Experts divide depressive disorders into different categories: there are even nervous disorders depending on each season. However, the autumn depression differs from all types in its characteristics and methods of overcoming.
For many people, autumn is the time of harvesting, summing up the results of the work done, but for nature it is the time to prepare for rest. A person living in harmony with nature feels with all his heart the need for rest after a stormy summer. And if anxiety has settled in the soul for a long time and the person is not at ease? Here we can already talk about the autumn depression. Some put it in the words: "It seems to me that everything around is dying."
This may be due to the fact that there is less light and heat, because the sun's rays help the body produce various biologically active substances, including melatonin. Often, a lack of melatonin can lead to depression. Another possible cause is a lack of vitamin D, which is also produced by exposure to sunlight.
Psychological reasons are also possible: the summer is over, the carefree vacation is over, and everyone has to return to their desks, to the office or to their favorite institution. And if a person has unresolved tasks before the vacation, he seems to fall into a forgotten circle of problems, and he has stress. Emotional people may just get hung up on the fact that nature is withering and get upset about it.
- tension and fatigue
- lack of desires
- constant longing
- sleep disturbance
- impaired appetite (overeating or unwillingness to eat)
The recipes here are very different, because the degree of depth, symptoms and causes can differ, as well as the characters of people. The main recipe is to track your feelings and understand that you have such depression. Then you can prepare in advance for her arrival and try to cope with her. So, the ways to overcome the autumn depression:
- take a vacation not in the summer, but in the fall - early or late. This will help to shift the timing of depression and make it clear that autumn can be different - including the time of rest;
- you can plan a short fall trip south, leaving a few days off of your summer vacation. The waiting time for the trip will brighten the mood, and the trip itself will diversify the dull schedule;
- find a new hobby and go headlong into it, so that there is no time for sad thoughts, especially since there are a great many opportunities for this;
- workaholics can plan a lot of useful and interesting work for this time. By the way, it was work that more than once saved people from various nervous disorders, because they simply forgot about them;
- observe the mode of work and rest, not overwork, please yourself with your favorite things. It is so simple, but for some reason little used;
- try to quickly "clean up" the accumulated problems, avoiding irreversible consequences;
- avoid conflict situations (just do not give yourself the opportunity to get into conflict, "keep your face");
- spend more time outdoors;
- help the body with proper nutrition: eat fatty fish, you can take vitamin D, as well as more vegetables and fruits, nuts and chocolate;
- if the problem is serious, take antidepressants to increase your melatonin levels.
- consult a psychologist - he will help you find the root of the problem. And perhaps the depression will never return. Probably, this item can even be put first;
- Tune in to the positive every day: Laughter interferes with the production of the hormones adrenaline and cortisol, which lead to stress. Positive people, favorite movies and favorite activities will help here.
There are deeper things that can also be thought about by a person prone to all kinds of nervous disorders. If you have a big and important life goal, then no stress will even come close. Maybe you should think about it? Then the autumn depression will seem so insignificant and shallow that it will evaporate instantly.
