8 Ways to Positively Battle Depression
Depression, anxiety, and general mental health control your entire life. My husband spent the last 10 years fighting through his depression and is here to share 8 ways to positively battle depression.
My goal is to help other people that are struggling through these dark times, find the resources, strength and personal drive to get through.
1. Stay Busy It seems so easy to do, but I have found that if I make a list of things that need to be accomplished and I do them, then I am able to keep a positive outlook.
2. Open Up One of the Most important things that I have done is open up to everyone around me about my depression. I no longer hide behind the shame and the toxic masculinity associated with depression.
3. Reconnect with my Spouse I needed her support more than anything and she was there for it, all I had to do, was pull her back in and reconnect.
4. Change Jobs One of the scariest parts of my depression and anxiety was that I was often unable to work. It was debilitating and something that I was unable to communicate.
5. Relax Your Mind I found that I needed to do things that relaxed my mind and brought joy. Gardening and pulling weeds, fishing with my son, tinkering on cars and cooking have all been very relaxing to me and brought a lot of joy into my life.