How to get out of depression: psychiatrist advice

I do not like autumn.

Here is an early, not rainy, warm, reminiscent summer - it did not go anywhere yet.

But the muck, which begins in October-November, I hate simply.

Slush, cold, gusts of wind, nasty drizzling rain, bare trees.

And plus everything - also the transition to the winter time, because of what from the office you go out on a deep night, although the clock is only 18.00.

All this terribly depresses even a healthy person, and even those who are looking for prescriptions, how to treat the depression of , and at all can lead to bad thoughts.

It is in the fall that such an insidious disease as depression becomes aggravated, and it is during this period that you should pay close attention to your mental health.

My expert knows how to treat depression.

Depression is a serious illness.

I know this very well, so I decided not to give out advice based only on my modest experience.

I asked for help from a real doctor.

I know Nina Vasilyevna from my student years.

She is a practicing psychiatrist, therefore not once in her practice she encountered this disease and successfully fought with her.

She was often asked, how to get out of the depression .

I decided to ask.

Nina Vasilievna found time in her busy schedule and shared her experience with my readers.

The first thing the doctor focused on is that you can not treat lightly to depression in any way.

No need to be afraid of being immediately put in a crazy house.

So long no one does.

And certainly you should not risk your health in favor of public opinion.

Native and friends, if they are real, of course, you will definitely be supported. And what do the unfamiliar people think you should not be interested at all.

15 main signs of depression

And one more recommendation from Nina Vasilyevna as a prelude: if you doubt the diagnosis, be sure to go to a specialist.

The doctor will not only tell you exactly whether you are suffering from depression or you have normal stress, but will prescribe individual treatment, perhaps even using medications.

7 ways to get out of depression

In the previous article, we talked about the symptoms of depression, so I think you can diagnose it yourself or a loved one yourself.

I asked Nina Vasilyevna to advise what to do in order to get rid of this bad disease as quickly as possible.

It turned out that all of its recommendations are easily applicable at home:

1. Go in for sports.

   If one of the symptoms of depression is lethargy, a breakdown, then do not start with a lot of physical exertion.

   Let it be a ten-minute morning charge.

   And even better - sign up for yoga, Pilates or in the same gym, but warn the coach to develop for you a gentle mode of training.

2. Take a walk in the fresh air.

   If your place of work is not too far from home, then give up public transport and go to work and work on foot.

   This will help you and the brain to saturate with oxygen, and the extra pounds to drive away from his figure.

   If you work far from home and just have to use public transport or your own car, then stroll at least 30 minutes during lunch and after work.

   And try to spend the weekend outdoors.

   How to cope with depression? Psychologist's advice

3. Take care of yourself, even if it does not have the strength or the will.

   One of the symptoms of depression is the reluctance to take care of your appearance.

   Through the "can not" visit the hairdresser, the manicure-pedicure, cosmetician, force yourself to make-up and comb your hair in the morning, wash off the decorative cosmetics in the evening and apply a cream.

4. Eat right.

   People with depression have problems with nutrition: someone is eaten by disgust, someone can not cram something into themselves.

   Fight with one and the second symptom.

   Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits, do not give up chocolate, nuts, dried fruits.

   Enter in your menu the liver, fatty fish, meat.

5. Relax.

   During depressions, fatigue and sources of stress should be avoided.

   The best option is to take a vacation and buy a ticket to a sanatorium.

   Healthy sleep, no stress, three meals a day, the procedures will bring you back to life.

6. Neutralize the sources of the negative.

   Yes, our world is imperfect: floods, acts of terrorism, hurricanes and droughts are happening somewhere, children are starving, homeless animals are dying, and officials who are dishonest in their hands continue to stuff their pockets.

   A healthy psyche can endure all this negative, but the patient - no.

   Avoid bad news and even negative thoughts.

   More positive!

7. Communicate with family and friends.

   In your condition, loneliness is contraindicated.

   Overcome the desire to hide from everyone in your apartment.

   You should not be alone with your thoughts at such a difficult time for you.

How not to treat depression?

In addition to recommending what to do during treatment, Nina Vassilievna gave some tips on what to avoid when you are trying to get out of depression:

1. Alcohol and drugs.

   I'm not a prude and not a bore, and Nina Vasilievna too, so we will not lecture you about a healthy lifestyle.

   A glass of good wine or 50 grams of cognac has not hurt anyone yet.

   But to sink depression in a glass is a silly undertaking, besides this disease you will earn yourself also alcoholism.

   We do not discuss drugs at all. This evil!

2. You can not go on about your fatal desires.

   Well, you think, you want to be alone or lie in bed before lunch, or hammer to work and stay at home, or eat a box of chocolates at a time.

   Yes, and outbursts of rage in all are.

   These desires are normal if they visit a healthy person and - every five years.

   You need to fight with depression!

3. Ignore medication.

   Many people are still in captivity of cave representations: antidepressants drink only the psyche, they are harmful to humans, they are addictive and turn into a drug addict, etc.

   All this is nonsense!

   If, of course, you bought an antidepressant from under the floor on the recommendation of someone on the Internet, then something worse could happen to you.

   And here from the medicines prescribed by the doctor licensed there will be no harm.

On what depression is and in what cases

it is necessary to contact a psychiatrist,

, see in the video:

And finally, Nina Vasilievna decided to repeat for my readers: it is commendable that you are trying to find out how to get out of the depression of yourself, but remember, that an expert to cope with this problem is much better and faster than yourself.