Specialists divide depressive disorders into different categories: there are even nervous disorders that depend on each season. However, autumn depression differs from all types in its features and ways to overcome it.
For many people, autumn is a time for harvesting, summing up the work done, and for nature it is a time for preparing for rest. A man living in harmony with nature, with all his heart feels the need for rest after a stormy summer. And if anxiety has settled in the soul for a long time and the person is not comfortable? Here we can already talk about the autumn depression. Some people express this with the words: "It seems to me that everything around is dying."
This may be due to the fact that there is less light and heat, because the sun's rays help the body produce various biologically active substances, including melatonin. Often, a lack of melatonin can cause depression. Another possible reason is a lack of vitamin D, which is also produced under the influence of sunlight.
Psychological reasons are also possible: the summer is over, a carefree vacation is behind, and everyone has to return for their desk, to the office or to their favorite institution. And if a person has unresolved tasks before his vacation, he seems to fall into a forgotten circle of problems, and he experiences stress. Emotional people can simply get hung up on the fact that nature fades and is upset about this.
Signs of autumn depression:
- tension and fatigue from work
- lack of desire
- constant longing
- sleep disturbance
- impaired appetite (overeating or reluctance to eat)
How to overcome autumn depression:
The recipes are very different, because the degree of depth, symptoms and causes may differ, as well as the characters of people. The main recipe is to keep track of your feelings and understand that you have such depression. Then you can prepare in advance for her arrival and try to cope with her. So, ways to overcome the autumn depression:
- take a vacation not in summer, but in autumn - early or late. This will help shift the timing of depression and make it clear that autumn can be different - including rest time;
- You can plan a short autumn trip to the south, leaving a few days from a summer vacation. Waiting time for a trip will brighten up the mood, and the trip itself will diversify the dull schedule;
- find a new hobby and go into it with your head so that there is no time left for sad thoughts, especially since there are a lot of opportunities for this;
- workaholics can plan a lot of necessary and interesting work for this time. By the way, it was work that saved people from various nervous disorders more than once, because they simply forgot about them;
- observe the regime of work and rest, do not overwork, delight yourself with your favorite things. It is so simple, but for some reason little used;
- try to quickly "clear" the accumulated problems, avoiding irreversible consequences;
- avoid conflict situations (just do not give yourself the opportunity to enter into a conflict, "keep face");
- spend more time outdoors;
- help the body through proper nutrition: eat fatty fish, you can take vitamin D, as well as more vegetables and fruits, nuts and chocolate;
- If the problem is serious, pick up antidepressants to increase your body’s melatonin level.
- consult a psychologist - he will help find the root of the problem. And perhaps depression will never return. Perhaps this item can even be put first;
- tune in to positive every day: laughter interferes with the production of adrenaline and cortisol hormones, which lead to stress. Positive people, favorite films and favorite activities will help here.
There are deeper things that a person who is prone to all kinds of nervous disorders can also think about. If you have a big and important life goal, then no stress will even come close. Maybe you should think about it? Then the autumn depression will seem so inconsequential and small that it evaporates instantly.