Depression takes many forms, but all of them are a horrible disease to live with. You lose interest in everything, your sleep patterns are all messed up and the same with your eating habits, you're horribly fatigued, and refuse to get out and do fun healthy activities! I've been there, I know! I've been down this road more times than I'd like to count but from that experience I can now write this article an ld lay out some key things to do when you start feeling like you're sinking into a dark depression.
First of all, if you know you're either already diagnosed with clinical depression or you are prone to mental illness you should be seeing a therapist on a regular basis. This really is huge; seeing a therapist on a consistent basis does so much for your inner self that is plagued with this disease. It also helps you notice the signs ahead of time and teaches you ways of not being so self defeating. So, if you haven't already signed up to see a therapist make an appointment, it will do no harm. And as hard as it is to get out and about sometimes, this needs to be made a priority. Seeing a psychiatrist is your next stop. This is where you will be evaluated to see if any medications would help, although I very highly suggest you take medication very carefully and only as prescribed. The stuff they give people now is very strong and can mess with your whole system very easily. As much of this you can do naturally the better.
Secondly, either find some self help books or do some reading online (I highly recommend Dr. Wayne Dyer) and take your own power back. Take control of what's in front of you and get educated about the disease. You can't get better until you understand what's going on with you. This will also help you find ways of dealing with it and making some peace with yourself so moving on is possible.
Lastly, try and keep yourself motivated. Now, this is the hardest for most. Keeping up with your appointments and doing any homework from your therapist are good signs that you're making progress. Keeping ourselves motivated is hard for all of us. Granted, it's much harder when you're depressed. But take a simple walk at night and make it a little routine. Start making little routines for yourself and really work at sticking with them. If you mess up, get up and clean the dust off and start over! Don't get down on yourself if you aren't up to what you "could be". Let who you are be okay. Let that be good enough.
Work on keeping your thoughts positive and you'll be alright!
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