Just simply walk away from depression & anxiety!

[جوري]

I think depression can be managed as you'd manage hypertension or diabetes, most maladies we suffer are ours to keep for life.. it is just a matter of how we manage and cope. I don't personally and after rigorous believe that anti-depressants have any role to play.. perhaps there are drugs out there to cure depression but they are not on the market yet.. thus, I do believe that certain things can help us manage our depression better.. I have myself suffered from anxiety and depression for years, some which were pretty scary because it would be nocturnal with absolutely no triggers..

I think research has come a long way but it is still not free of certain biases and confounders, but I'd definitely get my information at least from the NIH as opposed to some random joe who thinks he has a cure for $29.99 I am aware how many methods are out as well ridiculous herbal concoctions all which are utterly useless .. like you said there is no cure, it is just a matter of how you manage your condition.. and that sometimes means allowing yourself to feel uncomfortable sensations without too much judgment.. it is the human condition after all.

exercise is actually one of the single best thing a person can do for themselves.. if you are 'lamenting over your woes' then you are not in the right type of exercise.. one should do physical work that is enjoyable not punitive, it is about an outlet that allows you to release tension, feel tired enough at the end of the day to fall asleep without tossing and turning and ultimately release of endorphins.. even debilitated, invalid patients are required to ambulate or have some sort of physical therapy..

the guy who wrote the article is just lazy, unless a person is instructed by their doctor not to exercise for a legitimate health concern, it is probably one of the single best things one can do for themselves and not merely for the good of the mind but for the good of the body..

there is an Arabic adage as old as sin itself it foes 'al3aqal asaleem fi iljism asleem' the right mind exists in the right body.. Even people not very sophisticated with measures and data can come up with that, then this fellow with a new scheme really doesn't stand a chance..

for me personally I found a few things that work and one of them is that I allow myself to feel the uncomfortable sensations and call them on to come full blast, the more I am ready to concede to them the less noisy and apparent they become.. everybody can find their niche ...

aight I am off to bed.. had like three hrs of sleep in two days

 

[Ğħαrєєвαħ]

Just out of Curiousity
Would housework also count as exercise? That can prevent Depression?
Not saying i do housework for my exercise either:-\ so dont even think about saying anything! :-\

So yeah lol

 

[جوري]

Just out of Curiousity
Would housework also count as exercise? That can prevent Depression?
Not saying i do housework for my exercise either:-\ so dont even think about saying anything! :-\

So yeah lol

Anything that keeps your body in shape, uses your muscle, even lifting up your baby several times a day is a form of exercise.. it has to be for a prolonged period and makes you workout a sweat.. although I am not sure people sweat when they do pilates lol.. but still even if that is what you choose then then doing something is always better than doing nothing..

and Allah swt knows best

 

[Ğħαrєєвαħ]

LOL Jazakallahu Khayr ukht. . was jus a lil curious
Alhamdulilaah i walk alot and use excersing machines such as Treadmill etc, including loadsa other tasks
although the machine you posted not much of fan of them :-\ But Alhamdulilaah great to hear all are doing something to keep themselves in a good shape.
Even Salaah is a good exercise MashaAllaah so much benefit Alhamdulilaah

 

[Snowflake]

Just out of Curiousity
Would housework also count as exercise? That can prevent Depression?

Not in my experience. It makes depression worse. It's nothing but a punishment.

 

[Ramadhan]

I dont know the correct answer, but my guess is that the housework should help.
By doing houseworks:
1. you are doing physical exercises even if its not sport
2. you are accomplishing something (the house is cleaner, more neat, food are cooked and served, etc), which should make you feel good (releases endorphins etc), which should help towards minimizing/controlling/eliminating depression
3. You are making your household family happy, which in turn should make you happy.

 

[Ramadhan]

Not in my experience. It makes depression worse. It's nothing but a punishment.

oh. i guess my guess about doing housework is incorrect

 

[Ğħαrєєвαħ]

oh. i guess my guess about doing housework is incorrect

I actually enjoy housework, it doesnt get me depressed or anything, but some people may not enjoy it as much

 

[جوري]

I think there too it depends on what you do.. for me and I have mentioned here several times, that doing the laundry is very therapeutic for me.. just love fresh clean linens the smell is awesome.. I think one of the things that instantly de-stress you are clean sheets on the bed.. One should do all they can to help themselves feel better imho ..
taking herbal baths with products like badedas or using lavender oil or primrose .. just inhaling something calming is helpful and can change your affect and your mood..

and Allah swt knows best

 

[Ramadhan]

For me, I love cooking and I find it very theraupatic. I truly enjoy the process of cooking, be it stir-frying, baking, etc.
However, washing dishes stress me out. LOL.

 

[Ğħαrєєвαħ]

^Yes maybe because you just stand there with thousands of dishes in ze sink lol thats why maybe i think :-\
But doesnt that kinda require same movements for cooking, or maybe you just enjoy cooking
Allaahu Alam Indeed

 

[Snowflake]

oh. i guess my guess about doing housework is incorrect

It works for some akhi. I hate it but do enjoy the end result.

I actually enjoy housework, it doesnt get me depressed or anything, but some people may not enjoy it as much

I can't think of anything more boring and stressful. At the mo, I'm doing the jobs of three people and I'm shattered. I would rather be only fully concentrating on my biz. InshaAllah when I get rich I'm going to hire maid and never do housework again - except cooking sometimes.

I think there too it depends on what you do.. for me and I have mentioned here several times, that doing the laundry is very therapeutic for me.. just love fresh clean linens the smell is awesome.. I think one of the things that instantly de-stress you are clean sheets on the bed.. One should do all they can to help themselves feel better imho ..
taking herbal baths with products like badedas or using lavender oil or primrose .. just inhaling something calming is helpful and can change your affect and your mood..

and Allah swt knows best

Mmm true.. we need to do little things that lift the mood.. I find lighting oil burners after cleaning the house really mellows me out. Awesome! And got some smellies from the body shop the other day that take you near heaven. And like you, I love smelling fresh laundry but still it doesn't make loading the washing machine any more appealing to me. I'm getting the strange feeling that think I've started thinking like a man? :scared:

 

[Argamemnon]

aight I am off to bed.. had like three hrs of sleep in two days

because of work/duties or because of stress? for me it's normal not to sleep all night, especially when i know i have important things to do next day. this is probably the main reason i have lost all my previous jobs and failed to get my bachelor's degree..

 

[Argamemnon]

Would housework also count as exercise?

housework makes me feel very stressed and anxious.

 

[جوري]

because of work/duties or because of stress? for me it's normal not to sleep all night, especially when i know i have important things to do next day. this is probably the main reason i have lost all my previous jobs and failed to get my bachelor's degree..

I think you need to enroll in a sleep study.. perhaps what you perceive as chronic fatigue syndrome is sleep apnea or snoring or something which you don't perceive that keeps you from getting a full dose.. (I had work to finish that is why I was up) but I have tried since to compensate for my lack of sleep..
you are not yourself when you have had no sleep or are hungry..



p.s. you can always get your bachelors, I know there are many online universities where you enroll and go at your own pace

 

[Ğħαrєєвαħ]

I can't think of anything more boring and stressful. At the mo, I'm doing the jobs of three people and I'm shattered. I would rather be only fully concentrating on my biz. InshaAllah when I get rich I'm going to hire maid and never do housework again - except cooking sometimes.

lol really sis i guess we are different MashaAllaah, i dont know i like cleanin and stuff but when i do get married the whole Cooking thing will surely stresss me out , scares me thinking about it,donno y tho :-\

housework makes me feel very stressed and anxious.

Aahh we are indeed different people , maybe you have lots going on in life, so when theres cleaning involved maybe you just dont like it :-\ . . .
But hope all goes well, coz you have to do it at the end of the day lol, or else you`ll be living in a dirty filthy house, and that is for sure SCARY:skeleton:, hope you agre:statisfie

 

[Snowflake]

lol really sis i guess we are different MashaAllaah, i dont know i like cleanin and stuff but when i do get married the whole Cooking thing will surely stresss me out , scares me thinking about it,donno y tho :-\

It's probably because I got lots going on ukht and housework zaps my energy when I could be putting it into work, so I've come to hate it with a passion lol. But yeh.. if there was nothing else in my life, I probably wouldn't mind.. might even enjoy it

 

[tango92]

i get weird pains in my lower leg from jogging, i think their called shin splints.

 

[Ğħαrєєвαħ]

^ooh geeky case. . .
Jogging is healthy, i dont understand you get pains, maybe your doing too much of it :-\

So yeah

 

[tango92]

^maybe im just a weakling?

i used to be a reely good runner when i was a bit littler. now that im growed up i got lazy