How to handle depression without medication
Not all types of depression must be treated with medication and psychotherapy, you may only have depression due to bad lifestyle and once you change this lifestyle you can return to your normal happy life.
1-stressful lifestyle
Waking up every morning with the feeling that you must carry a heavy thing can affect your mood from the beginning of the day.
This heavy thing could be a boring job or an annoying girlfriend that makes your life miserable and don’t even like her.
Getting rid of these stressful things can have a huge impact on your life and make it easier, so if you don’t like your job, quit it and find something you have passion about.
2-having a boring life
This one is the opposite of stressful life, but have the same effect on your mood.
When you have nothing to do and all your days are the same, you will be bored and depressed.
Trying new activities and Developing new skills can help you meet new people and feel better, so make some new goals each year and try to achieve them.
3-too much social media
Watching people posting pictures every day and speaking about their awesome life (they are just faking it), you will think that you have a shitty life.
Everyone has ups and downs in their life, but social media only show you the best moments in people’s life, so don’t be overwhelmed by their unrealistic life and try to make yours better.
4-surrounding yourself with negative people
If your friends only talk about their hard days and the bad things that happen every, you will automatically feel sad without even having any bad situation that day.
Surrounding yourself with positive people will elevate your mood and they will help you pass any daily issue with their support, so stick to these supportive people!!
5-having a bad sleeping habits
Sleeping too late and having too little of it can make your depression worse.
So, try to set a bedtime for yourself and take a long high quality 7-9 hours of sleep each night.
6-skipping workout
I know when you feel depressed, you are also lazy to do anything but Exercises release natural endorphins, which make you feel happy and optimistic, so it may have a good impact on depressed people.
You don’t have to do long training sessions, a simple walk a few times per week will get you the same benefits.
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7-eating junk food
if you only eat crappy foods that make you fat, you will always feel bad about yourself and ashamed of your body.
This feeling can make your life a living hell, so keep your diet clean and well-balanced to stay healthy and wear whatever you like.
At the end, I want to assure you that depression is a medical issue that can be treated if you stick to these lifestyle changes and your doctor’s instructions, so don’t lose hope, there is always shining days yet to come.
