Have We Fallen Prey to Depression? How To Combat It?
Posted: Friday, July 15, 2011
by Chiradeep
e-Counseling
Have you ever felt depressed, sad, downcast? It’s very normal to feel that way in this world today. The competition is high. Rat race has been the most important race today. The rate of failures has also been increased because of the competition. Expectations are always sky high. Cheating has become the ethics of business. So depression and painful situations are inevitable. But we just can’t keep quiet and on the other hand retaliation has no meaning in itself. Yes! We need to combat it ourselves, from within and from our surroundings.
Before thinking about combating depression let’s consider how could we know that we are going through depression? Let’s find out the signs and symptoms of it, which are as follows:
1) Signs of Insomnia or sleeping problems
2) Frequent crying spells
3) Loss of appetite
4) Persistent feelings of sadness or bad mood
5) Losing enthusiasm to do anything
6) Fatigue without any physical causes
7) Disbelieving attitude
8) Persistent negative views about everything
9) Feeling lonely even among the known crowd
The above signs and symptoms confirm that we are going through depression. If all these symptoms persist for a period of two or three months then we should immediately be ready to combat it otherwise we might impair our mental abilities and land up in a hospital. How can we avoid it? We should always remember that the problems we face are all because of us only. We cannot change the outside world to live peacefully instead we need to change ourselves to live peacefully. So let’s see the 7 simple remedies as follows:
7 Remedies to Combat Depression
1. Contentment: This is one of the greatest characters in a human being. Contentment can take away all pains in life. Discontentment gives us pain and makes us sad. We seriously need to be content in everything in life to be happy and out of depressive conditions.
The Bible says in Heb. 13:5, “keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you’.”
2. Accept Everything: There are times we face situations we don’t like at all or things that we get which we don’t like to receive. And that gives us pain and suffering. But what can we do in those circumstances? Feel depressed, angry or sad? Will that help us anyway? Let’s just accept whatever comes in our way which we can’t change it anyway.
3. Service to Others: Serving others and partaking in others sufferings relieve us considerably. It helps us to forget our own sorrow. It diverts our attention from our suffering to others. Let’s try to look outside and see the pain and struggles in the world and let’s help others out and get rid of our states of depression.
4. Forgiving Attitude: This is a golden attitude. We always need to forgive and forget everything to live in peace and have a peace of mind. Forgiveness makes our hearts and minds to calm down and that helps us to relieve from pain. It’s not just a religious terminology but an amazing medicine prescribed by the psychologists too.
5. Treating Others Good: We should always remember one thing that we will get back what we give. That’s the rule of this world. If we want to be treated well by others then we need to treat others right.
The Bible also says in Matt 7:12, "so in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."
6. Leave Unnecessary Worry: We worry about things which we don’t have control on. A survey says, more than 90% of our worries are beyond our control. So why to worry when we cant do anything about it? Those are all unnecessary worries and we need to leave that at once to be worry free.
7. Rely on the Greatest Strength: Prayer to God who is always in control is relieving. When we pray to God, He can change our situations or give us enough strength to combat it. Let’s try it too.
The Bible says, "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1Peter 5:7
There may be many more points which we should remember to get rid of our sorrows but the above 7 points are very important and helpful. The change within us will change the world and make us feel happy and depression free. This is a fact. Let’s test and see ourselves.
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Top-level comments on this article: (5 total)Some good advice here Chiradeep. Good article.Thanks Brianna...I appreciate your reading and commenting...
Hi Chiradeep, well written wake-up call. Thanks for writing. I personally agree with this article.
Thanks a lot Hilda for reading, agreeing & commenting...
I really appreciate...
Regards-
I have never had much problems with depression other than situational depression not lasting longer than the troubling situation. However, your advice is a little different than most advice and I find it to be more realistic than most I have read. I'll be sure to use your advice when needed.
Hey, you're pretty smart!
SteveThanks Steve Sir, for that sweet and kind comment...I am privileged to receive comments from the big guns like you and on in SW.
I have always tried to share from my own experiences and thats why it seemed real and practical.
Thanks for reading and commenting...
ChiradeepI am far from a big gun but thanks for saying that. Yes, your stories are real--they show that.
I'll continue to read your stuff and pass it on too
Positive article. I am dealing with depression. Thanks.Hi Krista! Depression is very common but never allow it on yourself more than a week.
Thanks for reading and commenting...
Chiradeep
Hey there...
Good Advice..but what if you are doing the 7 remedies everyday and still that constant demon that is depression still lingers, still constantly there? Then what?
Thank you!
TaylorHey there sis! check out for the answer to your question in my recent article, "If the Depression Lingers Further?"
Ask if you have more questions under that article...
Thanks for reading & commenting...
Regards,
Your bro.
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