Treating depression

Depression makes you feel helpless. And in combination with medication and therapy, there is a lot you can do to fight it off. It could involve changing your lifestyle, behavior and a host of others.  

With these natural remedies below, you can treat depression by yourself:

Stick to a routine

When you are depressed, it is important to get in a routine. Depression can take away your life’s structure and to prevent this, you need to set a schedule you can follow. This will help you get your life on track.

Set goals and work towards them

The feeling that comes with depression is the inability to accomplish anything. This is what makes people feel bad about themselves.

To combat this, it is essential to set daily, weekly, monthly and yearly goals for yourself. It is best to start with daily goals because little goals and wins build up to bigger ones.

As you start feeling better, you can make your goals more challenging and you can step-up to weekly goals.

Exercise regularly

Just like anxiety, exercising is essential for treating depression. When you exercise, the hormones, endorphins are released which makes you feel good. Hence, when this hormone is released regularly, you will always feel good about yourself and depression reduces.

You can set a schedule for this where you exercise few times a week. What matters is your consistency.  

Eat healthy diets

As subtle and insignificant it might seem, your diet has a big role to play in treating depression. There are some foods that helps you ease depression. You can opt for foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids and folic acids. You can also speak to your dietician to help you plan a healthy diet.

Sleep well

Depression can make sleep difficult for you, and when you don’t get enough rest, depression can be chronic. Hence, make good attempts to put all distractions away before you sleep. You can turn on your favorite music and put your computer and phone far from you.