Ways 2 stop feeling depressed

  • Understanding the emotion cycle: Some day you feel happy, and some day you feel hopeless. Most of the time you're in between positive and negative emotions which help you put your feelings in perspective. So, knowing that a feeling of depression is only temporary.
  • Spend time with postive people: Nothing affects the way you think and feel more than the people you interact with. Nothing affects the way you think and feel more than the people you interact with.
  • Reflect on pass success: Take a few minutes to remember your past accomplishments and build yourself up. What made you successful before? What are your strengths? Frequently, this exercise will build self confidence, help you figure out what went wrong, and generate ideas for success in the future.
  • Focus on gratitude: When you consider everything good in your life and compare it to the problems of less fortunate people, the issue that’s making you depressed won’t seem as serious.
  • Change of scenery: One of the best ways to change the way you feel is to change your environment. If you still in the same environment, it will remind you the problems.
  • Break your routine: Going through the same routine, day after day, can be monotonous and depressing. If you can, take a day off from work. Do something you don’t normally have time for or something you’ve never tried.
  • Interact with animals and nature: It’s funny when you consider how humans put so much importance on their own tiny problems. Animals don’t think this way. Observing and interacting with them will help you get over your problems.
  • Get moving: In general, movement is good for your health and mind. When you move, your mind will be working, so you can think about other solutions.
  • Think about the big picture: In the long run, everything we do will probably be forgotten. Some might find this depressing, but it shouldn’t be. It means that all our problems are illusory. In a million years no one will remember what you did or didn’t do. What matters is the present moment and enjoying every second of life that we’re blessed with.
  • Do something to help yourself: Above all, the best way to stop feeling depressed is to take action. What is your biggest problem? How can you alleviate it? Once you decide to stop moping and start moving forward you won’t have time to feel depressed. Action will occupy your mind and give you something to look forward to. Once you get some results, you’ll build momentum and positive thinking will keep getting easier.