Life is not always sweet. Sometimes, we find ourselves in a period of life where the days are a little darker, maybe we have a stressful Job, relationship, someone got hurt and so on. We've alll dealt with this.
So what can you do to make the best of the situation and help yourself to get out of that depressed zone?
Tip #1:
You might be in a bad situation right now, but not eveything in your life is bad.
You probably have a roof over your head, running water, electricity, and food in your fridge. Those are some things that 40% of the world's population doesn't have.
And it goes beyond basic things - do you have a family? enough money to get you through the day? Someone you can talk to?
Think about all the things that you are blessed with, and that you want to be grateful for.
If you want, write it down! Make yourself aware of it.
The list will probably end up being much longer than you think!
This will help you compare your blessings to your current situation and realize that not everything is bad.
Tip #2:
This goes together with Tip #1.
Yes, I know that what you're going through is tough. I'm not saying you'll be cheerful if you only think of happy memories. But especially in dark times, it's very important not to lose your focus.
Right now, it might seem like your life as all dark and depressing. But it hasn't always been this way. And it won't always be this way.
Just because negativity has taken a major part of your life currently, doesn't mean that you should forget all about the happy phases in your life. The good times. The joyful memories.
This will remind you that life is constantly changing, good times come and good times go.
And in the same way, bad times come and bad times GO.
This too shall pass.
Additionally, just try to smile every so often! Even if you feel like crying - just do it. It will trick your brain into thinking that you're happy, and make you feel better.
Tip #3:
These could be incredibly simple - take a walk, take out the trash, take a shower, read a book, meet your friend.. It doesn't matter what it is, as long as you do something. This will help the time pass, and it will also make you feel like you've accomplished something and there is at least small progress.
Often when people are depressed, we tend to sit at home, do nothing, and get lost in our own dark thoughts. We just wait for the bad times to pass, but of course if you don't do anything, time passes much slower.
It's okay if you need to have a bad day, then spend one day in front of your TV crying and watching movies. But don't allow yourself this for longer than one day. You are in control of your life and of your own happiness.
So give yourself at least 3 things to do everyday, and make sure you complete them so you have a feeling of accomplishment everyday. Slowly but surely, you will start to feel better.
Tip #4:
It probably seems like your current situation is totally hopeless and there's nothing good about it. But most likely, you are wrong. You can always learn something from your bad situation.
You can learn from your actions so you don't make the same mistake again in the future, you can learn how you interacted with peple in this situation and if you'd need to change that, you can learn from your current behaviour and think more positively to feel better, and you can always learn what to appreciate more when times are good.
These are just a few examples, depending on your situation, you can learn much more from it.
Tip #5:
This actually ties in with Tip #3: If you just sit around waiting for bad times to pass, you will get lost in your own depression. What you need to do is make yourself busy, give yourself something to do!
That could be meeting up with old friends, reading some interesting books, finding a new passion like cooking or painting, doing some exercise or learning a new skill / language.
Anything that keeps your mind off of your own depressed thoughts will help you move forward.
It has to be something you are really passionate about though, and you should set yourself very small goals each day which you can 100% accomplish. Because if you start something and then fail or stop, you could feel worse.
Keep wirting and posting articles, wish you all a nice weekend and successful week!