For The Depressed

For all of those who suffer with depression and mood issues, this time of year can be the absolute worst. I wanted to write a brief note to all of you who suffer and find it difficult to manage life through the holiday season. The long hours of darkness and short daylight hours mess with everyone's mood and can create an imbalance of serotonin. Here are some ideas for the depressed.

1. Keep your environment lit up! If you sit around in a dimly lit or dark environment you're just making things worse for yourself. You don't have to rack up a high electric bill by leaving all the lights in the house on. Just make sure whatever room your in stays lit up well.
2. Laugh a lot. Watch funny shows and movies. Read funny books and stories. Spend time with friends that can make you laugh. Laughter is the best medicine, even better than Xanex!
3. Eat bananas
4. Eliminate or limit alcohol intake. You may feel like drowning your sorrows, but resist the temptation. Alcohol can have the opposite of your desired effect and actually make it worse.
5. Talk to a close friend or family member about your blah's. If it just gets really bad, share a cup of coffee with a trusted friend and unload a little of that negative emotion. Get it out of your system

I hope these tips help you get through a typically depressed time of year. Blessings to you and your's in Jesus, our newborn King!