Gentle Ways To Overcome Depression

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Celebrate Rather than Isolate
When we are depressed and hurting emotionally,
the natural tendency is to withdraw,
retreat and isolate ourselves. However, a
wiser course of action is to seek out increasing social
opportunities and the solaces which friends
can bring. Even though this is difficult when feeling
depressed, choose to celebrate life rather than
isolate yourself. Fight the urge to be alone. Selfimposed
isolation only accentuates depression.
Recently, a man wrote advice columnist
Dear Abby saying he had retired to a new community
and experienced depression, which has
now caused him to regret the move. Other readers
of the column responded to the man’s plight
with one woman saying she and her husband
recently relocated to Florida. “We don’t miss
the snow and ice we left behind one bit. Yes, it’s
hard to pick up and move to a new area where
you know no one. The key is to get out there
and meet as many new people as you can.” The
writer explained that within three months of
moving, she volunteered to be on the Welcoming
Committee, which brought her in contact with
many new members of the community. She also
joined a volunteer group which provides used
children’s clothing, blankets and sweaters for