How do you help someone who has depression?!


Question: How do you help someone who has depression?
Is it possible to help the person if you hardly have contact with them?

Answers:

talk to them



Dear friend,
Everyone has felt depressed from time to time. A death of close relative, divorce, a lost job, a serious illness or other life crisis will cause most people to feel sad, lonely or down for a time. It is even normal to feel low sometimes for no specific reason. However, it also is normal to recover after a short time and feel like yourself again. When the blues don’t go away when sad, lonely, irritable or weary feeling prevent getting on with life you may have the mood disorder called depression. Learning about depression including its signs, symptoms, causes, and treatment is the first step to overcoming the problem.
Depression is a “whole body” illness. One that affects a person’s physical health as well as, how he or she behaves towards others. Depression is a very common health problem and it is frequently misunderstood. People who have this illness often are embarrassed to admit they are depressed and to seek help. This may be the reason 82% of all people who are depressed never seek professional help. Depression is a disabling disease that affects billions of people regardless of race income or family background. Left untreated, depression can destroy families, careers, lives and all too often can lead to suicide. Consult your doctor if you have any two of these symptoms for more than 15 days.
-Feeling sad or anxious every day.
- Losing interest in activities you once enjoyed including sex.
- Losing or gaining weight.
- Sleeping too much or too little or waking too early or not getting restful sleep.
- Feeling drained of energy or physically slowed down.
- Feeling tired or weak.
- Feeling worthless, guilty or hopeless.
- Having trouble concentrating, making decisions or remembering things.
- Increased or decreased appetite.
- Having headaches, constipation, acidity or pain anywhere in body.
- Difficulty in starting activity.
- Slowed thinking, crying or feel like crying.
- Having repeated thoughts of suicide or death or actually attempting suicide.
- Social isolation, lack of confidence.
A psychiatrist is best equipped to treat depression. As a medical doctor and counselor, a psychiatrist can perform a through physical and psychological evaluation, prescribe and carefully monitor the effects of medication and provide psychotherapy.
There are some supplementary non medicinal methods to cope with depression.
- Yoga and pranayama are relaxing form of exercise that can help alleviate depression.
- Socialize: Push yourself to go out more often. See friends, see a movie and eat out.
- Smile, hold hands, hug a lot. Affection can go right to the heart and give real comfort.
- Avoid narcotics, drugs, smoking and alcohol.
- Any type of physical activity is helpful but it should be daily and minimum 45 minutes a day. The best will be the one you can enjoy, like outdoor sports. If not possible you can opt for brisk walking, swimming, cycling, dancing, aerobics or skipping.
- Listen to music daily.
-Go for psychotherapy it helps.
- Eat smartly: Make sure you have 3-5 small meals a day with plenty of fruits, vegetables and yogurt. Avoid sugar, white bread, deep fried food and non vegetarian food.
Death is not a solution; life is so worth living if you just give it a chance. Hope and love are real. You deserve to know what hope feels like what it’s like to love someone and have them love you in return. Out of 7 persons who attempts suicide only one succeed and rest end up with painful injuries and police case.
You can mail me at dost3344@yahoo.in
BEST OF LUCK



Give em support.




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