How to Fight Depression| 5 Natural Ways that Would Help

Are you feeling empty and have lost interest in the things once pleasurable? Do you have trouble concentrating or making daily life decisions? Have you started overeating or lost your appetite? Is the feeling of helplessness and hopelessness not going away? Are fatigue, insomnia, and crankiness stopping you from staying active in your daily routine? If the answer to all or most of the questions mentioned above is yes, then maybe you are suffering from clinical depression.

Note that there is no specific test to ‘diagnose’ depression. It is normal to feel sad or lonely on a loss, a nasty incident, or a fight with a loved one. But when these symptoms last longer than usual and don’t fade away with time, you need to be concerned.

This writing piece will help you follow natural ways to fight depression. They will help you overcome the feeling of emptiness that is stopping you from being relaxed. Keep reading!

Accept It

You are not alone! About 264 million people are suffering from depression globally. Not accepting to be depressed has neither helped anyone lessen it nor will it help you. It is Ok to suffer from depression. It is just an ailment like any other physical disease.

There is a lot that you can do on your own to fight back. Just look at your past life from birth till now. For sure, there were so many hard times from school to your workplace that you faced so fearlessly. Then why not this depression?

You need to accept it, fight it, and become a more robust version of yourself!

Fight Your Negative Thoughts

You have a conscious and subconscious mind. Your subconscious mind is not independent. It does what your conscious mind directs it to do. The most significant outcome of depression is negative thoughts. You start thinking yourself worthless, a failure, and useless. These repeating negative thoughts program your subconscious the same way. And ultimately, it worsens your depression.

It would be best if you reprogram your subconscious. Think logically. Every time your subconscious mind makes you feel worthless, ask yourself a question; is it so? Every time you feel useless, think of all your achievements.

In short, start planting the seeds of positive thoughts in the soil of your subconscious. It takes patience, time and practice. But the result will surprise you.!

Keep an Eye on Yourself

When suffering from depression, you would unintentionally want to keep sleeping all day long. Or maybe you would start overeating to ignore this state. You may not feel like exercising or bathing either. But you need to train yourself to get out of this frustrating situation.

Maintain your sleep patterns: Early to bed and an early rise may sound cliched, but it can do wonders for you.

Choose proper food to fight depression: Studies tell that eating food containing omega 3, fatty acids, and folic acid may help reduce depression.

Start Exercising: You may not want to do gym or yoga. You don’t need to. Just a walk by a roadside or a few steps on your terrace will start impacting you positively. And so you will get back to your routine exercise practice soon.

Talk to Someone

2018 national survey by Cigna in the U.S reported that 40% of participants accepted that they feel loneliness most of the time. Loneliness is one of the root causes of depression that eventually leads to suicide.

When depressed, talk to a loved one with whom you feel comfortable. Be they a friend, a sibling, or a parent. Talking to them will make you think they love you and care about you. And the feeling of worthlessness and loneliness will fade away.

What if you don’t feel like talking to anyone? No problem. Talk to yourself. Tell yourself how strong you have been all your life. Tell yourself that this depression phase is not your whole life. Merely a part, which shall pass soon like all the other phases.

Help Others

Yes! You read it right. You may think that How can I help someone else when I am suffering from an ailment myself. Believe it or not, it will magically help you. Assisting others in their sufferings will make you feel good. That feeling of worthlessness will go away.

Make it a practice to help at least one person daily. This help may be financial, physical, or emotional. Look around, and you will indeed find a person who needs help—may be as little as solving a homework question. Please help them. Keep helping. Because by doing so you will feel well very soon.

Bottom Line

‘Failure is not falling, it is not getting up again’ — Mary Pickford

Being depressed is Ok. But not trying to fight back is not Ok. The only person who can save You is ‘You.’ You will not get well in a day or two. Just like physical ailment needs time to recover, depression also does.

Keep practicing all the natural ways mentioned above. A, also visit your doctor if necessary. We would love to hear from you about how this article has helped you in the comments. If you want to add to this piece of writing, you are more than welcome.