How I Overcame Depression
Posted by Depressed - 13/06/10 at 09:06 amIt might sound strange but one of the best forms of stress relief and ways out of depression that I find helps me, is sleep. If I have had a restless night for whatever reason, such as my dog continually barking throughout the night or one of my children keeps waking up with nightmares, I always seem
to find that I am feeling quite low and down on the next day. My whole person is lacking in something - like an energy force has been removed from my body. I then start to worry about the smallest of things and about aspects of my life that may or may not happen in the future. This then affects my work and social life as I am basically feeling drained and not up for it, some would say that I am feeling quite lethargic.
Working at the external doors company does cause me a great deal of stress and anxiety - even leading to depression.
What I basically attempt to do is to sleep my way out of the depression. This may not of course work for everyone but when I wake back up I always feel a whole lot better and able to think more pro-actively about things.
Exercise also helps me to beat the depression.The feeling of pride and well being after completing my exercise routine is quite amazing and it certainly replaces those feelings of doom and gloom. It is as if my brain and body are rewarding me for my efforts.
I have even been to see Psychic Readers in the past in the hope that they could bring me some good news about my future prospects!
Finally I am a firm believer in travelling to new and interesting places with my family. These are normally for a long weekend and they enable me to focus on something away from the daily grind of normality. Just to get away from the big city where I live and to explore a new environment is always a good way for me to unwind and again helps my mind to focus on other things, such as my family and showing them a good time.
Author: Steve Hill is an SEO consultant from the UK who runs a number of websites.
