This is going to sound crazy, but give it a try.
I try to carry a pencil and a few post it notes with me at all times. If you don't have one, you can usually get a pen or pencil from somewhere. They are those stray items that most people have laying around and rarely use. You can usually find something to write on if it is no more than a napkin.
I have found a temporary, yet fast fix for depression is drawing. You don't have to be an artist, and it doesn't matter how it looks. It is to reset your brain and thought processes.
Just draw something you can imagine, or what you actually see. You will find that when you are drawing, your mind empties off all other thoughts.
You may find that your drawing gets better with time, and that you actually enjoy it, but that is not the goal. Clearing your mind, giving it a rest from toxic thoughts, can go a long way in ridding yourself of depression.
It is cheap, you can do it anywhere, it works fast, the only downside is that it is temporary.
I had a patient that I shared this little secret with, and he was reluctant to try it because he said he didn't know how to draw.
I convinced him to at least try it. I gave him a tiny notebook and a pencil. I was pleasantly surprised when he dropped past the hospital a couple of weeks later to show me his notebook. It was full of nice small works of art.
You could actually see the progress of his work over even that short amount of time. He said it really worked for him and it really worked in helping him with his bouts of depression.
Try it and let me know how it works.
I try to carry a pencil and a few post it notes with me at all times. If you don't have one, you can usually get a pen or pencil from somewhere. They are those stray items that most people have laying around and rarely use. You can usually find something to write on if it is no more than a napkin.
I have found a temporary, yet fast fix for depression is drawing. You don't have to be an artist, and it doesn't matter how it looks. It is to reset your brain and thought processes.
Just draw something you can imagine, or what you actually see. You will find that when you are drawing, your mind empties off all other thoughts.
You may find that your drawing gets better with time, and that you actually enjoy it, but that is not the goal. Clearing your mind, giving it a rest from toxic thoughts, can go a long way in ridding yourself of depression.
It is cheap, you can do it anywhere, it works fast, the only downside is that it is temporary.
I had a patient that I shared this little secret with, and he was reluctant to try it because he said he didn't know how to draw.
I convinced him to at least try it. I gave him a tiny notebook and a pencil. I was pleasantly surprised when he dropped past the hospital a couple of weeks later to show me his notebook. It was full of nice small works of art.
You could actually see the progress of his work over even that short amount of time. He said it really worked for him and it really worked in helping him with his bouts of depression.
Try it and let me know how it works.
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