In recent years, with the rapid increase in the pace of life and life pressure, there are more and more people suffering from depression in different degrees and industries, and every year there are many people who are unable to live and work normally because of depression. Whether society recognizes it or not, depression has become a worldwide, contemporary and social problem that cannot be bypassed.
So, watching a case of vivid lives fading away and shocking tragedies staged one after another, we can’t help but ask, what exactly is depression, and how exactly does depression push people to the point of no return? Is there no solution to depression or even death? How can people who are already suffering from depression regain their smiles and avoid tragedies?
What is depression?
Depression is a common mental illness, mainly characterized by low mood, reduced interest, pessimism, slow thinking, lack of initiative, self-blame, poor diet and sleep, fear of suffering from various diseases, feeling unwell in many parts of the body, and in severe cases, suicidal thoughts and behaviors. According to the World Health Organization, depression has become the fourth most common disease in the world, and is expected to become the second most common disease worldwide after coronary heart disease by 2020.
Although the causes and pathogenesis of depression are still inconclusive worldwide, relevant research studies with large samples show that the closer the blood relationship with the affected person, the higher the chance of the disease, so genetic factors have a certain influence on the formation of depression; secondly, physiological changes may also be the cause of depression; last but not least, the most important influence is the influence of psycho-social factors, the sudden life Major events in life or long-term negative events can cause patients to be in a state of prolonged depression, which can lead to the development of depression.
The psychological community has strict measurement indicators for the diagnosis of depression, and after professional diagnosis, patients diagnosed with depression are more important than seeking professional support and choosing a suitable treatment plan for themselves. In fact, whether it is medication or psychotherapy, as long as the right treatment method is chosen, coupled with the patient’s self-treatment, depression patients are not the only way to die. Many depression patients describe themselves as suffering from the disease, but as long as they firmly believe that they have a hope to be cured and cooperate with active treatment methods, depression is entirely possible to be cured.
While actively cooperating with doctors for professional treatment, depressed patients can also start from the following aspects to use their own strength to resist the erosion of depression.
1.Confront their condition, accept the current situation, allow themselves to have a very bad state, and retain a strong desire to live.
2.Eat regular meals even though you have no appetite, so as to avoid malnutrition, and usually eat more vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables.
3.Select the sports you are interested in, arrange a good exercise time every day, adhere to the exercise, if necessary, you can ask your family and friends to supervise.
4, insist on expressing their feelings and emotions, whether to family and friends, or take writing, drawing or doodling and other ways.
5, depression when it comes to face it, try to talk to their own inner dialogue, and learn to live with bad emotions peacefully.
6.Participate in activities and socialize with people, which can avoid ruminations when you are alone on the one hand, and increase the chance to know the world on the other.
7.Find a faith that suits you, the necessary rituals will make you feel not so helpless.
8.Spend a little time every day to discover the beauty from the little things in life, record the beauty.
9.Cultivate your hobbies, set aside special time to practice, and during this time, focus on just one thing.
10.Avoid making major decisions when you are in a bad mood, so as not to make the wrong decisions that can lead to increased depression.
11.Try to serve, help others, and get good experiences from others’ lives to motivate yourself.
12.When suicidal thoughts appear, immediately communicate with other people to avoid making actions that hurt yourself.
13.When conquering bad thoughts, reward yourself appropriately.
14, with an ideal partner to know and love, because a good intimate relationship also helps to get out of depression.
15, do not blame themselves, do not have to ask for perfection in everything, sometimes there are flaws is also a kind of beauty.
16, under the guidance of professionals to practice meditation, meditation can effectively reduce tension, anxiety, depression and other emotions. Regular meditation training will enhance awareness.
For mild depressive moods, the above self-help methods are very effective. For moderate to moderate depression, while cooperating with the treatment, take these small methods and try to apply them in your usual work life, try to give yourself something to do, choose solutions from the above methods when you encounter problems, put your mind at ease, do not rush, learn to enjoy life and accept the existence of depression, even if it is not cured in a short time, learn to accept it because, even though depression is not completely Although depression is not completely cured, as long as it does not affect the basic social life and does not burden the family, friends and society and thus cause more harm, it is already a blessing for depressed people. It is believed that through professional treatment and their own efforts, depressed patients can gradually get rid of depression and live a normal, healthy and natural life.
In general, office workers, white-collar workers and other employees with high work pressure do not need to be nervous when they find themselves in a depressed mood, and they should find a suitable method to release their pressure and regulate their emotions reasonably in time, so they do not need to worry about depression coming to them.