Free tips and suggestions for healing depression or bipolar disorder
Suggestions:
- Believe! Believe that you can get better. Belief is powerful!
The author of this book and numerous other people have
gotten better.
- Don't let anyone tell you that you cannot.
- Hang around with others that believe you can heal.
- Be humble and admit that you will need some help.
- Accept personal responsibility for your life, your actions and your
journey to wellness. Don't just put your life in the hands or a doctor or
anyone else for that matter. You may use Doctors, therapists, and others to
help you but know that you are in control.
Powerful Tips:
- Don't go it alone: Isolation can both cause and feed depression.
Isolation keeps us from getting to the healing resources we need to get well
and stay well. Reach out for support.
- Support group: Join a support group. I recommend a 12 step support
group such as ACOA, ALANON 800-344-2666 or Emotions Anonymous. Many of the issues these groups
deal with are issues depression and bipolar sufferers deal with. Search the
Web for one near you.
- Keep stress low: High stress is one of the most common triggers for
depression and bipolar disorder.
- Talk it out with someone close: Be sure to use a trustworthy
person.
- Get into therapy: See a therapist who shares your values.
- If your condition is severe: Be humble enough to seek the professional
help of a therapist and psychiatrist. But don't stop there. Use the other
tips here also.
- Sleep: Be sure to get enough sleep but not too much (7-8hrs). The
average person who has not slept for a week (sometimes less) will experience
psychotic symptoms. Getting proper sleep is one of the key tools to heal
depression and bipolar.
- Anger: Depression and bipolar have a lot to do with anger.
Depression has been termed anger turned inward and mania, anger turned
outward. Learning anger management is therefore crucial to healing.
- Faith: If you have faith, use it. Tap into your faith and the power
it has to encourage you. Tap into your church or place of worship. God is
the strongest support we can have. But remember He usually works through
people.
- Learn: Learn all you can about depression and bipolar. Read books,
listen to talk shows, talk to those who have conquered their depression or
bipolar.
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They were written by Paul Wider, MA who is the author of Overcoming
Depression and Manic Depression (Bipolar Disorder) A Whole-Person Approach,
ISBN 0-9649151-7-0
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