Dealing with depression can make people feel like their world is ending. Professional counseling or endless prescriptions may not appeal to you.
One way to combat depression is to stay socially active. It is understandable that your depressed mood makes you want to skip all those normal outings and activities. However, it is vitally important for your mental and emotional health that you do so. Keep doing what you normally do. Falling out of your normal life routines can make you feel even more depressed.
Eliminate the personal problems in your life. Rather than trying to handle everything at once, deal with one or two issues at a time. That way you will not feel overwhelmed. You can get a handle on your depression and lessen its effects by taking this one step at a time approach.
Don’t live in the past when you’re depressed; instead, live in the future. …