5 Effective Ways To Cope Up With Depression

Most people in treatment for depression, about two-thirds according to the research, do achieve significant symptom relief, whether this is through medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of both.

Based on personal clinical experience, depression resulting from defined environmental or situational events or stressors (such as a job loss or a breakup with a significant other) can be resolved more quickly and permanently than a depression that has a more insidious and less discernible onset.

* Seek Professional Help

If you are experiencing symptoms of depression (as outlined above), seek help from a qualified mental health professional (psychiatrist, psychologist, mental health counselor, clinical social worker, etc.). You can also talk to your primary care physician, who can likely refer you to a mental health professional.

* Don’t Give Up

If you are in treatment and feel that you have not gotten better, don’t give up! It may take a while for your treatment to show results. Also, with so many effective treatments for depression, there is very likely going to be one or a combination of treatments that will work for you.

* Actively Participate with Your Therapist

If you are in therapy, be an active participant and collaborate with your therapist in your treatment. Create treatment goals that are important to you and that you really want to work on and achieve.

* Watch Your Thinking

Thoughts are very powerful, and through our thoughts we can be happy or miserable. Buddha taught that it is our mind and our thoughts that create the world we live in. This is echoed by other spiritualities, philosophies, and even quantum physics. Many therapies are effective because they help you gain power over your thinking, which can change feelings, lead to action, and help you create the life you want to live.

* Change How You See the World

Many terrible things happen to us and around us every day. You can easily become depressed if you sit around and dwell on these things and think that the world is a horrible place and is only getting worse. Instead of seeing things through such a negative filter, create a positive filter.