While war and poor economic conditions begin to affect people all
over the world, more and more people suffer with depression. The more we
focus on news events and the business climate, the more we are
depressed. Whatever the reason you feel is the cause of your depression,
the following five simple tips guarantee you reduce it significantly.
1. Do not read newspapers.
Newspapers
publish negative stories most of the time. Even in peaceful periods,
newspapers will find the worst in humanity and place negative stories on
display in order to promote sales and subscribers. Stories focused on
War, rebellion, death, destruction, doom and despair abound in the
newspapers.
You will not miss any news. Friends, family, and your
local air raid siren will keep you informed if your attention is needed.
Only pay attention to the things you can control in your life.
Stop reading the newspaper and reduce the negative input to your brain.
2. Turn off your television.
Watching
and listening about the horrible economy and the losses associated with
War will add to depression. In fact, you guarantee the feeling of
helplessness. Helplessness allows depression to nurture. If you really
need to watch or listen to these kinds of news stories, promise yourself
you will bury yourself in the documentaries that are sure to follow in
the next 5 or 10 years. A way you can eliminate most of the negative
input to your brain is by setting it aside for a date somewhere in the
future. I guarantee in the future, you will not find it very
interesting.
When visitors come to your home, make sure you turn
off your television and keep it off. News television broadcasters are
fighting for your guests' attention as they promote despair, war, death,
and destruction with many headline news interruptions. Those little
banners that run across the bottom of the screen achieve your attention
and they take hold of your consciousness. Television will diminish your
positive spirit.
3. Say good things about others
My Mother
always says, "if you can't say anything nice about others, don't say
anything at all." However, when you find yourself in a conversation and a
relative says, "Remember Uncle Phil?" " He was an alcoholic" Respond
with " yes, Uncle Phil was an alcoholic and he was the most charitable
person, I have ever met."
Connect your friend's negative statement
about Phil with a positive one. Set yourself up to find the positive in
anyone's statement and you will keep negative thoughts and depression
from overtaking your life.
Og Mandino, a great motivator once
said, "treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by
midnight." "Your life will never be the same again."
4. Get physical exercise
Adults
forget about exercise when suffering from depression. Make sure you are
exercising daily and sending more oxygen to your brain cells. The
result of exercise will improve your health as well as your attitude.
5. Breathe deep and relax.
Practice the following breathing exercise to relax your body and mind.
Breathe deeply and relax. For 2 or 3 minutes each hour, take a short mental vacation.
You
can engage in this exercise while you are standing in the checkout line
at the supermarket or when listening to others while talking on a
telephone. You can complete the exercise at home or at work.
Take
three deep breathes and relax. As you inhale, concentrate on calm and
peaceful thoughts. You may think about relaxing by a mountain, by the
ocean or comfortably in your favorite room at home.
As you exhale, concentrate on pushing any tension out of your lungs.
Focus on positive images in your life. Focus on laughter, love, excitement, and hope.
Keep
breathing in and out in this pattern until you feel better. If you
practice the exercise often, you will notice wonderful changes in your
outlook and in other aspects of your life.
Reduce your depression now! Enjoy your family, your friends, and your life.
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