HOW TO OVERCOME DEPRESSION

How To Overcome Depression

What is depression?

Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest and can interfere with your daily activities. 

Depression is a common mental disorder. Globally, it is estimated that 5% of adults  out of 100 suffer from the disorder. It is characterized by persistent sadness and depression is what lead to sucide.

Causes of Depression

There are many causes of Depression here we are going to talk about four major causes.

Personality. Some people and personalities are just more apt to experience depression. For example, people who tend to hold in worries and stress, have low self-esteem, are perfectionists, and are sensitive to criticism are naturally more likely to be depressed.

Medication, drugs, and alcohol. Many different medications can have the unfortunate side effect of depression. If you feel depressed after starting a new medicine or medication, you should research its side effects or talk to your doctor. There could be a better alternative they could give you. Additionally, recreational drugs and alcohol use can also cause or worsen depression. While they may initially feel like they help symptoms of depression, they will make you feel worse eventually.

Illness and health issues. Physical illnesses or injuries can have a significant impact on your mental health. Chronic health issues, long-term health issues, or physical health issues that drastically change your lifestyle can cause depression. Often, your doctors will understand this and may even offer mental health treatment as a part of your overall treatment. Issues connected to your brain, hormones, menstrual cycle or menopause, low blood sugar, or sleep problems can be very impactful. 

Family history. Though there are no specific genes that we can look at and trace to depression, if your family members have had depression, you are more likely also to experience depression. The jury is still out on whether or not this link is due to learned behavior or biology. 

Depression types include clinical depression, bipolar depression, dysthymia, seasonal affective disorder and others. 

This will interested you to learn about a man who overcame depression.

A 50-year old gentleman was suffering from deep depression and his wife booked an appointment with a counselor.

The wife said, "He is in severe depression, please see to it."

The counselor began his counseling by asking some personal things while the gentleman's wife sat outside.

The gentleman spoke, and it went this way; “I am too much worried. In fact, I am overwhelmed by worries - family issues, job pressure, friends, children's education, and job tension, mortgage loan, car loan, etc. I have lost interest in everything that I used to like. The world thinks of me as a cannon, they think I have everything, but I don't have as much stuff as even a cartridge. I am very depressed..”

Then the learned counselor asked him, "Which secondary school did you attend?" The gentleman told him the name of the school.

The counselor said, "I want to advise that you go to that school. When you get to the school,  locate your 'Class register’ if it is still there, look up the names of your peers and try to get information about their current well being. Write down all the information you get about them and meet me after a month!"

The gentleman went to his former school, found the register, and copied every name in it.

There were 120 names in all. He tried day and night throughout one month, but was barely able to collect information on about 75-80 of his classmates.

Surprise..!!!

20 of them were dead.

7 were widowed/widowers,

13 were divorced.

10 turned out to be drug addicts.

5 came out so poor that nobody could even connect with them.

6 turned out to be so rich that he couldn't believe it.

Some were cancerous, some were paralyzed, some were diabetic, asthmatic, heart disease patients.

A couple of them were in bed with injuries to the arm/leg or spinal cord.

The children of some have turned out to be insane, vagabonds, etc.

One was in jail.

One person after two divorces was seeking for a third marriage.

The counselor asked, "Now tell me how is your depression?"

The gentleman understood that he had no disease, he was not starving, his mind was perfect, he was not unlucky. He was lucky that his wife and children were very good and healthy. He was also healthy, he could afford three meals daily. His challenges paled in significance compared with that of others.

That gentleman realized that there's really a lot of sorrow in the world, and that he was very happy and lucky.

Leave the habit of peeping into other people’s plates (peoples fortune or misfortune), take the food on your plate with love. Don't compare your life with others. Everyone  is moving according to his or her destiny,  you are neither late nor early.

Ways to Overcome Depression.

This simple way can help you overcome depression

Learn something new. Most people hate being alone because they do not know what to do in their free time. ...

Avoid comparing yourself. ...

Take a break from social media. ...

Pamper yourself. ...

Stay active. ...

Spend some time with nature. ...

Acknowledge things you are grateful for,

And be grateful to your creator.

Which of the favours of your Lord will you deny?

In everything, good or bad, great or small, give THANKS.

GIVE GRATITUDE TO GOD ALMIGHTY ALWAYS, AND NEVER BE UNGRATEFUL