Have compiled some notes on:

DEPRESSION

It is NORMAL to be depressed sometimes
It is abnormal to be depressed all the time

SOME SYMPTOMS
Loss of interest or concentration
Suicidal thoughts
Excessive fatigue
Early morning wakefulness
Difficulty in functioning socially
Slowed down or speeded up thinking or activity

MENTAL HEALTH
Talks too much or too little
Stops communicating
Sometimes violent
Generally out of touch with reality




ONLY YOU CAN HELP YOURSELF

EXERCISE
It produces chemical and psychological changes that improve your mental health

It gives you a feeling of accomplishment and mastery

Changes levels of hormones
Elevates your beta endorphins (mood affecting brain chemicals)

NUTRITION
Vitamins and foods rich in Vitamin B
Green vegetables, fish, eggs

SOCIALIZE
Discuss your deep down feelings with people who can empathize with you

You might think people ignore you…think your way out…maybe he id not see you or was pre-occupied

If you are feeling unattractive, get a new hairstyle

If not succeeding at a job, take a course to improve skill

Plan activities that give you a sense of accomplishment
Go to concert, club, meeting or clean out cupboard

Keep friends with whom you can share joys, fun, complaints

CHECK YOUR THYROID
Depression could be due to hormonal imbalance

LOW SUGAR CAN MAKE YOU FEEL LOW

CHECK MEDICATION YOUR ARE TAKING

UPLIFTERS

1) This too shall pass
2) Life is a dream
3) Let go and Let God
4) Things could be worse and you would be as helpless
5) Do your best and Leave the rest
6) It is God’s Will
7) Music
8) Exercise
9) Drink water

10) Pick up a
11) Sutra
12) Ishta
13) Mantra
14) Sant
15) Grantha