Overcoming
depression is never as easy as it seems when reading a motivational books or
when you are being advised by a specialist. Overcoming depression starts from you
because only you understands the pain and the causative of your trouble.
Before I
continue with the means you can devise in subduing depression, I would like you
to know that “the only time for human being to be happy is the present because
the past gives nothing but regret, and the future, uncertainties and worry”.
What you should ask yourself now is: “since yesterday was regret and tomorrow,
uncertainties, then why should I remain sad and depressed”? You need to enjoy
your “today” while you can. Don’t let depression seize the moment from you.
Depression impedes you from the enjoyment of today; reminds you the mistakes of
yesterday and it carves the future to seem bleak and gloomy for you. If you
wouldn’t rise to fight your depressed state today, you would be deprived of
today’s joy,
and affect negatively the joy of the morrow. Lift your spirit today. You can only be your self’s impetus.
and affect negatively the joy of the morrow. Lift your spirit today. You can only be your self’s impetus.
AVOID ISOLATION: if you are depressed, isolation would
be the very last thing you ever wanted. Loneliness or isolation is not a good
tool in banishing depression. The more you stay alone, the more you aggravate
your disturbing situation. The more you stay alone the more evil thought
overwhelms your mind, the more you castigate yourself and the more you condemn
your fate. Most times, if care is not taken, the last resort for isolation is
always a SUICIDAL THOUGHT.
GO TO YOUR KNEEL: If you’d believe, “there is no battle
you fight faithfully on your kneel that you won’t conquer”. If you look right
and left, or front and back, and it seems all hope is lost, or you think there
is nobody their again for you, take to your kneel at the corner of your room
and say a sincere 15 minutes prayer. Relax yourself and allow THE ALMIGHTY to
perform His work.
KNOW SELF-WORTH: you need to understand yourself and
who you think you are born to be. You have to remind yourself that you are born
to be great in life, and the awareness of that can be of help in elevating your
spirit. The more you think of a better tomorrow for yourself, the more the
spirit get excited, and the more you banish depression.
Let me make
this short illustration: “if you are in a depressed state and a prophet you
trust prophesied to you that you would one day be the president of your
country or be richer than Bill Gate, how would you feel about such news”? The
answer is certainly that your spirit would be raised and you feel excited. But
the best prophet you can ever have is your heart. You need to give it chance to
tell you what is great for your tomorrow. When you are depressed is certainly
the best time for you to give your heart a listening hear and try to envisage
the big pictures your heart shows you. It is your best friend and prophet. Give
it chance to depict to you that future hope.
NO CONDITION IS EVER PERMANENT: You need to know that what is happening
today is never a function of what you would be tomorrow. You need to know that
no matter how deep the darkness of the night may be, light will surely come in
the morning. You need to remind yourself that the tears on your cheek would not
last overnight, even if it does, it vaporizes soon.
LOVE: of all factors that can counter
depression, LOVE is the most… WATCH OUT FOR THE NEXT EPISODE
If this article has been beneficial
to you, kindly share or recommend for the consumption of others. Thank you…
``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````BY: OLUKAYODE FADAIRO
Use EmojiUse Emoji