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Fifth advice: Do not expect
others to change your life
Very often people blame various life
circumstances or other people for
their discontent, misery and hard life.
The same goes for blaming the
wrong climate conditions for our bad
mood and surrender to the idea that
nothing can change, it will be the
same as opening the door to depression.
As long as you expect other
people to change and the environment
and living conditions to be as
you desire, you will NOT feel better.
The realisation that all the emotions
come from the way we think about
other people and happenings helps
us to come back to ourselves and
start to live a rational life.
If you notice that you have an increased
appetite, increased need
for sleep, lack of energy, a need for
isolation, apathy, emotional instability,
and it is in winter, that means you
did not listen to me and you were not
persistent in tasks set out.
Unfortunately, regardless of preven-
tion, development of clinical symptoms
can occur. Seasonal depression
is a disorder that has biopsychosocial
causes. It is also more common in
northern parts of the world due to
the shorter duration of daylight, so
there is a disturbance in the rhythm
for being awake and at sleep.
The most important thing is to REC-
OGNIZE DEPRESSION AND SEEK
PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING when
depression is identified.
I hope you will take this advice for
your own enjoyment and that you will
meet this winter with a little change
of attitude. Although long and cold, it
can be magical.
Tips
Extend your summer
Expose yourself to
daylight
Eat Healthy food
Be Physically Active
Do not expect others
to change your life
TEXT DR DUSICA POPOVIC,
PSYCHIATRIST AND PSYCHOTHERAPIST
PHOTO MARKO VESTERINEN
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