| json_metadata | "{"app":"Musing","appTags":["depression"],"appCategory":"depression","appTitle":"What's the best cure for depression?","appBody":"<p>Just like most mental illnesses, there is no \"cure\" for depression. Looking for a cure would imply that there is a miracle substance that when ingested takes all the signs and symptoms away, and all vauses of depression will disappear from your life forevermore with the snap of a finger.</p><p>But it doesn't work that way. Most times clinical depressions are caused by factors both internal and external that only YOU can deal with in the end, but of course thankfully you may employ some external help--either by taking antidepressants or talking to an expert.</p><p>Again you should not consider these as \"cures\" rather as an aid or a way for you to control and manage and in the end significantly lessen the symptoms. </p><p>The therapy type available for treating depression is actually quite varied. We have the cognitive behavioral therapy which is a kind of therapy that is aimed at helping you starve off and control the negative thoughts reactions and emotions that are mostly associated with this kind of psychological distress.</p><p>Then we have the behavioral therapy that is focused less on the reactions but on your actions. That is giving you an idea of the healthy positive actions that you should imbibe. Then finally there is psychotherapy, which is fairly exhaustive, in that it tries not to limit itself but to explore your mind by talking to a psychotherapist who is trained to determine what might be the underlying cause of the depression.</p><p>When it comes to medications there are quite a few options available- like I said there is the antidepressants which are aimed at preventing or relieving the depression by heightening your mood and making you feel excited and happy. Then there's the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor--I could go into the mechanism of this but it isn't quite necessary seeing as it is sufficient to know that what they do is ease the symptoms of your depression to a considerable extent-.</p><p>Some other treatment types to explore might be the shock treatment. Please note that this is not a medical advice, i'm just trying to share my knowledge on how to do these things. Now shock therapy involves treating certain mental illnesses by sending an electric shock through the patient's to trigger a seizure which may then trigger a release. This is also prescribed for some depressed patients.</p><p>And finally you can always visit psychiatrists, psychologists of your primary care provider. Talking to regular everyday people might also help. You'd be surprised the amount of relief you may get by having a honest genuine discussion with somebody you love.</p><p>I've been depressed myself and I know that talking to people that really care about you is a huge huge sourve of relief. So is finding an hobby that you enjoy and doing it. You may have old hobbies and they may be fine in some cases, but most of the times when we get depressed we also get quite tired of everything in our lives--which includes anything related to our past. We tend to not like the things we used to, which is why I said find a hobby. Another hobby. </p><p>For me I found that even though I've always loved writing and still do, it wasn't quite as potent and lovely as it used to, so I shifted and began dabbling in photography. And it's been amazing!</p><p>And if you don't feel like talking or getting spent searching, why not just try your best to go out into nature as much as possible. Staying at home cooped up all day is not very advisable for a depressed patient. By going out into nature absorbing the beauty you might even find something or someone you love. Things that aren't going to come knocking at your door might just be stumbled upon on the outside. They say miracles happen outdoors, after all.</p><p>And make sure to stay positive in all things. This is hard of course for someone suffering from depression. But it's definitely something your psychologist will try to work on. To make you stay as positive as possible. The more negative you become the more depressed you become and the more unhealthy it becomes. But your psychologist will do best to explore your mind and explore situations you might have passed through and open your eyes to see some positive aspects of life that you may be missing. By opening your eyes to see those things and accepting them you'd find that you become less depressed and more at peace.</p><p>Cheers. </p>","appDepth":2,"appParentPermlink":"pktu5b4l5","appParentAuthor":"jassennessaj","musingAppId":"aU2p3C3a8N","musingAppVersion":"1.1","musingPostType":"answer"}" |
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