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10
Depression-Blasters for Overcomers
By Patricia Wagner
Have you ever fought a
battle with depression? I've had my battles with
mental misery and it's no fun!
It's incredibly difficult trying to succeed in
your business or in building relationships when
depression has you cowering under its torrential
rains of gloom. When you're depressed it takes
much of your energy just trying to survive your
inner battles with the blues. This can cause you
to become absentminded - thus sabotaging your
ability to succeed in your career or in a needed
relationship.
That's bad news! However, I've discovered a
winning strategy to overcome the dark storms of
depression. This article offers 10
depression-blasters that can help blow the
clouds of gloom away.
Here's my list of powerful anti-depression
weapons:
1. Turn your focus from yourself to others.
If you're focused on yourself, the view is too
small. It's the view that counts! Are you
near-sighted? Even if you don't feel like
focusing on other people's needs and how you can
help them, do it anyway. You will be in for a
surprise!
2. Take care of your health.
Depression can be aggravated by failure to take
care of our basis health needs. Be sure to get
enough sleep, exercise and eat healthy foods.
3. Simplify your life.
Trying to keep up with others' standards of
living can be very depressing. Instead of trying
to get more and more stuff, try simplifying your
life. Henry Thoreau wisely observed: "Our
life is frittered away by detail... Simplify,
simplify."
4. Say "goodbye" to destructive
thoughts.
It's been said that we are what we eat. It's
also true that we become what we think. Thomas
Jefferson advised that "nothing can stop
the man with the right mental attitude from
achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help
the man with the wrong mental attitude."
5. Learn the art of true friendship.
Thomas Jefferson also believed that
"Friendship is precious, not only in the
shade, but in the sunshine of life."
6. Repair Your Bridges.
Where possible make things right. Tell those
you've wronged that you are sorry and ask for
forgiveness.
7. Seek medical advice if needed.
Depression can be increased by conditions such
as low levels of thyroxin and hormonal changes.
8. Forgive.
Don't hold grudges. Unforgiveness destroys the
unforgiving person. It never helped anyone.
9. Be thankful.
If anyone had a reason not to be thankful it was
Helen Keller. At nineteen months of age she lost
her sight and hearing as a result of an illness.
But this was her attitude toward her handicaps:
"I thank God for my handicaps, for through
them, I have found myself, my work and my
God." In spite of her severe limitations,
she become an author and traveled over the world
as a spokeswoman on behalf of the disabled.
10. Use the owner's manual.
The Bible is the owner's manual for mankind. For
example, in the book of Proverbs you'll find a
goldmine of inspired advice on how to succeed in
life and business written by one of the wisest
and richest men who ever lived - King Solomon.
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Are you living under gloomy skies of mental
misery? When dark clouds of depression come into
your life, blow them away with these 10 powerful
depression-blasters.
About The Author
Patricia Wagner offers informative tips on
living a more energetic lifestyle at http://www.a-to-z-wellness.com.
She is also an artist and you can view her
original paintings at http://www.artbywagner.com.
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