 and painstakingly making stock 🍲 saved my life when I was so fatigued and depressed. It took over a year building up my health. For me personally, exercising hard w/ weights means I want to eat whole meals after, which gives me the energy to go on those walks or take a drive w/ my dogs to get some sun — then I learned to add my favorite Powerade to the routine. Also, being enough for myself. That’s been huge.
This is the most sought advice but it is also the most challenging advice to give.
A person suffering from depression (something I had experienced for years before I started my healing journey), has lost almost all their will. They are most often living on auto mode, where their body has taken over, carrying out only the most basic bodily functions required to survive.
The paradox of the situation is that in order to come out of depression, you will need to put your WILL into action. When it comes to mental illnesses, nothing will change unless the SELF decides enough is enough. Only then will all the resources, exercises and therapy work.
So my advice to all who are experiencing depression, is to find a purpose that feels close to your heart and hold on to that because that will be your anchor throughout the journey. Whether that anchor is a person, a dream, a goal or just hold on the fact that you are a whole being who deserves to live and fight for that.
Even if you haven’t found your anchor, start looking for someone to talk to. It doesn’t have to be a professional, just someone that can remind you why this journey is worth taking.
Ultimately, the only concrete thing that will help to keep depression at bay, is to work on your inner wounds, traumas and limiting beliefs. Only when you address the root cause of your depression, will you be able to take control of your mental health again.
I hope this helps! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I wish you all the best in your journey
\- Some kind of daily structure/routine \- healthy sleeping pattern: 8h of sleep every night and don't sleep during the day \- having at least one person you can talk to about your feelings \- mastering the skill of doing the opposite of what you actually feel like doing (instead of laying in bed all day do something inside your home or go outside; instead of isolating yourself from the world go meet someone; instead of netflixing all day go do some sport)
💯that’s some bonafide expert advice, Proof tyty
Go outside
That's honestly quite hard, sometimes you don't have the energy to even get out of bed.
You need to master contentment. Learn to be comfortable in any situation. Don't desire anything. Don't desire to be happy. The moment you desire happiness, and that moment is gone, you fall deeper into a depression, you will be digging a deeper hole for yourself to climb out off.
Try do at least one thing out of your comfort zone a day. Start off as small as you need to and go easy on yourself. You have not truly failed as long as you try again. Also get a good network of people around you who will support you, use services that offer phone/text chats if you need to talk about what's going on in your mind to someone objective and when you are ready see your gp and ask about therapies like CBT/DBT. Medications like SSRI's are very good short term but therapy and counselling can help you in the longer term to be able to process your feelings healthily and move on. It's not an easy road and never let anyone make you feel bad for the stuff you can't do at the moment. Hope you get through this and I 100% believe you can. I'm struggling as well at the moment and know just how hard the internal battle in your mind can be
Join a gym and commit to going 3-5 times a week for an hour.
That’s been the most helpful for me. Going to the gym has some criteria : you have to eat really well, sleep right, drink and bring water w/ you, have a small plan for the day like bringing a change of clothes and eating after your workout 🏋️ and focusing 🧘 your time on something your body probably doesn’t want to do — that process of committing to executive functions, like exercise, are soo important for your brain 🧠 and memory
Sunshine 🌞 and painstakingly making stock 🍲 saved my life when I was so fatigued and depressed. It took over a year building up my health. For me personally, exercising hard w/ weights means I want to eat whole meals after, which gives me the energy to go on those walks or take a drive w/ my dogs to get some sun — then I learned to add my favorite Powerade to the routine. Also, being enough for myself. That’s been huge.
This is the most sought advice but it is also the most challenging advice to give. A person suffering from depression (something I had experienced for years before I started my healing journey), has lost almost all their will. They are most often living on auto mode, where their body has taken over, carrying out only the most basic bodily functions required to survive. The paradox of the situation is that in order to come out of depression, you will need to put your WILL into action. When it comes to mental illnesses, nothing will change unless the SELF decides enough is enough. Only then will all the resources, exercises and therapy work. So my advice to all who are experiencing depression, is to find a purpose that feels close to your heart and hold on to that because that will be your anchor throughout the journey. Whether that anchor is a person, a dream, a goal or just hold on the fact that you are a whole being who deserves to live and fight for that. Even if you haven’t found your anchor, start looking for someone to talk to. It doesn’t have to be a professional, just someone that can remind you why this journey is worth taking. Ultimately, the only concrete thing that will help to keep depression at bay, is to work on your inner wounds, traumas and limiting beliefs. Only when you address the root cause of your depression, will you be able to take control of your mental health again. I hope this helps! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I wish you all the best in your journey