How To Fight Depression

Depression is a problem that affects millions of Americans each year, and many more people are not aware that they may be suffering from it. Fatigue, loss of interest in usual activities, malaise, problems eating and sleeping - these all characterize forms of depression.Here's some tips on how to fight depression:1. Recognize that depression may be what you're experiencing, and decide to deal with it instead of avoiding it; stay open to feedback from friends or loved ones about what they're seeing from you.2. Seek out the help of a trained professional.

Talk with your doctor, or seek out a psychiatrist or mental health nurse practitioner who can talk with you about a possible antidepressant medication. You may also benefit from talk therapy, or counseling, to deal with the underlying issues associated with your depression.3. Get active: engage in moderate physical exercise daily to reduce depressed feelings. This can be difficult when you feel fatigued or disinterested, but it helps.4. Get Vitamin D/get outdoors: vitamin D helps fight depression.5. Take Omega-3 fatty acids, either in liquid, capsule or food form (cold water fish).

Talk with a physician or a nutritionist about what's right for you.6. Get support from friends, family, people close to you.7. Journal your feelings regularly to see what may be the source of your depression, if there are events or people that trigger your depression.8. Ask yourself if there are things happening in your life that need attention, or if you are not getting any major needs met in your life at the time. Sometimes, situational depression can be a result of events that stoke depression.There is help from depression, and some of these tips may assist your recovery.
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