For a country like Nigeria, it may be recording one of the worst ever in the case of suicide, that is if it has been recording suicide cases. This is not necessarily because of poor depression treatment, it is as a result of depression itself, followed by the inability to handle it well.
There is a claim that right now, depression causes more death than war on one hand, and natural disasters on another. It results in the death of over 50% of all those who die by suicide.
Don’t we all go through some kind of depression in our daily lives? While some experience it less often, some of us experience it almost always. The reason for depression is vast and what they can make you think are deep.
According to the World Health Organization, more than 300 million people of all ages suffer from depression. They also claim that it is the leading cause of disability worldwide. The good news though is that depression can be treated.
Here are our top 17 prescriptions which have been proven to work as depression treatment besides antidepressants.
1. Sleep
Once you are depressed, the hardest thing to do will be to sleep. The problem, however, is that little sleep can worsen the depression. On the other hand, some sleep should be able to help.
2. Laugh
Think of a very bad time you once had that was very funny and laugh at it. Don’t be scared to laugh at yourself, it will give you a lot of lift.
3. Meditation
Following some simple meditation tips can help you cure depression and handle its problems. Through meditation, you can eliminate stress and develop inner peace which is very important in handling the troubling waters of depression.
4. Avoid Sugar
Sugar is actually bitter for depression treatment. Avoid it at all cost. The link between sugar and depression is very strong.
5. Play or just look at a child
Many people may not know this, but the innocence of children is a special treatment for depression. Just take some time to play with them or even look at them, then allow yourself to appreciate them.
6. Talk
You may never know a load of good talking does to you. Once depressed, you should either try talking to someone very close to you or even a stranger. A lot should get better.
7. Pray
There is greater power in surrendering than in trying to hold onto the power you can’t control. Take some time to pray and in your prayers state that you are depressed. It should help.
8. Quit Painkillers
Even though painkillers have been able to help a lot of people get relief from pain after accidents and surgeries, they have shown to have different problems including addiction and gastrointestinal disorders. Recently, it has been found that they also lead to depression. This is mostly so if you have been using these drugs for a long time. Quitting will be great.
9. Walk in the Sun
How does this work? Great! It is possible to get some help from teh sun ray as it has been seen that the shortage of Vitamin D can cause depression. That is according to a study published by The Endocrine Society. Hence, getting their fair share of the sunlight, mostly in the morning should be able to help them a great deal. More than that, it has been said that it can also helped them reset their biological clocks which reduced insomnia, another factor tied to depression.
10. Don’t pull yourself away from people
It is very dangerous for you to isolate yourself from people when you are suffering from depression, as it has the tendency of making it get even worse. Since it is easy for depression to manipulate you, being socially isolated increases the chances of it throwing you off. Depression experts strongly emphasize on this, except when you need some meditation which is in itself very good.
11. Let some people go
Now this is very important for depression treatment to work, some people have to go in your life. You do not need negative and toxic people. In their place, ensure that you get very positive and encouraging people who would help you with positive thoughts. Negativity is another fuel on which the fire of depression burns, cut it off.
12. Less of social media
If i can describe social media as a bank of negativity and falsehood, i will. While you may easily get to think it is another way you can socialize, social media has been proven to be powerful in evoking negative emotions upon which depression can sprout or be increased. Social media can aid things like loneliness (actually), envy, spite, dejection, hate, and even stress and pressure which you can do off when trying to get rid of depression.
13. Eat right
The things you eat as a human are very important in many ways. To fight the fight of depression, you need to eat right and include Vitamin D food in your diet. Foods rich in amino acids, folate, iodine, iron, magnesium, omega-3 fatty acids, selenium, vitamin B complex and zinc, are also important in ending depression.
14. Do off with caffeine
While it can be addictive when used too much, caffeine can cause and increase anxiety which is not good for you. As such another simple depression treatment is doing off with things that are very high in caffeine most especially coffee.
15. Volunteer and don’t be idle
If you cannot be busy, try and volunteer in something that can help and things that you love. An idle mind is the devil’s workshop, and here, the devil may just be your depression. Get yourself occupied and your mind will be busy. In doing this, try as much as possible not to stress yourself off.
16. Therapy may not be bad
Help is important. We all need it. When it gets tough, getting professional help for depression is very important. Don’t leave it off your menu.
17. Be a fighter
I don’t mean boxing here. I mean never give up on fighting against it. Return every blow it throws by giving another blow and every punch with a punch. Keep trying the above you will definitely find some that would work effectively like magic.
Good Luck.
