How To Deal With Depression The Healthy Holistic Way

This how to deal with depression guide has been developed to aid anyone who is feeling depressed in the healthiest most holistic way possible. The methods shared here are non-pharmaceutical and natural, and they have been drawn from a variety of sources, all of which have good backing in terms of the results people have achieved.

The National Institute of Mental Health has the following laid out as symptoms for the condition. Whilst some people may experience all of these, others may only experience a few or just a couple. Also worthy of note is that all of these can affect both men and women.

Also worth noting is that sometimes people can just feel within their mind a knowledge that they are depressed, a thought that can spiral around and from there lead to other symptoms and thoughts.

The most important step is actually making the decision to do something about it. As with many things in life, especially the more challenging of things, the decision to actually do something and actually sort it out is around about 50% of the solution. Following through is of course incredibly important, and the options here are what will then aid you to clear yourself of the condition.

Treating symptoms alone rarely clears an issue. If a grass lawn goes brown due to drought you can paint it green to make it look healthy, the grass however will remain unhealthy unless the real issue is dealt with. To make grass healthy again after a drought it needs care and water.

With depression the causes are down to stress and an overload of negative emotions; sadness, anger, hurt, guilt, fear and so on. So to actually deal with the issue dealing with them is preferable, otherwise you are just masking over the condition and it could come back again too easily. For example watching a comedy can make you feel good for a while, though after you finish watching the program or movie unless you actively keep your mind up high it can slip off into darker places.

It is the emotions and the beliefs created by events that cause the depressed condition rather than the event itself. It is the choices made on an unconscious level that lead us to experience the feelings we feel. Wishing something had never happened is relatively futile, and changing events could cause various others things to have never happened, plus vital life lessons would be lost. Releasing the emotions and negativity around an event however can free you to feel happy and joyful here and now, regardless of what may have occurred in the past.

Giving yourself space to clear your heart and mind is therefore paramount. There are many ways to do so, and many of them are easier to do than many think. Through fully committing to and properly using the techniques shared in this guide you will find that things can ease for you, and you can shift into a far healthier state of being faster than you previously believed. From there the transition to joyful living is relatively easy.

The focus here is most definitely on the natural. Depression is all based within the mind, and thus clearing it can all occur within the mind too.

One of the best things that many people do when clearing the condition is to take total responsibility for their lives. Putting themselves at cause for everything that has happened, and is happening, within their lives. It is a big step for many, and it is also a very powerful one too. By taking complete responsibility for everything in your life you internalise the issues at heart, in doing so you also internalise all the solutions. Massively important point, being at cause for everything in your life means you also hold all the solutions for cleaning things up and making your life good again. Hence the reason so many people do it, and it makes a world of difference.

Some people head off in introspection for hours or days, or longer if they go on a retreat, searching out the reasons for which they created various things in their lives. Sometimes things happen faster, when I went on one of my first self development courses I was fortunate with the processes I learned there and discovered why I had created the traffic accident that had completely changed my life through closing off the career I had been working for all my life. It was an accident that had caused a huge amount of stress and long bouts of depression that lasted a great many years. As soon as I put myself at cause though and actively looked at the event in light of other learning the reasons came through fast, from there I was able to let go quickly and easily.

Actively searching through your soul for the reasons is unnecessary though. Through the right techniques the answers came come to you with greater ease.

Ho'oponopono is a system from Hawaii which dates back many hundreds if not thousands of years. It was adapted by Morrnah Simeona, peace be with her, in the 1970's in such a way that it became easier and faster to practice and achieve amazing results. The revised version attracted the title Self Identity Through Ho'oponopono also known as S.I.T.H. And is incredibly effective as everything occurs within the mind and can be based around incredibly simple methods of cleaning thoughts and emotions.

Every moment of every day you have thoughts going through your mind. When in a depressed state the focus shifts towards negativity, seeing the worst in things and finding difficulty in accepting the good that can be there, regardless of the reality of things. Ho'oponopono gives a method and set of simple techniques through which it becomes easy to shift your focus and also clean up your thinking. Shifting it into a positive and joyful experience with ease.

The simplest of things you can do is note when you are slipping into a negative state, from there just begin to recite to yourself “I love you, I am sorry, please forgive me, thank you”, saying over and over again and allowing your state to shift into a neutral or positive state. You can recite the mantra out loud, or within your mind, both are highly effective and will be of great help in clearing things up. There is more on this in the Ho'oponopono section where you can also find resources to aid you too.

Through calming and allowing your mind to come to peace it can become easy for you to gain insight into the real reasons for things happening in your life, the clouds can lift and shift, allowing the insight to come which enables you to release and let go. In doing so you can become free to move forward with your life and into a more joyful space.

Meditation does require practice, though through the usage of simple techniques on a regular basis it can be easy for you to achieve good results. Meditating once or twice a day for 5 or 10 minutes is a good idea for beginners. 10 minutes is a relatively short time and easy to incorporate into even busy schedules.

Meditating also helps you to gain stress relief. Stress is often a component of depression, so being able to clear and let go of even small amounts will aid you in clearing a depressed state too.

As you meditate your mind can rebalance and shift into a natural state known as homeostasis. Whilst it is a natural state it is one that is challenged by modern life, the constant “go” and pressure which surrounds us in terms of work, family, relationships and more can cause life to shift out of balance all to easily. When life is out of balance then conditions such as stress and depression occur. So bringing yourself back into balance is important for your greatest good.

Meditating daily will aid you in achieving that balanced state, and will equip you better for the various pressures of life as you become better able to release stress and sidestep issues that would have caused negative thoughts and feelings previously. It enables you to carry yourself through your life with an ever greater degree of calm as your experience of meditating expands and grows. You can discover more on the various meditative options in the meditation section where there are various resources to help you, the 10 minute meditation videos are especially helpful for beginners.

The use of brainwave entrainment or BWE, can be extremely beneficial in changing your state to a happier more positive one. Through the use of Isochronic tones, Monaural beats and/or Binaural beats you can relatively easily and quickly shift your mental and emotional state. The sound forms work to shift your brainwave frequencies into specific ranges, those being Gamma, Beta, Alpha, Theta or Delta with each range having its own specific effects.

Delta brainwaves are the realm of deep sleep and dreamless sleep at that. The reason this state is important is that whilst you are sleeping your body can rebalance itself and process old information and memories. Depression is often exacerbated by a lack of sleep, the fatigue further compounding any negativity and amplifying the perception of things. So by getting quality sleep on a regular basis you can aid yourself to attain a far greater state of emotional and mental health.

So it is worth doing your best to ensure more effective sleep patterns for anyone wishing to clear a depressive condition. There are various things that can come into play which affect sleep, the mattress you sleep on, levels of background noise, temperature and humidity, as well as all of the mental and emotional background chatter that can be going on. Getting a good quality comfortable mattress is potentially one of the best investments you can make in your health for a large number of reasons, specifically relating to your ongoing mental, emotional and physical health.

It is also worthwhile acquiring a good soundtrack to aid you in drifting off to sleep peacefully. By giving yourself the best opportunity for good sleep you are helping yourself on many levels. For this reason Delta brainwave entrainment is worth using.

Backing it up by using Alpha brainwave entrainment while doing things around your home, and having sessions of Theta brainwave meditation can really aid you in creating a very different state of life in a relatively short time period. For more on this go to the brainwave entrainment section, you can also get resources that have aided a great many people to enhance their lives via the brainwave entrainment download section.

Yoga has positive health benefits for this as well as a variety of other conditions. As you move through the various poses your body goes through a number of shifts. Your muscles flex and loosen, aiding you to physically release tension. Energetic pathways are also flexed, enabling the flow of energy around your body to be better regulated and smoother. Energetic blocks shift and in doing so enable your mind to move to a greater state of peace and calm.

Whilst it is mainly used as a route to improving physical health, which can also help to relieve depressive conditions, it has been used for thousands of years within India as a method of regulating and enhancing spiritual health. When you are spiritually healthy you are at a point of calm and balance, i.e. negativity disappears and with it disorders that are associated with negative condition.

As such it is well worth locating a good yoga class in your area. The benefits can be great.

This is where healthy food can be incredibly beneficial. Fresh vegetables, brown rice, eggs and fish, all freshly cooked and free from artificial additives, flavours and preservatives can bring a much improved energy flow within your body.

For those really wishing to make big changes detox and body cleansing can bring excellent results. It is possible to go even further than that with programs such as the macrobiotic diet, a practice which creates a perpetual shift in bodily health and can be an incredibly good option for a great many people, it is not for everyone though.

For those that feel the need for meat and sugar within their diet then switching to organic products is advisable. Likewise switching out sugar for honey or maple syrup is good. For those thinking of, and those currently using artificial sweeteners the recommendation is to drop them and switch to honey or Maple syrup or something else that is natural. Artificial sweeteners can be incredibly damaging to your health, and exacerbate a number of conditions.

Whilst aspartame is just once of the artificial sweeteners in use there are a great many others, and the tendency is for them to induce negative effects in the main.

There are indeed a wide set of other oils that have reputable effects, notably from the citrus family with Orange yielding good results and Bergamot yielding even greater results in various cases. The prime issue with the citrus based oils being their tendency to induce photosensitivity, whilst this is only an issue for those going outside it does play against one of the other things which is noted for lifting a persons mood which is time out in the sunshine. Around 30 minutes a day in the sunshine, outdoors, can have a very positive effect on mental and emotional health yet that is often over looked. Citrus oils are therefore good to use on cloudy days when there is little sunshine, alternating to Lavender or another oil when the Sun is prevalent.

Other oils such as Sandalwood, Frankincense, Clary Sage, Rosemary and Ylang Ylang also induce positive benefits in alleviating negativity and aiding you in feeling relaxed, calm and good. In that insomnia and lack of sleep has a tendency to run as a parallel issue with depression it is worth using Geranium or Lavender as an aid to achieving better sleep at night too. Greater depth on this as well as other essential oils which have been long noted as aiding in treating the condition can be found via the essential oils guide.

Taking a holistic approach when dealing with depression can be a very positive thing to do. Whilst the various methods and approaches have been shared here are all effective in their own way, combining them, or a selection of them together can yield more powerful results than just using one.

The more committed you are to clearing the issue from your life, and the more action that you take in following through on that commitment, the easier it will be for you to clear it quickly and effectively.

Something else which is incredibly simple and yet highly effective also is just deciding to be positive in your life, looking at things in a positive way and keeping yourself in that frame of mind. It requires a degree of self control, as does the maintaining of all positive habits, the benefits of doing so are high though. Laughter is another incredibly effective thing which helps overcome depression, so finding things to laugh about in a positive way on a daily basis is highly recommended.

Consult with your medical practitioner to check their thoughts and recommendations regarding using these methods and any treatments you are receiving and to confirm appropriateness for you and your condition.

If you are at the point where you really wish to change your life positively, and create a far more positive experience for your daily life then use these methods of how to deal with depression to help you clean up your mental and emotional health. Once you have committed to doing so, and being committed to clearing away the root causes especially, you will find it is actually relatively easy to begin creating and living a joyful life.