For many people feeling depressed many be due to many reasons other than real biological misfiring or chemical imbalance in brain. Many people suffer depression due to their unhealthy lifestyle or hormonal imbalances or nutritional deficiencies or systemic inflammation or feeling hopeless on their future. These days many people even though they have all the resources like money , power etc., they develop learned helplessness, self-pity and victim mentality. When someone believes that they are a victim of circumstances (which they might be), then they feel that someone must take care of them or rescue them which may never happen. They also feel that something must happen in the world to help them which would not happen most probably.
The first step to reject the fact that you are depressed. Don’t let anyone tell you that you are depressed. You need to understand that you are in a depressed state of mind due to some reasons. You need to address those reasons.
The state of depression is a result of lack of momentum and movement. Any object will remain unexcited unless it is in the state of motion.
Apart from a healthy lifestyle have a mission and pursue something that keeps you busy. Remember that the work that you are doing must give you a sense of progress. You can do anything but you must see that you are becoming skillful in something day by day. Developing your skillsets and gaining mastery in something that you love give you immense joy and satisfaction. Once you are passionate enough to keep doing what you love, then it is time for turning your passion into work which creates value in others live. Look out how you passion could address the problems in others lives. Capitalize your expertise and passion to help others. This is one of the ways to pull ourselves out of depressed state of mind by engaging in action and purpose.
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