''Your life is what your thoughts are. If you want to change the course of life, change your thoughts.''
W. Shakespeare
Depression; It is a serious disease in which the inability to enjoy life, functionality is impaired, and physiological needs (such as sleep, appetite, sexuality) are affected. It is a clinical condition in which negative emotions such as unhappiness, pessimism, and hopelessness are experienced and the person experiences introversion and weakness.
The distinction between major depression and depressed mood is important; As is often used in daily language, not all sadness actually means depression. Feeling sad and unhappy in the face of a distressing event is a human and natural emotion.
Every person may feel depressed at some point in their life and may experience a distressing situation similar to depression symptoms after a distressing event. In fact, the unhealthy situation of the person; It is forcing oneself to feel sad in the face of a saddening event and urgently trying to be happy.
Not being able to tolerate negative emotions becomes a problem in itself. Those who do not have the ability to experience this feeling in the slightest distressing situation or moment of unhappiness, or those who do not know what to do with this feeling, make great efforts to get rid of this feeling. Increasing use of hearsay antidepressants and searching for quick solutions become a necessity as a result of not being able to withstand these negative emotions.
He feels sadness, pessimism, helplessness, hopelessness; Lack of enjoyment, reluctance, and difficulty doing routine tasks that you previously enjoyed; If you notice changes in your sleep, appetite, sexual desire; If you experience these almost every day in the last 15 days, you should consult a specialist (psychiatrist / expert clinical psychologist).
Does Going on Vacation Cure Depression?
With the summer season The holiday season has started, and mostly holidays are a change that is good for everyone. Even planning a vacation to get away from the stress and workload in your life can be enough to motivate you. It is also good for a person to change his environment and discover new places when he is in a depressed mood. Because even if you force yourself to go on holiday Getting out helps you get out of your routine. Seeing different people and doing different activities, the change that starts behaviorally has a positive effect mentally. An activity that you thought would not make any difference or change anything at the beginning may make you enjoy it more than you expected because it provides physical movement. For this reason, when you are undecided whether to go or do something, vote for going and doing, that is, ensuring physical activity.
The fine line here is that you should not put your work and problems in your suitcase when you go on vacation!
You have gone far away from where you are, but even there you are still struggling with your work and problems that bother you, know that that holiday will not be a holiday that will be good for you! Going on vacation doesn't just mean getting away from the city or home you live in.
Having time to relax at home, watch a book or movie you've been wanting to read for a long time, and take care of the plants and flowers you grow on your balcony will make your days on holiday better.
Letting your depression take a vacation too; What comes or doesn't come with you is in the hands of your thoughts rather than the place or city you change.
Of course, it is not possible to get rid of depression or cure depression just by going on vacation. However, especially in cases of mild and moderate depression, or people who use the expression "I am depressed", which is frequently used in daily life, can make an effort to take a break from depression. Functionality continues in your life; If you are in a depressive mood where you can complete what you need to do by going to work and continue your routine household chores, but spiritually sadness, pessimism and hopelessness prevail; It is possible to feel better by changing your thoughts.
Leave it fallow…
If possible, keep your mobile phone, especially your work phone, off or turn on your private and business phones at certain hours. Be alone with yourself and get away from work, technology, and social networks for a while. Otherwise, you just have to change the city or place and travel with you in your mind. As you travel, you are not going on vacation; you are just changing your working environment and living space.
Do not aim to just lie down and rest during your vacation. Increased mobility in your life; Activities such as walking, swimming, pilates or getting a massage in the early hours of the day will reduce your physical tension.
Do not forget that; Physical activities and physical relaxation also bring mental relaxation.
TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF NOT ONLY PHYSICALLY but MENTALLY
-Don't Stay Stuck in the Past!
Constantly pointing out your mistakes and placing the harshest judgment on yourself are among the biggest obstacles to change. Living with the past, constantly criticizing yourself; It limits what you can do today. Save yourself from fruitless effort by constantly reviewing the past; Use your energy to shape your present and future.
-Get Rid of the Shackle of "What the World Will Say"!
Do not restrict yourself to fulfill your wishes. Don't determine your lifestyle or what you will do based on what people say; Because this is like a well with no end, no matter what you do or how you are, you cannot make others happy and stop them from talking. Let your wishes and needs be your priority; If it is right for you, it is your right. Protect your freedom to achieve what you want to do and be in your life for your happiness.
-Reduce Your Expectations, Increase Your Happiness!
The more you expect from life, from yourself and from people, the more you dream. Your disappointment and unhappiness will increase equally. Do not put yourself in a difficult situation by setting very high goals and responsibilities for yourself. It is important to strive and work on goals that match your potential and reality, and to accept that failure is one of the possibilities. Having emotional expectations from people and not receiving the response you expect can create unhappiness. You should also evaluate whether your expectations are at a level that the other person can meet. For example; Men think in detail and are as emotional as women It is not possible for them to express their thoughts and feelings; Women who insist on this expectation experience uneasiness, disappointment and intense unhappiness.
-See Good People More Often, Do Good Activities More Often!
Create your social support network with people you love and enjoy meeting. As you withdraw into your shell, people move away from you, and this will lead you to loneliness, regardless of whether it is a cause or an effect. Call the people you have been putting off calling for a long time and couldn't find the time. See delightful people in your life more often and share more moments with them. Plan the activities you enjoy and do them more often.
-Appreciate Yourself!
Discover your good qualities and strengths. Think about how you have overcome challenges before, notice what you have achieved and appreciate yourself. Praise yourself after a difficult but successful event in your daily life, gift yourself a heartfelt moment of celebration by doing an activity you love.
-Take Control of Your Life!
Even if you take a wrong turn, it will be much easier to accept and deal with it when you are behind the wheel. Let the decisions in your life, with your mistakes and rights, be yours, not those made or directed by others.
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