10
Depression-Blasters for Overcomers
By Patricia Wagner
Have
you ever fought a battle with depression? I've had my battles with mental
misery and it's no fun!
It's
incredibly difficult trying to succeed in your business or in building
relationships when depression has you cowering under its torrential rains of
gloom. When you're depressed it takes much of your energy just trying to
survive your inner battles with the blues. This can cause you to become
absentminded - thus sabotaging your ability to succeed in your career or in a
needed relationship.
That's
bad news! However, I've discovered a winning strategy to overcome the dark
storms of depression. This article offers 10 depression-blasters that can help
blow the clouds of gloom away.
Here's
my list of powerful anti-depression weapons:
1.
Turn your focus from yourself to others.
If
you're focused on yourself, the view is too small. It's the view that counts!
Are you near-sighted? Even if you don't feel like focusing on other people's
needs and how you can help them, do it anyway. You will be in for a surprise!
2.
Take care of your health.
Depression
can be aggravated by failure to take care of our basis health needs. Be sure to
get enough sleep, exercise and eat healthy foods.
3.
Simplify your life.
Trying
to keep up with others' standards of living can be very depressing. Instead of
trying to get more and more stuff, try simplifying your life. Henry Thoreau
wisely observed: "Our life is frittered away by detail... Simplify,
simplify."
4.
Say "goodbye" to destructive thoughts.
It's
been said that we are what we eat. It's also true that we become what we think.
Thomas Jefferson advised that "nothing can stop the man with the right
mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with
the wrong mental attitude."
5.
Learn the art of true friendship.
Thomas
Jefferson also believed that "Friendship is precious, not only in the
shade, but in the sunshine of life."
6.
Repair Your Bridges.
Where
possible make things right. Tell those you've wronged that you are sorry and
ask for forgiveness.
7.
Seek medical advice if needed.
Depression
can be increased by conditions such as low levels of thyroxin and hormonal
changes.
8.
Forgive.
Don't
hold grudges. Unforgiveness destroys the unforgiving
person. It never helped anyone.
9.
Be thankful.
If
anyone had a reason not to be thankful it was Helen Keller. At nineteen months
of age she lost her sight and hearing as a result of an illness. But this was
her attitude toward her handicaps: "I thank God for my handicaps, for
through them, I have found myself, my work and my God." In spite of her
severe limitations, she become an author and traveled over the world as a
spokeswoman on behalf of the disabled.
10.
Use the owner's manual.
The
Bible is the owner's manual for mankind. For example, in the book of Proverbs
you'll find a goldmine of inspired advice on how to succeed in life and
business written by one of the wisest and richest men who ever lived - King
Solomon.
Are
you living under gloomy skies of mental misery? When dark clouds of depression
come into your life, blow them away with these 10 powerful depression-blasters.
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About
The Author Patricia
Wagner offers informative tips and a free newsletter to help you live a more
energetic lifestyle. Check out
http://www.a-to-z-wellness.com. She is also an artist and you
can view her original paintings at
http://www.artbywagner.com. |
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