In today’s fast- moving world it is more and more common to work from the early morning till the late evening, having only short breaks to eat lunch or just to have a snack. People do not even have time for their families, let alone developing their interests or hobbies. Having so many duties to obey and so many things to remember about they seem to have forgotten what free time really is and that they used to have it some time ago. Feeling depressed they do not realize that not only work but also entertainment is important in people’s lives. When people develop their interests or have a hobby, they have motivation to survive in their daily routine because they have a feeling of doing something important with their life. A clear solution to the problem is for those depressed people to stop and find out what their interests are and then organize their time in the way they could develop them. As a result, they would be more optimistic and they would have more energy.
Another idea to overcome the problem of depression is to check how healthy the lifestyle of those depressed people is. They often forget about such things as sport or a good diet. They always eat on the run and do not practice any sports. Furthermore, they are often addicted to smoking, drink too much strong coffee and take far too many sleeping pills or painkillers. Sometimes they behave like children who do not understand what is really good for them. According to the saying “in healthy body healthy mind” if we want to feel good we should take care of our body. Firstly, we should find out what kind of sport would be appropriate for us and start practicing it regularly. Secondly, we ought to make sure that we eat proper meals and that our diet provides our body with all the vitamins and proteins necessary for us. Finally, we should make sure we avoid any harmful addictions which are so bad for our organism. If people remembered how important it is to lead a healthy lifestyle and to eat properly, they would feel better and happier.
Next important suggestion, which could influence the depressed people, is to think about the priorities in our life. People often worry too much about things which are not so important. We should remember that what really counts in our life are our family, health, love, friends. Bothering a lot of unimportant details, we do not notice that we are really happy because there are people who love and need us- our family. We do not appreciate the value of our health or the fact that we have friends. It is a big mistake. People should know what they ought to give priority to before they lose it. Realizing that they have so many reasons to be happy they will feel less stressed. If people are relaxed and do not worry so much and so often they not only are happier but also other people feel better in their company.
The final, but extremely important point is that most people suffering from depression do not even recognize that they need help. They do not know that there are medical ways to overcome depression or they just think that they are completely healthy and consciously reject every suggestion that they should ask for a doctor’s advice. Medicine is developing in an impressive way and there are several kinds of therapies for depression. In some cases special pills are prescribed, in other ones special mental therapies are suggested. One of them is the shock therapy which is supposed to make the patient forget about the causes of his depression and learn to perceive the world in a different way. All in all the goal of the mentioned above therapies is to teach patients to have a positive attitude as it would help them to cope with their sorrows. According to the doctors’ opinion, changing one’s thoughts we may modify the state of his spirit. Thinking negative leads to the deterioration of our mood which can finally cause depression. That is why it is believed that the solution may be to learn to be an optimist.
To sum up, I think there are measures to be taken to help the depressed people to be happy. The condition is that those people must want that help. People should have time for their hobby, remember to eat in a healthy way, be active and try not to be stressed. They should also remember that there are people- doctors- whom they may ask for help. If they take all the above advice seriously and have the will to do something with their life to change it for the better, they are likely to overcome the problem of depression.
