Depression (from the Latin. Deprimo - "crush", "crush") - a severe mental disorder that adversely affects how a person thinks, feels and acts. Depression takes away the vitality, sucks all the energy and the desire to do something, including live.
Introductory:
Of all other diseases, depression is distinguished by the ability to change a person’s consciousness and personality, if left untreated. According to the World Health Organization, women suffer from depression 3 times more often than men. Evolutionary women are more susceptible to emotions and vivid manifestations of feelings. When a woman loses control over the manifestation of depressive episodes, and they absorb it entirely - time to turn to a specialist.
The first step to healing depression is to recognize that you are depressed. Do not panic and do not give up. Depression can and must be fought!
We recommend that you read the following articles in order to know what to contend with:
In the vast majority of cases, depression is treated. Despite the fact that the Editorial Board recommends that if you suspect that you have depression, you should immediately consult a doctor, we will designate some ways out of depression that you can use yourself, but in combination with therapy.
How to fight?
There are some simple rules to remember when treating depression:
- Record the fact that depression is a disease. It's not you. Not your identity, not your destiny. Imagine that the flu was caught, but not the body, but the soul. Your soul hurts. And today, medicine recognizes diseases that are not cases of clinical psychiatry, but are not diagnosed by blood or MRI. Depression, at the beginning of its development - just such a disease
- Antidepressants, tranquilizers and other medications help. Do not avoid drugs, even if all diseases were treated with chamomile before. An unpleasant change is taking place or has already taken place in your brain. The exchange of important hormones for vital activity is destroyed and it is impossible to defeat this process by the power of thought. Your brain needs strength to get you out of depression! Help him
- The treatment will take time. A few months or years, it all depends on the stage of the disease
- After getting out of depression, you need to control your condition so that a relapse does not occur.
The listed rules are the foundation on which in the future you can place the “bricks” of certain actions. Our site has prepared detailed step by step instructions:
1. Create a safe battlefield!
For the treatment of depression you need not only time, but also space. The active phase of treating depression is characterized by mental instability and the extremely vulnerable position of others. If you have small children, there is a risk of creating a traumatic and toxic environment for them. It is better to take them out of action. It's not for long. As soon as you can control emotions and feelings again, everything will return without aggravating consequences.
2. Determine the cause of depression
The causes of depression are different. There are obvious, such as death or illness of relatives, and sometimes a long period of failures or financial difficulties leads to illness. It is important to determine the cause and then take action. Do not discount such players as a child injury or a life scenario. They can manifest at any time in life and significantly spoil it. We strongly recommends identifying the causes with a psychotherapist.
2. We start to grieve!
Depression arises where there is a cyclical experience. The brain has not fulfilled the memories and loses them again and again. To relive the feelings and emotions that caused depression - start to grieve and mourn this event. Griefing will start the processing process in the brain and the treatment of the disease will move from a dead center. But grieve in an organized way. It is desirable under the supervision of loved ones. Do not dive into suffering with your head. Come back to life, like an alarm clock and exhale!
3. We write a diary
One of the most effective experiences of feelings is the diary. Write all! Everything. It hurts and scary - write. Dreaming - write. Scream, sob, flush everything. You are poisoned, and only this way poison can escape. Write a diary regularly and there will be very noticeable changes in a positive way!
4. We live “five minutes”
In depression it is very difficult to carry out daily activities. No energy and tone. I don `t want. But there is a good way to connect with reality - to live "five minutes". Tell yourself: “I feel bad, yes. I have no strength right now. I am very sad. But in the next 5 minutes I will eat a sandwich / drink coffee / take a shower. ” Gathering strength into a fist in the next five minutes, you do one thing and do not think about anything else. 5 minutes and all. The frequency of such five minutes will vary, but starting with a couple per day, the number will increase. If you find it difficult to be in reality for 5 minutes, try starting with 2-3. But the rule is one - doing the intended business, you think only about the case.
5. We go for a walk!
Yes, for a walk! The air, the sun and calm walking soothe the body and soul. At least a little bit. If you are radical - you can temporarily move to the forest or go on vacation. But you need to walk! And not to be at home all the time.
6. Pinch of sports!
One bike ride per week or a badminton set. One run or yoga. Choose and practice. Sport helps with depression is not worse than antidepressants, as it helps the production of joy hormones. This is exactly what we need!
7. We communicate
How many can and only with those with whom it is pleasant. Educators, moralists, preachers of religion and morality - not the best company now. Looking for people who love you just like that. Warm and empathetic.
8. Sleep!
During sleep, all processes are restored, and since you are now at the reconstruction stage, sleep is very useful. If you have insomnia be sure to see a doctor and drink sleeping pills. One or two courses of sleeping pills will not spoil your future life, but it is unlikely to cure depression without sleep.
9. Let's spoil ourselves!
Do whatever you want. Eat what you want (but in moderation!). Indulge yourself in small things and on a daily basis. Gradually, you will again learn to desire and rejoice.
10. Love yourself!
Try to imagine yourself small, about 5-6 years old. Take yourself by the arm, hug, look into your children's eyes. Love this baby. Make him happy and take care of him. Do not speak badly of him or hurt him! After all, this child is you. Self-love in the treatment of depression is difficult to realize at the beginning, but in time everything will be fine.
The measures described are recommended as preventive. Do not delay the treatment of depression. As soon as you feel that you are falling into a depressive state and cannot cope with gloom and melander, visit a competent specialist who will help you to cope with the problem. Timely cured depression avoids the development of serious diseases.
