there are some things that you should never do when you're going through
depression and some things that can help you get out of depression so in this
video we're gonna give the 10 do's and don'ts of depression so stay tuned what
is everybody this is Chris from the rewired soul where we talk about the
problem but focus on the solution and this week we are continuing our deep
dives into a specific mental health topic and this week we're talking about
depression depression is something that a ton of people struggle with in many
different forms whether it's clinical depression if it's based on genetics or
the way your brain is wired or it's just situational with your life and you're
going through a depression right now we need to talk about it and here's the
do's and don'ts don't isolate I have talked about this before the analogy I
give is isolating when you're depressed is like locking yourself in the room
with the killer in a horror movie you know what I mean like this is the bad
guy when we're depress you go hang out with some friends some family some
people who care about you whether that's your parents or your friends or your
kids or your spouse hang out with some people whose positivity can help lift
you up don't watch the news or depressing movies oh boy was I guilty of
this there's something about when we feel depressed we just want to sink
lower into that depression and then like just browsing through the news the news
is meant to be depressing they sensationalized saying they talk
about how terrible the world is and stuff like that like if you're going
through a depression just have a news blackout for yourself all right
and stay away from the sad sad sad movies do something that you enjoy
something that brings you happiness this can be video games it could be drawing
it could be writing it could be putting together a model airplane whatever your
thing is do something that you enjoy when you have a hobby or activity
something that you're passionate about it helps to boost neurotransmitters in
your brain and don't listen to depressing music oh boy this is another
thing I was guilty of all like I would go through like a breakup
or just have a bad day or my depression was just hitting me and I would just sit
there and listen to the saddest saddest music out there that would just make
things worse do create a go to depression playlist like make a playlist
on Spotify or whatever you use I have one myself of just like the most upbeat
happy songs like I call these my happy songs and maybe someday I'll share with
you some of the tracks on there but like these might be from a better time in
your life like I know for me like you know when I was like carefree in high
school and stuff like that like so there's like a lot of like R&B on there
there's some old like pop punk there's a like skate punk there's all sorts of
stuff even just pop music you know what I mean yeah I even get down with some
Backstreet Boys and NSYNC lifts me right up don't worry and I know how silly this
sounds I know it's easier said than done but what happens is is when you're stuck
in your thoughts and you're worried about all these negative outcomes what
it's doing is it's actually rewiring your brain to actually intensify your
negative bias a negative bias is your ability to point out the negative in
every situation the brain is wired to do that the brain focuses on and sees
whatever you're training at to see you create a gratitude list this is the
simplest thing I can tell you to do that is the most beneficial there have been
studies that show people who keep a gratitude list for even two weeks two
weeks they have decreases of depression by upwards of eighty percent think about
that just five things a day write them down it could be in the
morning it could be at night whatever it is and it doesn't have to be like huge
things like grateful for having a roof over your head
grateful for a job grateful for being able to buy food grateful for seeing
your friends hey grateful for Technology grateful that you get to check out my
youtube videos whatever it is write down five things a day because what this does
it helps your brain start focusing on the positive so this actually helps you
become more optimistic and lastly don't focus on the problem do focus on the
solution because that's what we do here at the rewired soul there are a million
different reasons why I start out every single video with we talk about
the problem but focus on the solution staying in the problem never helped
anybody all right I will link up in the info card a video I did a long time ago
about the pity party and it's my personal method like sit be sat for a
little bit but then go out and do something like I'm gonna make a video
later this week I've been struggling with depression for the last couple
weeks and like basically I have this entire toolbox of mental health tools a
lot of things that I provide all of you and when I'm in that depression I just
start reaching in there and pulling out different things focus on the solution
find solution based things that you can start doing to start getting out of that
depression don't stay in the problem everybody but you know what I want to
hear from you I want to hear from you leave comments down below let me know
what are the things that you do to pull yourself out of depression and if you
want why don't you list some don'ts that I
missed okay leave those down in the comments all right if you like this
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to remember the things you don't do when you're depressed and I'll see you next
time
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