5 Things You Can Do For Depression, Anxiety and Stress Relief

No ceremony with this article, let's go straight into five quick things you can do
for depression, anxiety and stress relief.

1. Take regular breaks from the firing line. Working hard without regular breaks
is a great way to build up stress and tension. Make sure you have at least one
15-minute break in the morning and one in the afternoon as well as at least 20
minutes for lunch. If possible, eat lunch away from your workstation. Equally, if
you have a lot to deal with in your life right now, taking a day, or a weekend
elsewhere - longer if you can - to get some breathing space will really help. Even
just a day away from the firing line will enable you to get some distance from the
problems and help you to gather your thoughts.

2. Regular exercise can help relieve stress, depression and anxiety. Exercise
releases endorphins into your system and will give you a natural boost. It will also
provide you with a break from brooding and dwelling upon problems and troubles -
but only if you perform the right kind of exercises. Avoid: Exercises that allow you
to brood (weight lifting, jogging, treadmills) and perform exercises that require
your full concentration. Competitive sports such as squash, tennis, badminton and
circuit training are all excellent examples. It is important that you do not brood when
you exercise because although you will be benefiting physically, you are still stressing
yourself mentally and the stress, depression and anxiety will worsen.

3. Stop beating yourself up. Self-deprecation is a huge part of stress, depression and
anxiety. Each time you beat up on yourself, you will erode confidence and self-esteem.
Never tell yourself you're useless, worthless, stupid, hopeless, boring, ugly, and a loser.
Never convince yourself that other people hate you, that others find you difficult to be
around and that you're better off being alone. You would never deem it acceptable to
say such things to other people and you must deem it equally unacceptable to say
them to yourself. These words and phrases are powerful and they will hurt you. Accept
you're not perfect and that you make mistakes - just like everybody else does - and
cut yourself some slack. From this day, make a pact with me to never indulge
self-deprecation ever again. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE.

4. Isolation is another problem experienced by stress, depression and anxiety sufferers.
OK, there will be times when you just want your own company. During such times, you
can brood over and over again on problems and events and beat yourself up for hours
on end. Not good. Instead, use isolation more positively. Occupy your mind by tackling
a jigsaw puzzle, a logic problem, a crossword, read a book or perform a hobby such as
painting, playing a musical instrument or whatever it is you have an interest in. In this
way, isolation will help you to grow instead of causing you further pain.

5. Television, radio and newspapers can all supply you with a daily hit of negativity and
help lower your mood. In the main, they concentrate on the negative side of life: crime,
corruption, war, scandal and natural disasters and can give you a distorted view of
reality. Not to mention the amount of image manipulation they subject you to. Give
yourself a break from this negative drip feed and avoid them completely for one week.
You may find, like I have, that they have no place in your life after that. Trust me, you
won't miss them.

OK, there's 5 things you can do fo depression, anxiety and stress relief depression and
anxiety. Please give them a try, they'll all help you feel much better very quickly indeed.