How to reduce stress and prevent depression?

It’s so difficult to describe depression to someone who’s never been there, because it’s not sadness. I know sadness. Sadness is to cry and to feel. But it’s that cold absence of feeling — that really hollowed-out feeling.”

J.K. Rowling

Depression can affect the quality of life and satisfaction of the people living with depression and life alteration. It’s also a fairly common condition. Every year, approximately 15 million Americans are affected by anxiety and depression, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Even if you’ve had a previous episode of depression, it may be possible to prevent it in some cases. To prevent or avoid depression, you can implement a variety of lifestyle changes and stress management techniques. Certain triggers can cause us to go through depressive episodes. While everyone’s triggers are different, these are some of the best techniques for preventing or avoiding depression relapse.

If you don’t make time for exercise, you’ll probably have to make time for illness.”

Robin Sharma

First, we should regularly exercise. Regular exercise is one of the best things for your mental health you can do. According to the Mayo Clinic, exercise can be used in several key ways to treat and prevent depression because it has many benefits such as it increases the temperature of your body, which can calm the central nervous system, it releases products that can boost mood, such as endorphins and it reduces chemicals that can exacerbate depression in the immune system.

Every kind of physical practice can contribute to the treatment of depression, but exercise regularly is best. Join a sports team or a study (such as yoga or kickboxing), where you are active as well as part of a community. Instead of the lift, take the stairs. Make it a habit and this is the best way to maintain the fitness level that prevents depression most effectively.

If any of the great avatars – Buddha, Jesus, Krishna, Mohammed – were present in human form on this planet today, what would they be doing? I doubt they would be posting selfies

Anthon St. Maarten

Next, reducing the time spending on social media. Research has shown that Trusted Source can cause or contribute to depression and low self esteem through increased use of the social media. Social media can be addictive and it is important to keep in touch with family, friends and even coworkers. This is how we plan to invite and share big news. Limiting time in social media can help prevent depression.

You can do this by removing some social applications from your phone using web blocking extensions which allow you to use specific sites only for a predetermined time and only to social media to prevent depression and by avoiding logging on a few occasions a day. For example, I feel more peaceful and relaxing when I am away from social media which will make us to compare our lives with others.

My mother used to tell me that when push comes to shove, you always know who to turn to. That being a family isn’t a social construct but an instinct.

Jodi Picoult

Thirdly, establish strong links with trustworthy close circles. It is important for our mental health to have a strong support and active social life. Research has shown that trustworthy sources can protect them from depression by even “sufficient” social support.

Make sure you connect with your friends and family regularly, even though your lives are busy. You can all help to build new relationships by attending social events and by finding new hobbies to meet new people. When u limit your social circle and surround yourself  with those who will lift up you in life, your self esteem and confidence  will boost . These will lead u to a successful  pathway.

When people have no choice, life is almost unbearable … But as the number of choices keeps growing, negative aspects of having a multitude of options begin to appear … the negatives escalate until we become overloaded. At this point, choice no longer liberates, but debilitates.

Barry Schwartz in Paradox of Choices

Next, Make daily choices minimized. Have you ever entered a theme park and been overwhelmed by the first thing you want to do? Researchers believe that too many options can actually lead to major stress, which can lead to depression. The author of the book “The Paradox of Choice,” the psychologist Barry Schwartz describes research that shows that those who seek the best option — “maximisers,” face greater depression rates when faced with too many choices. All of us have a lot of options in our lives. What should we wear for breakfast, and should we buy yogurt, cheese, bagels, English muffins, or sausage? The stress of making the right or wrong decision has been linked to depression. Simplify stuff if making decisions stresses you out.

Learn to make decisions more efficiently, will the number of decisions you’ll have to make during the week, schedule your clothes, and have your meals prepared and ready to go, for example.

“Early to rise, early to bed, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and dead.”

James Thurber, American Cartoonist

“When the going gets tough, the tough take a nap.”

Tom Hodgkinson, British Writer

Furthermore, get plenty of rest is the key. Both mental and physical wellbeing require enough high-quality sleep. According to the National Sleep Foundation, people who suffer from insomnia are ten times more likely to experience depression than those who sleep well. You can’t look at any screens for two hours before bed (including your phone!) if you want to sleep better. Aside from that, meditate before going to bed, sleep on a supportive mattress, and avoid caffeine after 12 p.m. Sleep will help people with their issues, and a good night’s sleep can make you feel better. Deep slumber provides u deep solution when u wake up the next morning.

“If you don’t build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs.”

Dhirubhai Ambani, founder, Reliance Industries

Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.” – Richard Branson

Last but not least, stress and depression can be overcome by engaging yourself in a business field. These will give you courage to succeed in life and avoid all the negativities that brings u down. From my perceptive, I would say business lifestyle will give you an extraordinary exposure where you will get to meet new people and this will make you come out of the small minded which lead to depression. You will get witness how successful people are living in this world with beautiful goals and dreams . Therefore, find a right business opportunity and start commencing it.

To sum up the point, business opportunities will give you great turning point in your life which will change the way you speak, the way you think and the way you see this world. From here, your social circle will be surrounded by only quality circle of people which is a sign that positivity is surrounded in form of people and you can feel the vibes.

Writer: Karthikaiyan

With Love,

Crazy Geek Team