A break-up, a bereavement or harassment at work, or even a simple detail in everyday life, and your whole life is turned upside down. You find it hard to smile, the happiness you once knew seems to gradually disappear and gloom prevails. This situation can’t go on, not just for you, but also for those close to you, and it’s time to take action to gradually restore your smile and joie de vivre.

But how do you overcome depression? There are a few keys that I’d like to share with you. However, I’d like to tell you that from now on you’re going to have to focus on how to overcome this evil that’s eating away at you in order to move forward. Over the next few weeks, this will be the only thing on your mind, because it’s the only way to ensure that your efforts are rewarded.

TO OVERCOME DEPRESSION, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND IT!

Before rushing headlong into a battle against depression, whatever its form, it’s important to understand its origins and how to explain them. There can be many causes, and therefore many solutions. Depending on the reasons, we’ll be able to take powerful action to get things moving in the right direction. Getting out of depression isn’t always easy, and it’s even harder when you don’t know exactly what you’re fighting.

Yes, there’s that tiredness, that irritation, sometimes even that crying, which are the consequences but not the reasons. That’s why, right at the end of this article, I want you to take a blank sheet of paper and write down everything that’s going wrong in your life, from the things that bother you the most to the little things that aren’t dramatic. I also want you to write down what you’d like to do about these issues. You don’t like yourself physically, so you need to exercise; you can’t control your emotions, so you need to meditate. In short, there are specific actions for each problem, and the most important thing is to target them.

The more you’re able to structure your reconstruction and overcome stress, the faster you’ll achieve results. You need a precise plan to succeed. After all, there’s no point in simply asking yourself how to overcome depression. Setting out your plan and knowing exactly what you need to do, visualizing your goals, will help you move forward and heal from depression.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO OVERCOME DEPRESSION IN ISOLATION?
Isolation is the element that best characterizes depression. Indeed, while there are many factors that can lead to the onset of depressive symptoms, such as financial difficulties, family worries or the loss of a loved one, there can be a similarity between all these situations.

This is the tendency to isolate oneself, a characteristic found in the vast majority of cases of depression. The desire to do nothing more is omnipresent, but it’s essential to fight to overcome it, because it’s this phenomenon that risks aggravating the situation.

Isolation doesn’t just mean spending your time alone, far from everyone, sitting on a bench waiting for the day to pass!

No, I’m talking about “social isolation”. The fact that you share less and less with the people around you who appreciate you. But isolation doesn’t just have to be seen in this way. It can also be “psychological”, i.e. you continue to be close to your loved ones, but you feel alone, you feel that no-one can understand you or even help you. You’re physically there, in front of them, but your mind is totally scattered, you’re somewhere else. To feel better during depression, you need to completely change your mindset and ask yourself the right questions, such as:

Why do you behave the way you do?

Why do you think no one can help you put your life back in order?

Why does everything seem so bland and uninteresting?

To overcome depression and rediscover the habits that brought you happiness just a short time ago, I believe it’s essential to be surrounded by people you can trust, who will pull you up and whom you’ll enjoy working with.

It’s with these people that you’ll have to spend most of your time, and that you’ll rebuild your life after depression, even if you’re already a certain age. Whether you’re 19 or 79, I don’t see any difference in the way you deal with deep sadness.

Don’t forget that your loved ones are there for you in difficult times, so don’t hesitate to contact them and tell them about your problems. Don’t wait until it’s too late. For some, this feeling of despondency is temporary; for others, it can be fatal, even leading to gloomy thoughts.

Most of my many readers don’t encounter this type of problem, but you may find yourself looking for solutions for a loved one or someone close to you. If you’re reading this article because you’re worried about someone you know, you need to take action quickly to avoid letting them fall further behind. So don’t hesitate to share this article verbally, because putting it in front of him or her can be taken the wrong way. Never force the issue, but always suggest it, without mockery or malice. Depression is an illness and you can’t choose to be ill.

As I’ll explain below, the key to overcoming depression is to discover new passions, take that trip you’ve always dreamed of or engage in exciting activities. But it would be a pity to do it alone, so go away with a loved one or your partner to share good times together. You want to make a real change, and to do that you need a radical change of environment. In fact, it’s the perfect way to start your evolution and feel better. But it won’t be enough, so I recommend 4 types of action.

4 TIPS FOR OVERCOMING DEPRESSION!

Overcoming depression requires a radical change of environment.

Routine and gloomy daily life don’t help you feel better about yourself. This is the ideal time to recharge your batteries and, above all, take your mind off the day-to-day worries that have contributed to your current situation. To achieve this, there are 4 key steps.

1/ EMPTYING YOUR EMOTIONAL RESERVOIR TO GET OUT OF DEPRESSION
Sport is the first way to combat depression. It’s not necessarily the physical performance that’s important, but rather the fact of clearing your mind and focusing on a precise objective that will also be progressive. You need to set yourself challenges and keep pushing yourself higher and higher. I’m not telling you to train to become an Olympic champion or prepare for a sporting competition, but a few hours of exercise a week will do you a world of good.

I always advise men and women suffering from depression to take up regular physical activity. So I know what you’re thinking: you think you don’t have the strength. But in reality, you’re convincing yourself to do it, when it’s really a question of motivation. Break the pattern you find yourself in and accept that renewal requires novelty and effort.

During these few hours of exercise, you’ll totally forget any worries you may have, and this will allow you to “clear your head” and feel better about yourself. By focusing your mind on other things, you can gradually lift yourself out of depression.

You achieve goals and manage to feel much prouder of yourself, and that’s exactly what we’re looking for. It’s essential to have recognition and to feel good about yourself in order to develop your self-confidence.

2/ DO ONE THING A DAY TO MAKE YOURSELF HAPPY
To overcome depression, it’s important to take long-term action. People often say to me, “I’ve been working out, but I don’t feel any better”. If you’re content to run for 30 minutes a week without doing anything else on the side, it’s going to be tricky to find balance and happiness in your everyday life. It’s essential to do more, but that doesn’t necessarily mean reaching for the moon.

Every day, you need to do something that makes you happy and makes you feel good: talk to your favorite neighbor, make your children’s favorite dessert, go to a dance class, call an acquaintance or relative you haven’t spoken to in a long time. All these actions, taken together, will help you to feel better and find happiness again, little by little.

When it comes to overcoming depression, there’s one thing you need to be aware of: you’re at the heart of the process, so the key to feeling better is within you!

3/ WORK ON YOUR SELF-CONFIDENCE
One of the problems associated with depression is that you too often put yourself down. You find it hard to see yourself as an important man or woman, which is why you need to take initiatives that will change your life forever.

Volunteer, for example, to feel useful and prove to yourself that you can help people in need. You need to look at yourself and realize that you have something special inside you, just like every other human being. We all have something exceptional…

You’re going to matter and count for people. Doing good deeds without expecting anything in return will brighten up your day. You’ll go home with a smile on your face, and it’ll be a good tiredness that you’ll feel, not the tiredness of despair and depression.

4/ CUT PAST TIES
Once you’ve identified the various issues, it’s important to draw a line under them. For the time being, the aim should not be to resolve them in a few days, but only to recover from depression gradually. It takes time to get better, so you shouldn’t rush things.

I’ll take an example that comes up every day on my site. Before you can go back to your ex after a break-up, for example, you first have to stop feeling sorry for yourself and presenting a catastrophic image. You can’t win someone back if you’re constantly crying, and if there’s no change in you, you need rebuilding! If you understand the meaning of this sentence, there’s no doubt that you’ll be able to pull yourself together and move in the right direction.

That’s why you need to forget the past for as long as it takes to get your head back on straight. The same applies if you’re having trouble getting along with your family. It’s better to give yourself time to get your emotions under control than to come back too soon.