5 Tips To Reduce Depression

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5 Tips To Reduce Depression

While war and poor economic conditions begin to affect people all

over the world, more and more people suffer with depression. The

more we focus on news events and the business climate, the more we

are depressed. Whatever the reason you feel is the cause of your

depression, the following five simple tips guarantee you reduce it

significantly. While war and poor economic conditions begin to

affect people all over the world, more and more people suffer with

depression. The more we focus on news events and the business

climate, the more we are depressed. Whatever the reason you feel is

the cause of your depression, the following five simple tips

guarantee you reduce it significantly.

1. Do not read newspapers.

Newspapers publish negative stories most of the time. Even in

peaceful periods, newspapers will find the worst in humanity and

place negative stories on display in order to promote sales and

subscribers. Stories focused on War, rebellion, death, destruction,

doom and despair abound in the newspapers.

You will not miss any news. Friends, family, and your local air raid

siren will keep you informed if your attention is needed. Only pay

attention to the things you can control in your life.

Stop reading the newspaper and reduce the negative input to your

brain.

2. Turn off your television.

Watching and listening about the horrible economy and the losses

associated with War will add to depression. In fact, you guarantee

the feeling of helplessness. Helplessness allows depression to

nurture. If you really need to watch or listen to these kinds of

news stories, promise yourself you will bury yourself in the

documentaries that are sure to follow in the next 5 or 10 years. A

way you can eliminate most of the negative input to your brain is by

setting it aside for a date somewhere in the future. I guarantee in

the future, you will not find it very interesting.

When visitors come to your home, make sure you turn off your

television and keep it off. News television broadcasters are

fighting for your guests' attention as they promote despair, war,

death, and destruction with many headline news interruptions. Those

little banners that run across the bottom of the screen achieve your

attention and they take hold of your consciousness. Television will

diminish your positive spirit.

3. Say good things about others

My Mother always says, " if you can't say anything nice about others,

don't say anything at all. " However, when you find yourself in a

conversation and a relative says, " Remember Uncle Phil? " " He was an

alcoholic " Respond with " yes, Uncle Phil was an alcoholic and he

was the most charitable person, I have ever met. "

Connect your friend's negative statement about Phil with a positive

one. Set yourself up to find the positive in anyone's statement and

you will keep negative thoughts and depression from overtaking your

life.

Og Mandino, a great motivator once said, " treat everyone you meet as

if they were going to be dead by midnight. " " Your life will never be

the same again. "

4. Get physical exercise

Adults forget about exercise when suffering from depression. Make

sure you are exercising daily and sending more oxygen to your brain

cells. The result of exercise will improve your health as well as

your attitude.

5. Breathe deep and relax.

Practice the following breathing exercise to relax your body and

mind.

Breathe deeply and relax. For 2 or 3 minutes each hour, take a short

mental vacation.

You can engage in this exercise while you are standing in the

checkout line at the supermarket or when listening to others while

talking on a telephone. You can complete the exercise at home or at

work.

Take three deep breathes and relax. As you inhale, concentrate on

calm and peaceful thoughts. You may think about relaxing by a

mountain, by the ocean or comfortably in your favorite room at home.

As you exhale, concentrate on pushing any tension out of your lungs.

Focus on positive images in your life. Focus on laughter, love,

excitement, and hope.

Keep breathing in and out in this pattern until you feel better. If

you practice the exercise often, you will notice wonderful changes

in your outlook and in other aspects of your life.

Reduce your depression now! Enjoy your family, your friends, and

your life.

--Wayne F. Perkins

Wayne F. Perkins is a clinical hypnotherapist and author of " The

Master Hypnotist Home Study Course, " and self-help audio CD

programs. http://www.wayneperkins.net/ " My mission in life is to

help you achieve your mission in life. "