Breaking Out Of Depression

Breaking Out of Depression with healer to the stars Suzanne Elizabeth.

It’s time to break the cycle of negativity. If you are feeling depressed, you can easily get into a vicious cycle of negative thoughts, making it increasingly difficult to get yourself out of that downward spiral. Being in a depressive state can become more challenging than the difficulties that caused it in the first place.

Depression doesn’t care who you are and anyone can be overwhelmed by feelings of hopelessness. Brad Pitt, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kanye West are amongst the millions of people around the world affected by depression. So where do you start to make those changes? You have to make a conscious effort to break out of the cycle and take important steps that will lift your mood and enable you to live the life you deserve.

1: Take note of your negative thought patterns and start to replace them with positive affirmations. This is something you need to do every day.

2: Get yourself out into nature, as excising regular will not only lift your mood and increase your energy levels, it is also likely to improve your sleep patterns.

3: Don’t isolate yourself. Although you may not feel like it, keep in touch with people. It is important for your wellbeing not to cut yourself off. It can be a great relief to meet and share experiences with people that are going through a similar situation, so consider a self-help group which can show you how others have coped and provide mutual support amongst the group. Groups are often led by people who have overcome depression themselves, so it can be inspiring as well as helping you lessen your own feelings of isolation. For help in finding local self-help groups, talk to your local MIND organisation or ask your GP.

4: Allow yourself positive experiences and treats that will reinforce the fact that you deserve to feel good, to have wonderful experiences and for your life to flow with ease.

5: You may also like to consider alternative or complementary therapies as they look at the person as a whole and do not just treat your symptoms.

Practitioners can often spend more time with you than a GP can. They may offer treatments such as Reiki healing, acupuncture, hypnotherapy, reflexology, homoeopathy and herbal medicine, which many people have found helpful when dealing with depression.

Take it from me, you can overcome this. Never give up. I will tell you what I tell all my clients, you are stronger than depression; there is a light at the end of the tunnel; it is time to connect with a deeper part of you that is ready to acknowledge where you are; start to let go of the past and believe in yourself that you can overcome depression and remember, stars cannot shine without darkness, so shine bright.

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