However, ignoring negative emotions or being unable to adequately express how we feel can quickly find ourselves burying moments of anger, grief, sadness, and even depression. At times, it can seem impossible to unravel the emotions we’re experiencing, much less explain them to others. No wonder then, when nothing else seems to help – working the body or mind does! And forgetting yourself to help another works well too.When it comes to mental health, most people tend not to have an established vocabulary, making it more difficult to voice mental health struggles. Any mediation is pointless if it doesn’t expand your consciousness, if it doesn’t amplify your existence and bring in your compassion, positivity and love. “In your selfless conduct you discover your greatest happiness… Something miraculous happens to such a selfless person… Any attainment is worthless if it doesn’t help our world move forward. As explained by Om Swami, selflessness is the end learning from meditation and self-discovery techniques. It is almost as if I worked magic and shifted my mood instantly.Īnd then a friend sent me a page he clicked from Om Swami’s book, ‘ A Million Thoughts’ and I understood why helping another has such a positive impact. I tried it consciously the last time I felt low – and it worked immediately. I haven’t worked out how this works, but when I help someone selflessly, his or her happiness immediately lifts my own mood. What I discovered is a great mood lifter– and I know this may sound a bit weird, but it works for me - is to help someone. To combat vague feelings of sadness or depression, he suggests sleeping on time (ideally between 9pm-6am or latest by 10 pm), regular exercise (at least 30 minutes of cardio), and relaxation techniques such as meditation or deep breathing. Neurologist Dr Navdeep Kumar is a great proponent of lifestyle changes and especially the right amount and timing of sleep as a cure for stress-related problems.
The worst thing one can do is resort to alcohol, drugs or other mood lifters that ultimately prove to be actually depressants. Another friend advises that one should never make the mistake of discussing your depression - just try and extricate yourself from it. Breathing is directly related to the mind and thoughts, she says. Yet another meditates, while another does some deep breathing. Another goes to the gym and sweats out the blues. One friend walks off the mood and feels better. They each shared their methods of overcoming the dip in mood. Some friends I spoke to admit they get these random bouts of sadness that seems to have no cause. But equally important is to figure out ways and means to get over the depression so that it doesn’t interfere with your daily output or peace of mind. Of course it is important to try and work out the reason for your sadness so that you can deal with the root issue. So if you find yourself too often in a depressed state, it is worth getting a medical check up. Sometimes you wake up sad and that could be due to some dream that was the result of your mind trying to work through some issues at a subconscious level.Īnaemia, hormonal imbalance or an imbalance in neurotransmitters can also lead to a mild – sometimes severe –level of depression. It could be some music you heard, something you saw, or a phrase or word that set off a link of related memories leading to one that troubles you still at a subconscious level. Perhaps someone said something that hurt or upset you. Here we are dealing with the odd feeling of deep sadness or unrest that we all feel at some point or the other – fleeting at times, but sometimes lasting several hours.Īctually whether you can figure it out or not there is always a reason. Nor are we talking of clinical depression, which unquestionably needs medical intervention. Passage of time or other positive events help us get over such phases. We are of course not talking here of depression caused by an obvious immediate cause such as a perceived failure or humiliation, a break-up, or loss of a loved one. You cast your mind around, wondering what makes you feel so down and out – and there is nothing really, no perceivable cause. You feel a soul-searing loneliness and nothing seems to help. Why does that happen and how can we fight back such moods?
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