Six Secrets to Avoid Depression

Depression has a huge effect on a person’s life and it should be taken seriously.  Sometimes, other people would judge a depressed person by saying that they are just overly dramatic or that they are just pretending so that they will get attention.

However, depression is a real deal that can turn a person’s life around and can turn the usual cheerful and enthusiastic person into a detached and anti-social individual who doesn’t have a thirst for life. Depression is caused by several factors that can definitely be avoided. So instead of finding ways how to cure depression, we are sharing here six secrets to avoid it. Yes, we believe that prevention is definitely better than cure.

Stay Healthy

Staying healthy has definitely a lot of perks and one of it is helping you prevent the feeling of unhappiness, hopelessness and sorrow.  You have to remember too that your body is a temple and that you have to take care of it.  Besides, this will be the only body that you will be living in and you owe it to stay healthy as much as you can.  Also, a healthy disposition allows a person to have an optimistic outlook in life. Here are some tips that you can follow in order to stay healthy:

Eat Right

This doesn’t have to be very drastic. You can simply avoid the fatty foods and opt for healthier alternatives such as vegetables and tofu.  Instead of drinking soda during your lunch, just stick with water.  Sodas are known to contain an insane amount of sugar that will lift up your spirits temporarily but its effect will wear off after a couple of hours.  What you eat will have a direct effect on how you feel.  That’s why it is important to eat the right food.

Get Enough Sleep

Sleeping is one of the best and free ways that our body rejuvenates itself.  While we sleep, our body naturally repairs every cell in our body. This will, in turn, help us stay in a positive mindset since you will usually feel refreshed and recharged after an awesome sleep.

Exercise

It is recommended to exercise at least 15 to 30 minutes a day just to get our blood pumping.  Exercising helps our blood circulation and also helps us get great skin. Nothing beats the feeling you get after exercising.

Find Hobbies You Enjoy

Looking for things to do that you truly enjoy can also help you avoid depression.  Hobbies such as engaging in sports, crafting, blogging, and travelling can give you something to focus on.  Instead of feeling depressed or dispirited, you can divert you energy in your hobbies.

Change Your Mindset

Feeling depressed usually involves the mental state of a person and this can usually be avoided just by changing the way they see the world.  Here are some tips on how to change your mindset:

Think Positively

We bet that you hear this a lot. Think positive! Think positive! Think positive! Cliché as this may be, this tip can really make a huge difference in your life.  It will change the way you see things and your perspective in life.  Instead of looking at your failure negatively, take it as a learning experience.

Set Goals

Having a list of goals that you have set yourself and accomplishing them one by one will give you a sense of accomplishment.

Give Yourself a Pep Talk

Here’s a secret that really successful people do: they talk to themselves every morning.  Yes, you’ve heard that right! Every morning when they wake up, they look at themselves in the mirror and say “You are great individual! You are going to do great today”.  Just like them, give yourself a pep talk to boost your spirits. You have probably criticized yourself long enough. It is now time to appreciate the wonderful being that you are.

Accept Your Emotions

People are usually used to keeping their emotions to themselves.  They also go to a stage of denial when they encounter something that brings them so much pain. However, denying and fighting your emotions is not right.  It is important that you acknowledge your emotions and accept that they existing.  This is the only way that you will be deal with it.

Overcome Your Fears

Fears and Phobia can sometimes rule the life of a person who has it.  A person with a fear of heights might never be able to enjoy flying.  A person who has a fear of abandonment might never be able to stay start a romantic relationship.  Some phobias might even be too extreme that you will need a counsellor just to help you overcome it. Everyone has some skeletons in their closets.  However, drowning in this fear can be one of the factors that will contribute to your depression.

Say No!

Are you a pleaser? If yes, then you know that it is very hard for you stay say no.  But, for your own sake, please say no!  Say no without feeling guilty about it. You don’t have to say yes to everything that you are asked for.  You don’t have to say yes if someone asks you to help them fix their car or if someone asks you to do a report. Saying yes all the time will make you tend to over-commit and stress yourself out. You wouldn’t want to spread yourself too thinly.