How to Deal With Depression

**MaYa** · 14-11-2009, 08:55 PM

Depression is an unsound mental health condition that spares nobody. Depression can alter a persons actions and can easily be seen by the way he does the things he usually does. It can affect sleeping and eating habits, as well as how he thinks and deals with others. This mental condition is often behind a persons pessimism and sudden loss of self-assurance. A person afflicted by depression isolates himself from his social network.

Depression changes a persons social skills and makes it hard for him to relate with other people. The person will eventually develop pessimism and become short-tempered. His hopelessness will become visible by the way he interacts with other people. When this is already happening, one must know on how to deal with depression

Many people do not know how to deal with depression. It was perceived that depression is just a normal episode in our everyday life. Knowing how to deal with depression must always begin in figuring out the signs of depression. Various perceptible indications of depression are weight loss or gain, changes in the usual appetite, insomnia or excessive sleeping, low self-esteem, feeling of insignificance and desperation, loss of interest in the activities he is fond of doing,

a. Foster compassionate relationships. Love and support from the patients social circle is important in curing depression.

b. Do not abandon yourself. Take care of yourself by doing the things that you take pleasure in. Help yourself and do not just depend on others in helping you pull through from depression

d. Throw away Pessimism. The pessimism destroys all hopes left in a person and results to heavier depression. Instead of brooding in negativity, indulge yourself with positive energy.

Depression is not impossible to cure. The first step in how to deal with depression must always start with acceptance. Accept that you cannot do things by yourself and that there are things beyond your means. Do not lose hope, it is always the last thread that keeps man from succumbing to depression.

**Rhythm of Rain** · 14-11-2009, 09:08 PM

Thanks MaYa for the topic;depression is caused by imbalance of certain chemicals in our brain along with other factors you briefed above,thanks a million for you

**MA3N_R** · 14-11-2009, 09:32 PM

Do not abandon yourself. Take care of yourself by doing the things that you take pleasure in. Help yourself and do not just depend on others in helping you pull through from depression

Thank you Maya for the important subject

this is the first time i know that

thank you for your effort

My respect

**وردة الياسمين** · 15-11-2009, 10:23 PM

Throw away Pessimism. The pessimism destroys all hopes left in a person and results to heavier depression

very important and helpful subject

thank you maya