Feeling sad, anxious, or depressed? There is no lab test for depression, but it affects almost one in six people in some stage of their lives.
If you feel depressed, take a moment to look at what your body is doing. What position are you in right now? It’s likely that you’re slouched, head down, with your body curled inwards. As Tony Robbins says, you don’t get depressed, you do depressed.
HOW DO I FIGHT AGAINST DEPRESSION?
Depression symptoms can vary, but it always results in living in a negative state. Instead of suffering, change your body and mind with positive, empowering rituals that make for a feedback loop that brings you up, not takes you down.. What we do know for sure is that your mind-body connection is a huge determiner for whether you live in a beautiful state or a negative state. Here are some strategies to battle depression symptoms and win:
CHANGE YOUR PHYSIOLOGY
Change your body and you change your mood. Exercise is a great way to naturally improve your mood, releasing endorphins and improving overall mental health. But changing your body can be as simple as breathing, stretching and jumping in place. Seriously; Tony does this exercise in his seminars all the time, and you can try it right now. Get up and start jumping or clapping. See what happens to your mood.
Symptoms of depression can make it feel like you’ll never be happy again, but you can train yourself to be wired for the emotions and state of being you want. Start Taking charge of your emotions.
GET A ROUTINE WITH EMPOWERING RITUALS
Start your day by setting intentions, You control and create your life. If you fail to do this simple step right when you wake up then your life will control you. Before you get out of bed, or leave your house SET YOUR DAY. I keep a gratitude journal and find 5 things to be grateful for, then I write how my day will go. For example I will then write: “ Today is the best day ever, Today all goes in my favor, Today I am at the right place at the right time. “ etc. remember the only job of the brain is to match your waking reality to whatever your telling yourself and thinking.
CHANGE YOUR WORDS
Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on breaking patterns in how you perceive the world around you. Patterns can be as simple as the words you use when talking about yourself and how you feel. Change your negative self talk to loving, empowering self talk. Whatever you tell yourself will become your reality. Changing your vocabulary is another way to change your energy state. The biochemical effect of feeling “devastated” or “crushed” is much more negative than “disappointed.” Remember: the words we attach to our experiences become our experience.
Anytime you are feeling depressed, just follow these steps:
1) Remember the truth of depression, remember it’s up to you! You possess the ability to correct your own behavior. You are in control of your thoughts, flood your mind with positive thoughts and focus on everything great in your life.
2) How bad do you want to feel better? Do whatever it takes then!
3) Mentally focus on what you do want in life; what things do you have in life that are going well for you? If you had to be grateful, what are you grateful for in your life right now?
4) Picture and visualize about people, places, and situations in your life that excite you and fulfills you.
5) And lastly, super charge boost-up your mood by doing what I do on a regular basis:
Gratitude Journal, Vision Board, Meditate and Visualize my Best version of myself and Life, workout, Set my intentions for the day and say my mantras, surround myself with good vibrating high energy people and places.