Coping With Depression
Often a person who's suffering from depression will feel
disconnected from society and reality. It can cause isolation
and can also pull them away from friends, family, work and can
lead to loneliness.
However there are a few things depression suffers can do to
lighten things up and hopefully bring them out or prevent them
from feeling isolated.
* Have a friend that you can talk to regularly during the week.
Just someone to talk to when you need to
* Go out at least once a week with a friend so to be with
someone and you don't have to talk about your problems, the
company is what you need
* Often when going through depression you want to be alone and
forget about the rest of the world. Try to restrict yourself to
this. You can do this by having a friend you can talk to and go
out with
* Keep your mind occupied and busy thinking of other things. You
can do this by playing cross word puzzles, spatial puzzles and
problem solving quizzes.
* Drawing and painting can relaxes you and keep you mind of
depression
* Learn to play an instrument
* Read a book or listen to music often to keep you from isolation
Depression affects around 10% of people throughout the world and
is often overcome or made serve depending on the situation. Most
people who suffer from depression can get some form of
treatment. However diagnosing what form of depression a person
has is often a challenge. For example Bipolar Depression is
often mixed up with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder).
Coping with depression is hard especially if you're dealing with
it by yourself. If you suffer from depression or you know
someone suffering from it, try to follow some of the above
pointers and keep your self occupied or keep someone company.
Some times depression is a phase and can often pass over without
much mental scars.
If you suffer from depression but feel uncomfortable speaking
with a therapist the alternative solution is to do some research
over the internet to find some soft of advice. You can always
find articles and ebooks that talk about coping with depression
and they usually work. So as a piece of advice the internet can
do wonders if you know how to use it.
In conclusion to beat depression and feeling isolated you'll
have to work hard at it. It's not simple but challenging. It
will help if you have a friend that understand your situation
and is willing to talk to you and put up with your mood swings.
It often helps if you keep you mind and life occupied with other
activities like the ones listed above.