Decrease Anxiety and Depression

Anxiety and depression frequently come hand and hand, so chances are if you have anxiety, you have depression, as well as the other way around. This article will give you some advice and tips to help not completely get rid of your anxiety and depression, but to lessen it.

Steps

  1. Question why you think you have anxiety and depression. Anxiety and depression can either come out of the blue or be a result of a traumatic event. Do you have anxiety and depression in your family? If so, this could be genetic. Have you had any traumatic events happen to you before you started feeling down? Examples are deaths of people close to you, abusive relationships, or other negative life-changing events.
  2. After confronting the reason why you have anxiety and depression, realize you may have to seek professional help. A psychological therapist can help you figure out what exactly is causing your problems and they can provide you advice to fix them. Therapy can be beneficial if you want it. Other than therapy, you may also need to talk to your doctor about medications. Medicine can only help to some extent but it can make a big difference by balancing the chemicals in your brain to help your mood shift up and clear your head so you can think better thoughts.
  3. Rid yourself of problematic people in your life. It can be very hard, but some of your friends can be making your anxiety and depression worse so you may want to stop seeing them, or if you are in a relationship, you may want to end it if it is affecting you in a negative way. Relationships are a bad idea when you are in a bad state of mind; first love yourself, then you can love someone else. Take time to be alone and fix yourself, not other people.
  4. If you don't know what to do, don't do anything. By this, if you're upset, just don't make any decisions right now.
    1. Take time to make yourself feel good. Maybe you feel overwhelmed.
    2. Take a mental health day, or even better go on vacation.
    3. Go out to a spa and make yourself feel refreshed. Anything that helps clear your mind is great for you right now.
  5. If you feel your depression and anxiety may be life threatening, this is serious. Please, before you hurt yourself or others, call someone. Even 911 if necessary.
  6. Realize your triggers. What makes you feel depressed? What makes you feel anxious? If certain things increase your depression and anxiety, it's time to get rid of them or fix them. I personally knew a girl who was depressed because her boyfriend committed suicide. She kept listening to sad love songs about death and abandonment. One day she realized it only kept her stuck in the past and sad. So, she listened to the songs that made her laugh about the good times she had with her boyfriend. Therefore, it helped her move on by letting go of the past instead of reminding herself of it.
  7. Do things you want to do. If you like musical instruments, why not take music lessons? If you like sports, join a sport team. Do whatever it is that helps you express who you are individually. This will help you feel more confident and happy about yourself and your life.

Tips

  • If you feel suicidal, once again, you can contact the police, or call a suicide hotline. They won't lock you up in a hospital if you call a suicide hotline because it is anonymous. Please don't hesitate to call because it can save your life, there are professionals there for you to help all day and night.
  • Overall, therapy is my number one recommendation to you, it can really make a difference. And your doctor can recommend you an ideal medication for you as well.
  • If you feel like you might hurt yourself, wait. Tell yourself to stop and think about it first. Self-harm is common in teenagers and young adults and it is an unhealthy way of releasing pain. Think about the people who love you every time you feel like self-harming, they don't want you to hurt yourself, do they?
  • If you feel like you're having an anxiety attack, stop what you're doing, close your eyes, and take deep slow breaths. Once you have calmed yourself, just clear your mind of whatever it is making you anxious, and then when you are more calm, try to solve the thing bothering you, or just leave it as it is if you can't handle it.
  • Always think positive and don't think what others will think of you, also get a psychiatrist trust me you'll get better.

Warnings

  • Don't resort to drugs to hide your pain because in the end it will make it all worse.
  • Self-harm and suicide is never the answer.

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