Tips for managing anxiety & depression
Observations from a nurse
Seems like everyone’s being diagnosed with anxiety and depression. This uptick started around the same time as COVID, (late 2019), and continues today. Social isolation, masks, broken trust, and COVID cruelty are contributing factors.
Compounding the injury, there’s just not enough help. Good therapists are in short supply.
I’m not a mental health professional, although sure seems like it some days. Most folks are looking for an empathetic disposition and willing ear. Listed above are some ideas that could help.
I’ve often thought, if everyone was just a tad nicer, things would be a whole lot better!
Feel free to share anything that has worked for you. We all need a little help now and again…
A friend once said, "The key to happiness is knowing what you can live without."
I can't live without my right to choose. So I had to give up my job. I can live without that job.
Lots of good ideas in your thought bubbles, there!
I like your comment of "I’ve often thought, if everyone was just a tad nicer, things would be a whole lot better!" - that is SO true! If people would be kinder, nicer; just a bit more reasonable?! Life would be so much better all around!
Anyway, I got 2 kittens. They have helped me with my anxiety! I also spend time with our livestock. I also take a herbal health tablet (Metagenics 'Neurocalm') each day. I've had a Healing session with a Healer. I listen to music, play the piano, try to get to bed at a reasonable time, cook lots and eat well, drink lots of water, spend time with my kids and my hubby. Trying to get my kids to be well-behaved, however, is not always achievable (!!).
I've tried seeing health professionals during covid - but most of them are crap these days. Most aren't worth the time or the money, and that's coming from me, a health professional! My family and some friends are lucky - I treat them! But it's been really hard finding good health professionals to help ME. So I've had to get quite good at turning inwards and helping myself.