How to cope with Depression and Anxiety?

Do you sometimes feel sad or have the blues? This is quite normal and a part of our everyday living. It's also normal to feel depressed after a loved one dies or after a serious illness diagnosis. We may cry, have trouble sleeping or lose our appetite, but what's not normal is to feel this way for long periods of time. Depression is a mood disorder that effects how you feel and think and how you manage daily activities. You can experience depression at any time in your life. Major depression can effect more than your mood; for example, you might be sleeping a lot or not sleeping enough. You could lose weight or gain weight and generally lose interest in your life. You may even have thoughts about your own death. Sometimes depression happens when a person has other serious conditions like cancer, heart disease or PTSD. Also a person may be abusing drugs or alcohol or withdrawing from them and could also be suffering from depression.

  

Why depression is difficult to diagnose?

 Depression can be difficult to diagnose, especially when a person has a tough time talking about their feelings. It can be a sensitive topic to bring up with a healthcare provider. However sometimes a spouse or partner will mention their loved one is having trouble sleeping and is grouchy all the time. With these symptoms there's often a problem with depression going on too. Some other signs and symptoms of depression may include feeling anxious or having an empty mood that won't go away, feeling hopeless or worthless, losing interest in hobbies or activities you once enjoyed, feeling aches or pains that don't have a clear cause even after they've been treated. The good news is that depression can be treated successfully so you can return to feeling more like yourself.

Treatment of Depression and Anxiety may include medication and psychotherapy:

 

 If you are diagnosed with Depression or Anxiety disorder. Your treatment may include medication and psychotherapy, which is also called cognitive behavior therapy or a combination of both. Psychotherapy helps by teaching you new ways of thinking and behaving and changing habits that can add to your depression and anxiety. People usually do best when they receive both kinds of treatment. Gradually with proper treatment you'll start to feel better, during this time continue to do things you enjoy but go easy on yourself. Be active and be with other people, get good rest, eat at regular times, ask for help from your family, friends and your healthcare team. Put off making any major life decisions until you feel better. Remember don't use alcohol or drugs that are not prescribed to you because they can make your depression worse and harder to treat.

If you are concerned about a loved one who is talking about suicide or death, always take them seriously. If they refuse to get help, get help for them anyway. There you can find out about many programs and services to help. Remember depression can be treated.

Useful habits to beat depression and anxiety:

Different ways to boost your mood so if you're feeling low if you're feeling depressed then these different tips are going to help massively, now we have to talk about the pressure more because one in four people will suffer with depression and it's important to note that depression is something that you can handle you know there's so many people that suffer with depression in the past and overcame it and you know myself included so it's important to notice that how you're feeling right now can be changed and these  tips are hopefully going to help you.

1.      Mindfulness, to deal with depression

2.      Beat depression and anxiety is focused aim.

3.      Self-awareness.

4.      Exercise help in the excretion of endorphins: feel-good hormone.

5.      Build your support network.

6.      Satisfy your inner child.

7.      The power pose (celebrate your wins more often).

8.      Laugh more than before for a better mindset.

9.      Journaling is a great tool to use.

10.  Daily affirmations repeat over and over again.

11.  To seek silence.

12.  To give to others.

13.  Fuel the body with the right stuff.

14.  To cut back the beard.

15.  More water intake.

16.  Take a cold shower.

Herbal and Natural remedies for immediate depression, anxiety and panic attack relief:

Fortunately there are many herbal remedies that can help with anxiety, modern prescribed anti-anxiety medications come with a multitude of side effects these medications include highly addictive Benzodiazepines drugs like Ativan, Xanax, Klonopin and Valium, and they have short and long-term permanent impacts on cognitive function depression symptoms.

For long term relief, we must consider and try depression and anxiety relief techniques:

Herbs remedy may include:

1.      Adaptogens.

2.      Hypericum perfer artim (Saint John’s Wort).

3.      Vitex Angus-Castus.

4.      Motherwort turmeric curcumin.

5.      American or Asian ginseng plant.

6.      Roman chamomile essential oil.

7.      Caveat kava root.

8.      Lavender oil.

Natural remedy may include:

 

1.      Anxiety relief exercise.

2.      Vitamin b-complex.

3.      Magnesium.

4.      GABA or gamma-amino butyric acid.

5.      Avoid sugar and processed foods.

6.      Avoid Consumption of alcohol and caffeine.