How to Overcome Anxiety, Stress and Depression

The stress,  anxiety, and depression are mental and affective-emotional states, with also physical symptoms that prevent us to develop our daily lives normally. However,  fighting stress and anxiety, and even depression, maybe in your hand by incorporating some simple changes into your routines.



Effective resources to combat stress, which will also help you fight anxiety and depression:

1. Breathe consciously:
Although it is a vital action, we do not always give it all the attention it deserves. Practicing breathing techniques will help you fight anxiety and stress, usually caused by rapid and shallow breathing. Simply, taking a deep and relaxed breath, you will notice an important improvement instantly.

2. Relax:
Relaxation exercises are very effective in fighting stress and anxiety. Integrating them into your routine will help you relieve symptoms, thanks to the release of accumulated muscle tension and the calm it will offer your mind, providing you with a true state of peace and harmony.

3. Meditate:
Numerous studies show the physiological transformations that meditation generates in the brain. Practicing meditation regularly will help you fight anxiety, stress, and depression, as it activates the alert-relaxed state, providing greater serenity and driving away negative thoughts and emotions.

4. Transform your thoughts:
It is easy to justify our stress or negative emotions, and we will always find arguments for it. But, in reality, it is an approach that we unconsciously choose. If consciously, we choose to base our thoughts on how we want to live, our mind changes and we begin to enjoy a new perception of our reality.

"Every human being, if proposed, can be a sculptor of his own brain."
Santiago Ramón y Cajal

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5. Accept:
Sometimes, it is difficult for us to accept reality as it is, however, even if it produces pain, it is important to receive it as it occurs, and face it as part of our process of constant inner growth. Saving energy by accepting the reality that is Now, will help you to move forward and find the happiness and harmony you are looking for.

6. Get out of your “comfort zone”:
Changing our habits can be difficult. However, it is the only way to really get out of the “stalemate zone” in which you find yourself. Take a paper and make a plan: write all the things you want to change, find solutions to carry it out, and write down all the positive things that would be offered to achieve those purposes. Check it daily, and check the progress in your challenges.

7. Give yourself moments, you will gain time:
It is important to find a place, even if only 30 minutes, in our busy schedules to do some activity that really makes you feel good: walking, reading, playing sports, writing ... That time will help you get out of the routines of your mind and feel much better. Paradoxically, you will be earning extra time, as it will help you be more efficient in your daily activities, thus reducing the perception of "lack of time" that leads to stress and anxiety.

8. Move:
Find a physical activity that you like, and incorporate it into your agenda at least 2 or 3 times a week. It is scientifically proven that exercise, in addition to raising your self-esteem and helping you disconnect from your worries, produces physiological effects that help fight stress, anxiety, and depression. A very effective option is Yoga, since, in addition to being a physical activity, it also brings benefits mentally and emotionally, such as stress relief, anxiety reduction and a greater sense of serenity and inner calm.

9. Rest and sleep:
Sleeping well is essential to combat stress, depression, and anxiety, however, insomnia is one of the most frequent symptoms of these disorders. All these tips will help you enjoy better rest, but it is essential to take it as a priority, and avoid "stealing hours of sleep." While we sleep, our body performs many functions that it cannot perform in the periods of activity, essential to face the day full of energy, which in addition to helping us to be more productive during our day, also affects our mood.

10. Take care of your diet:
A balanced diet helps fight depression, also helping you relieve stress and anxiety. Increasing the consumption of foods rich in serotonin, a fundamental hormone to regulate mood, will favor a greater sense of well-being.

11. Do not isolate yourself:
We often tend to isolate ourselves when we feel bad, but this not only does not help us fight anxiety, stress, and depression, it makes it worse. Try to spend time with your loved ones, because, not only will it bring you greater serenity, but you will also gain in security, self-esteem, and happiness.

12. Be patient:
And most importantly: remember that, although some of these tips have immediate effects, combat stress and anxiety and above all, depression is a process in which each person requires their time. Be patient with you, do not hurry, and above all, do not give up, you are on the road.

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