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Address your limiting beliefs
Many of those trying to find ways to deal with depression have formed limiting beliefs that negatively affect how they think.
If you come from a family who has never had a member attend college, you might believe that you are not smart enough to achieve your goals. Another common limiting belief is that they are supposed to be sad because depression or anxiety runs in their family.
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How to know if you're depressed
Depression symptoms can vary, but it always results in living in a negative state.
Common signs include:- Feeling hopeless or a lack of energy and interest in things that used to bring you happiness.
- Restlessness or constant negative thought patterns.
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Change your words
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on breaking patterns in how you perceive the world around you.
Changing your negative self-talk ...
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Change your physiology
Change your body and you'll change your mood.
Being mindful of your body and making adjustments to how you carry yourself can be key to dealing with depression. Changing your body can be as simple as lifting your chest.
You can also cha...
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Empowering rituals
Routines and rituals create stability and certainty in your life, even when the world looks bleak.
Exercise and movement are great ways to naturally improve your mood, releasing endorphins and improving overall mental health.
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Get offline
Facebook and other social media sites often make us feel worse, not better. Even the hunched-over position we use to look at our phones makes us feel down.
Instead of scrolling through status updates, go out...
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Ways to deal with depression
Understand the common triggers. Once you understand which one is behind your depression, you can better learn how to cope with depression.
Feelings of loss, “less than” and “never going to happen” are the major reasons that most people dip into depression. Loss can result from a l...
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Eliminate A Limiting Belief
- Read the belief out loud and ask yourself: “Do I really know that this is true?”
- Ask yourself where that belief came from.
- Simply state to yourself: “I choose not to believe this anymore. It’s not true.” Look for supporting evidence.
- Cre...
6. Change your story
At the core of your fear are long-held, negative belief patterns. These thoughts keep you from changing your life. You’ve thought this way for so long that it’s become entrenched in your subconscious, and now you believe them. But, you can retrain your brain to think o...
Clarify your responsibility
You can’t directly control how someone feels, thus you’re not responsible for it.
A common pitfall people make when trying to deal effectively with other people’s bad moods is to overextend their responsibility to that person to include how they feel.
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