Depression is like the dungeon of your mind, dark, gloomy, filled with cobwebs. It is a frightening place to be and it often seems that you cant find the way out by yourself. Anti-depressants may help, but they are not the complete solution, more often than not. What you want is to feel like your old self, to feel good again, to have that reason for living. Here are five steps you can take to get out of the dungeon of depression, naturally.
1. Take action. It sounds so simple, but it feels so difficult. But action is a tremendously powerful antidote for depression. Why? It gets you moving forward and thinking about the future. Too often sufferers of depression are caught in a cycle of thinking about the past. Action forces the mind to start thinking about the future which breaks you out of that depressive cycle of thinking. If the action you think of seems too daunting, break it into smaller steps. Just take that first step, and then the next...
2. Get good quality sleep. A hallmark of depression is a change in sleep patterns. You may be sleeping too much or too little. Either one will contribute to your depressive mood pattern. Set a schedule for sleep and stick with it. Adequate, quality sleep allows the body and mind to correctly repair and create chemicals that support a positive mood. Without quality sleep, even a person who does not suffer from depression will feel tired and moody.
3. Get good nutrition. Eat properly to keep your blood sugar balanced throughout the day. Take good nutritional supplements as there are a number of vitamin and mineral deficiencies that affect mood and can lead to depression. Men especially, make sure you are getting enough selenium.
4. Get more exercise. Study after study has shown that moving the body in intense, sustained exercise daily reduces depression. Why? Because intense, sustained exercise creates production of feel-good chemicals in the brain such as serotonin and beta-endorphins. Out of shape? Start where you are, and always check with your doctor before beginning an exercise routing.
5. Create the optimum brain state for healing depression by using brainwave entrainment recordings specifically designed to address depression, and for reaching deep meditative states. Brainwave entrainment recordings have been scientifically proven effective through decades of research, and using the right combination of protocols will train your brain to create the pattern of a non-depressed person, quickly, naturally, and without drugs. - 14130
1. Take action. It sounds so simple, but it feels so difficult. But action is a tremendously powerful antidote for depression. Why? It gets you moving forward and thinking about the future. Too often sufferers of depression are caught in a cycle of thinking about the past. Action forces the mind to start thinking about the future which breaks you out of that depressive cycle of thinking. If the action you think of seems too daunting, break it into smaller steps. Just take that first step, and then the next...
2. Get good quality sleep. A hallmark of depression is a change in sleep patterns. You may be sleeping too much or too little. Either one will contribute to your depressive mood pattern. Set a schedule for sleep and stick with it. Adequate, quality sleep allows the body and mind to correctly repair and create chemicals that support a positive mood. Without quality sleep, even a person who does not suffer from depression will feel tired and moody.
3. Get good nutrition. Eat properly to keep your blood sugar balanced throughout the day. Take good nutritional supplements as there are a number of vitamin and mineral deficiencies that affect mood and can lead to depression. Men especially, make sure you are getting enough selenium.
4. Get more exercise. Study after study has shown that moving the body in intense, sustained exercise daily reduces depression. Why? Because intense, sustained exercise creates production of feel-good chemicals in the brain such as serotonin and beta-endorphins. Out of shape? Start where you are, and always check with your doctor before beginning an exercise routing.
5. Create the optimum brain state for healing depression by using brainwave entrainment recordings specifically designed to address depression, and for reaching deep meditative states. Brainwave entrainment recordings have been scientifically proven effective through decades of research, and using the right combination of protocols will train your brain to create the pattern of a non-depressed person, quickly, naturally, and without drugs. - 14130
About the Author:
Cindy Locher, CHT, is an authority in mind-body medicine and the creator of the Modern Meditation Series of brainwave entrainment recordings for health. These recordings are designed to naturally address such issues as insomnia, ADHD, anxiety, depression and more. Learn more about brainwave entrainment for depression.
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