Self Help

I feel depressed. What can I do? You could run around the block, ride your bike, or dance to music. On the other hand, you could eat something you had not eaten before. You could also pick up pen and paper and write, or else type on your computer.

Depression has affected more than five million Americans. The disease of the mind or physical illness is causing millions to feel down and out. Depression causes a person to feel blue, sad, depressed, and emotional unprepared to do anything in life. Some of the causes include loss, change, financial burdens, newborns, marriage, divorce, environment, unruly kids, and so forth. Many things can get us down. Yet, most things in life that bring us down are livable, yet it takes us to see a way out of the situation.

When life gets you down you have to pull out your thinking cap and go to work. Once you get started, you will soon discover new ideas that will bring you relief. When you have the blues, writing can help. In fact, out of all the therapeutic solutions in the world, writing is the top of the list, thus being the best remedy in treating all sorts of problems, including depression.

Writing is the process of expression feelings, which link to emotions and emotional response. Thus, to help you see how it works we can consider a few possibilities.

Statement: I am tired of feeling depressed.

Remark: I never seem to come out of the blues.

Recovery plan: Affirmation through paraphrasing:

How it works:
Write down what you confirm to be true. Next, write down an assertion you feel you can accomplish. Make it a pronouncement. Avowal that you will achieve conquering your depression then announce to your friends and family that you intend to manage and conquer your depression. Now write a statement that clarifies that you will search your mind to find solutions in managing and conquering your depression. Next, use verification while corroborating you ideas, and finding proof of your facts to manage your depression and conquer its symptoms. Remove any contradictions by finding and writing new ideas.

Next, paraphrase or summarize your ideas. Write them down by rephrasing your ideas and findings. Reword areas that are confusing while interpreting the meaning of your ideas that could help you manage and conquer depression. Translate your writing to find meaning and purpose. Restate your purpose and meaning.

I noticed a website online where the write asked, why does people use the same words in a sentence that means the same thing. This tells me the write has no clue about paraphrasing, restating, or reciting to make points, which brings a better understanding. Thus, if you read this article online, ignore the writer’s question, since you will need to paraphrase, restate, recite, and sometimes repeat to make your point come to life.

Sometimes you have to reword details to interpret its meaning. Once you find meaning, it will lead you to purpose, which makes it easier for you to see how you can escape your depression.

One thing I learnt in life and I will give it to you, is that most people cannot find their meaning or purpose, simply because they do not fully comprehend definitions behind the simple words that can help them uncover hidden truths.

If you have, severe symptoms of depression you may need medications to help you recover from the symptoms. We encourage you to read more into depression to understand its meaning, while making it your purpose to understand and accept your illness. Thus, grow and learning can help you manage and conquering depression.