Managing Depression

Feeling depressed?

Depression is a very real symptom that affects every single one of us at some point in our lives. There are many different reasons that people become depressed.

Perhaps your loved one just died, or you just broke up with a girlfriend/boyfriend, or maybe the Dallas Cowboys just lost.

Sometimes you don't even know why you feel depressed.

So how do you deal with this depression?

If you're feeling really down, the best way is to either take a long nap, or a long hot shower. The shower and the nap alone won't cure you, but it gives you time to THINK and discover what is keeping you down.

Sometimes it's a very insignificant thing, something that isn't readily noticeable. Or it could be a culmination of small things that add up to really get you down. Identify what it is.

This takes practice, but after a few times you'll be able to readily identify the problem.

For example, the last time I felt depressed was because I changed a habit. I slept in really really really late and felt like sludge for the entire day. And honestly it wasn't until the next day that I realized why I felt like gunk.


Fixing the Problems


Figuring out the problem is half the battle! (if it was part of the problem)

Once you identify the problem, FIX IT, if possible.... If it's an irreversible incident, then another method is needed.

It's been said that time will cure anything.

This isn't true.

If a loved one dies, no amount of time will make your feeling diminish. But you can change this feeling from sadness into happiness.

My dog died years ago. She had gotten cancer and was deteriorating slowly. She mostly stayed in her bed and slept all day constantly in pain. She was too weak to even want to eat. So it was decided to put her asleep.

I was devastated even though I could understand why it was necessary. Depression inevitable hit, and it hit hard...

In the present day I still think about her. But when I think about her it doesn't make me sad, it makes me happy. Remembering her face, her barking, her snuggling next to you; her particular quirks and her personality. It makes me smile now.

Making a depressing memory into an inner strength is the key.

How do you accomplish this? How do you climb out of the black hole of depression?

Happiness and depression define each other. Without knowing depression, you cannot appreciate happiness; this is the key to appreciating depression. And the deeper the depression the greater your appreciation.

To be completely honest I was slightly depressed when I started writing this, and now I feel great!

Write about your problems, it'll help. Get things off your chest. Write about anything you want to. Just let your fingers go....


Random words or wisdom,

"Indecision is the key to flexibility."