Depression and stress are common in life. Melancholy interferes with any activity. This is fraught with serious problems. There are several ways to cope with depression.
Instructions
Step 1
Pour out my soul
Depression can only be overcome by letting your feelings out. Speak out to a close friend about concerns. Support and understanding will be the foundation of your return to life.
Sometimes it's easier to tell a stranger and a stranger about yourself. You don't have to look for it on the street. See a psychologist to understand the root of your difficulties and melancholy.
Describe your condition in your personal journal. This will help you free yourself from oppressive thoughts. Later, you will re-read the notes and realize that everything is in the past.
Step 2
New hobby
Find an activity that gives you joy and peace. It can be anything: knitting, shooting, collecting. You can buy a subscription to a fitness club or pool. Sport helps to develop not only physical data. It can help you get out of depression.
Start running in the morning with a friend or girlfriend. Getting up early lifts your spirits much more than late ones.
Create a hobby for yourself on the Internet. Start a blog about an area where you feel like an expert and add to it daily.
Step 3
Dating
New people will distract you from sad thoughts. Go to a cafe or club where you can have fun and make acquaintances at the same time. Don't tell them about your depression. Imagine that this is a completely new stage in life, in which she has no place. During communication, you will not even notice how quickly the sadness is forgotten.
Step 4
Vacation
Take paid leave from work, even if you haven't planned it. Let it be a spontaneous decision. Buy a last minute tour and go on an adventure. Whether it's hot countries or historical Europe, you will get some relaxation for your mind. The question of how to cope with depression will disappear by itself when you see the beauty of the new world.
Step 5
Spending
Make purchases that have been put off for a long time. Treat yourself to new clothes, furniture, decor items. Do not think that it is expensive, you will save later. Your primary task is to get out of a protracted depression, and not to reduce debit to credit.
Step 6
Creation
Intense sadness can be positive if you are a creative person. Pour your depression into poetry, painting, song. The best works of the genius of art were created precisely during the period of melancholy.
If you've never written before, try starting with a simple rhyme. It has been proven that every second person can write a pretty decent poem. Take the risk of doing it.
