Summer is over now! Rainy and cloudy days accompany us. The joy and energy that summer gives are slowly disappearing. While spring brings nature to life and makes us feel more cheerful and lively, autumn reminds us that the bright and sunny days are behind us and the cold winter days. Early darkening and overcast weather causes malaise and unhappiness. This is why autumn is defined as the season of sadness.
The incidence of depression increases in these two seasonal cycles. The most common symptoms of depression in autumn include decreased sexual desire, distressed, helpless, joyless and angry moods, insomnia, waking up tired and exhausted, slowing down in behavior, and a feeling of regret about the past. Yellowing leaves and a hazy sky increase the distress within us. Since solar energy positively affects the brain structure, people are more likely to be depressed in the autumn months compared to other seasons, as solar energy decreases. Although the exact reason is not known, insufficient sunlight exposure causes disruption in the order of chemical substances in the brain, and this disruption causes depressive feelings.
There are undoubtedly moments when everyone experiences unhappiness. These often occur as a reaction to something not going well or to simple difficulties in daily life. Although these and similar feelings are unpleasant, they are temporary. Temporary sadness, sadness that everyone can feel due to disappointments, is different from depression. Depression is a long-term period in which a person is extremely depressed. However, depression may not be the only feeling experienced by everyone with depression. The patient may be very nervous. He may become increasingly restless and easily angered. He might be bored with everything. He no longer enjoys the activities he used to enjoy, or these activities no longer even interest him. “Is the glass half empty or half full?” The answer to the question is an important indicator of the possibility of experiencing depression.
Depression affects much more than a person's emotional state. Disrupts a person's sleep and eating habits may occur. The person begins to think negatively and more pessimistically. It lowers a person's sense of self-worth. Depression makes a person restless and indecisive. But the good thing about depression is that it is a curable disease. With appropriate treatment, a person can return to the life energy and joy he/she lost. There are undoubtedly many difficulties and obstacles in life. While coping with depression, there is a lot that can be done to face life's difficulties and get more pleasure from life.
People with autumn depression should make an effort to go out even if the weather is cloudy but they do not want to go out, and should eat regularly for their body. For example, consuming plenty of fruit and fruit juice, exercising regularly, taking frequent and short pleasant breaks to reduce reluctance at work, re-planning your social life and planning activities that you can enjoy, such as finding a hobby for yourself, participating in nature walks, enrolling in a photography course or starting cycling, etc. …It will help reduce depressive symptoms.
Depression is a disorder that creates feelings of burnout, worthlessness, hopelessness and helplessness. It should be known that these negative perspectives are a part of depression and do not fully reflect the real situation. These negative thoughts gradually begin to lose their power and importance for the person as the treatment takes effect. Do not expect that you will get rid of depression and come to your senses immediately. Help yourself as much as you can, don't shame or even blame yourself for not showing immediate improvement. Don't succumb to negative thinking. If you are experiencing seasonal depression, avoid very crowded environments and be with people from whom you can get positive energy. Eat light and juicy foods and consume herbal teas, especially mint tea, instead of caffeinated drinks. The risk of depression is higher, especially during pregnancy, due to changes in hormones.
People who are overly responsible, meticulous and tend to be easily blamed fall into depression more quickly. Listen to the great philosopher Buddha, who lived centuries ago. He says: “Light unto itself Be in your light, seek no shelter in anything or anyone; "Make the truth a light for yourself" Come on now...
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