How To Cope With Depression (Paano Makakayanan ang Depresyon)

I cannot deny it, I had been depressed so many times in my life. Hindi ko na nga mabilang kugn ilang beses na. Usually it happens when there are major changes in life like some close relative passed away, being separated from my family for the very first time, or the likes of some friends moving to another province. Really depressing. I searched and tried these things and for somehow, they kind-of took some of my depressions away. I do thank Mr. Jeff Cohen for sharing these with the people who needs this.

1. CRY
I know I cannot cry just like that. i find it had to cry lalo na kung it's about physical aches like toothaches, wounds, cramps. I don't know. I think it's nature's fault why men tend to "not cry" even if they want to. Lalo na kung sobrang sakit, I don't know kung bakit napaka hirap umiyak. But I am talking in general here. If you need to cry, then cry. Umiyak ka hanggang sa di mo na kayang umiyak. Umiyak ka hanggang wala nang luhang lalabas sa mga mata mo, hanggang magang maga na yung mga mata mo. Isa sa paraan ang pag-iyak to cleanse your budy from stress. Stress Buster. Dito mo lang kasi mailalabas ang lahat ng emotions mo na nagpapabigat sa kalooban mo. Lalake ka man o babae, don't force yourself. Lalo na tayong mga lalake, wag nating pipigilan. Kung kaya niyong umiyak, go ahead and do it. just a tip, sa room niyo lang para walang makakaalam, at least.

2. TALK TO SOMEONE
Kapag mag-isa ka, definitely you will feel depressed most of the time. Lalong lalo na pag wala kang ginagawa. So you need your friend. No man is an island, we all have our friends. Kung wala kang friends, try you classmates (kung estudyante ka), co-workers (kugn nagtatrabaho ka), o kahit sinong pwede mong makausap basta't make sure that the person will talk back at you. Hindi naman pwedeng ikaw lang ang magsasalita.
As I mentioned nung sa pag-iyak, talking to someone is another way of cleansing your system from stress, lalo na yung depression. It's like you are washing it all out of your body and your system tends to process it like it's sending all those hard and heavy emotions to the one you are talking to pero in reality, hindi niya naman nakukuha or na-a-absorb. That's the good side of it.
Making yourself aware that someone is ready to listen to you is one way of comforting your mentality by letting it know na merong nagke-care sayo. Someone has their ears to actually listen to your thoughts and everything that you have to say.

3. KEEP YOURSELF BUSY
Kung depress ka, obviously all your thoughts are being centerred on the fact that you are depressed for whatever reason that it. So to divert your mental process from you depression, try doing anything else aside from thinking about what makes you feel depressed. It really helps. Try mong magbasa ng libro or working out sa gym, your body will thank you for that. A quote from Elle Woods from the movie "Legally Blonde", “Exercise gives you endorphins; endorphins make you happy; happy people don’t kill other people.”

4. REKINDLE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH "HIM"
I know some of you, including myself, would think of this as a cliche. It always works. If you have faith in God and you believe in Him since the day you realized that you have a life, then go to Him. Have a connection with Him. It will help you in renewing yourself or cleansing yourself with His great power of love.

5. REALIZE THAT THERE ARE THINGS BEYOND YOUR CONTROL
Hindi ka Diyos at hindi ka si Superman. You cannot control everything and you cannot control what you want or not want to happen. There is one thing that you CAN control, and that is how you react to the things that are happening. Alalahanin mo, mag-iiba at mag-iiba ang mundo at lahat ay posibleng mangyari whether you like it or not. Ano man ang masamang mangyari sayo, you can always get out of it. You can always resolve it. There are always answers. Tao ka. Nagkakamali ka. You are supposed to make mistakes (not on purpose of course) cause you are a human-being.

6. SMILE
The craziest yet the most effective way to shoo away the depression. There is always tomorrow. And teh future always is fill of hope for better things.