If you can ask yourself, whether you ever experience been sad, feeling empty and hopeless most of the times in the morning or what interest you in the time past, nor your hobbies, does not motivate you again. These are the symptoms of morning depression.
Do you have no more pleasure being in the company of your family and friends again? What of your favorite meal. Does it interest you again? What of your workplace? Are you functioning to capacity as before? Do you sleep well? All these are symptoms of depression, and because it can be more severe as you wake up in the morning, something ought to be done for you to return to normalcy.
Depression has been a mental disorder that cannot be easily get rid of as you think. What you should know is that everybody wants to be happy, and nobody wants to be sad. You can’t snap out of depression easily without adequate consultancy and treatment from a specialist. But the people with depression can feel better after medication, psychotherapy, or some words of encouragement that flows through their mind after consulting with their doctor.
Depression which is a common mental disorder affects people globally. Statistics show that more than 264 million people of all ages suffer from depression. The beauty of depression disorder is that it affects both the rich and the poor. Both males and females are affected without disparity.
Why will you not enjoy your life to the fullest because of depression? You should realize that no matter whom you are, what you are doing for a living, your financial status, depression will always come. To move ahead with life, and with a lifestyle of overcoming obstacles, the best thing is to forcefully push that depression away from your mind before it overtakes you.
Here are 9 proven ways to get rid of morning depression
- Learn how to prepare for the next day:
Planning ahead of the day makes you stay ahead. Since depression affects the mind, planning also has a psychology effects on the mind. It enables you to be focused on the activities ahead of you the next morning. This in effect stirs up your mind up for action immediately you wake up.
2. Always try to set alarm:
No human being is a superhero who thinks he or she can do it all by themselves. We all need one or two things to motivate us to action. Setting up an alarm clock won’t be taken lightly by anybody who wants to fulfill destiny. Either you are suffering from morning depression or not, we all need to get up from bed in time to take care of the morning task.
3. Begin the day by sitting up first:
It is better to start the day slowly for someone who wants to get rid of morning depression. Just start by making yourself comfortable in bed, while arranging yourself in a position that will not trigger you to fall back to sleep. The next action is to try and sit up. By siting up, it clears your head from sleep, and the position of sitting is preparing you for the day’s task. Do you know that the act of sitting up gets you closer to standing up and getting set to start your day?
4. Stretch your body:
It is also better to stretch your body while in the sitting position rather than lying down. This process of stretching your body helps get rid of fatigue you’ve been experiencing by fine-tuning your muscle cells. Although it is a small exercise and many people do not think much of its’ importance.
Do you know that it relaxes mental tension, helps the mind to be focused on the task of the day, improve your dull mood, thereby relieving any form of morning depression?
5. Capitalize on what makes you happy:
There is nothing as motivating as starting your day with what makes you happy. Most times, people failed to look inward when it comes to issues of what concerns them. I don’t think there is anybody that does not have what makes him or her happy.
Why not start the day with what makes you happy, and let the energy of joy motivates your mind towards the task of the day, thereby blocking all thoughts of been depressed. Personally, listening to gospel music and Christian messages makes me feel not only good but motivated for action. Doing this act prompts me to pray. And when I pray, I put God into action over my life.
6. Think of what to eat:
The thought of what to eat, especially your favorite food might cause you to be hungry. And when hunger sets in, every human being will like to satisfy that desire. Although depression at times blocks appetite, but if hunger is severe, you’ll be forced to do something. Some people will just take something small and relapse back to be depressed. Every depressed person should realize that there is no best moment or time to get out of depression. The best time is now.
7. Be creative with your routine:
Doing the same thing every time, every day, in the same environment can cause boredom to some people. And this boredom can lead to depression if there is no change of mindset or the person trying to renew his mind. Try to change your routine by being creative about the situation around you. New things done in a positive way always motivate and activate our spirit being. Learn new things. Do new things. And change from your daily routine to something positive, still with the mind of achieving the same goal for the day.
8. Seek professional support:
There is no gain if you think you can handle it all by yourself. Visit your doctor. Let your doctor know what you’re going through. Your doctor will tell you what to do and give you some medications. This process will enable you to get out of morning depression in a possible short time, and good quality living starts again. Life is too short not to maximize the little God has given you.
9. Use another treatment plan:
If you are already on medication from your Psychiatric and you still feel the same symptoms in the morning. There is nothing wrong with revisiting your Psychiatric and letting him or her know how you feel after taking the medication. The doctor stands to revalue the medication and prescribe a new one. Other recommendations might be provided that might not be pleasing to you like techniques, and alternative therapies. But for your good, you have to listen to your doctor. And because that is his/her specialty, the best advice is what you get.