Dealing with depression effectively is a mark not of weakness, but your strength.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Helpline
Do you always assume your sad feelings are a result of your loss?It’s summer and the lethargy you’re feeling may be due to the heat.
Here are a couple of tips to help you feel better:
- Just as people who experience SADD (Seasonal Affective Depressive Disorder) schedule a trip to the beach in the winter, consider a trip to the mountains or another cool location for a week this summer.
- Keep water with you. Even mild dehydration can cause your mood to dip.
- Check on your sleep. If your sleep is interrupted due to heat or your routine, this too can cause mild depression.
- Get back to exercise. If it is too hot for your usual walk, change it up with a trip to the gym.
I hope these suggestions will help you get back to your happier self. However, if you’re more than mildly depressed, have feelings of hopelessness, or serious insomnia, please seek professional advice.
Coaching request: Don’t assume, check out other possibilities for your sad feelings.
Life after losing a mother 