Depression is not only feeling sad, but its symptoms include losing interest in those activities which you used to enjoy once. You have an intense feeling of emptiness and sadness that affects your overall health. Depression is a medical condition and is treatable. If you feel any of your loved one is undergoing the symptoms of depression, then you can always try the remedies listed in this article to help your loved one recover.

Keep in mind that these are just home remedies which are effective for some people and some people do not feel any difference in using these remedies. There are some depression symptoms that you can look for if you doubt that you or some other person is having depression:

• Loss of hope, interest and feeling of guilt
• Loss of interest in pleasurable activities like sex
• Not remembering things and finding difficulty in concentrating
• Loss of sleep insomnia or sleeping a lot
• Appetite changes
• Weight gain or weight loss
• Over exhausted by small tasks
• Attempts or thoughts of suicide
• Slow movements or slow uttering of words.

You might try any of these home remedies and see which one works best for you.

10.  A routine

Chose a routine for yourself and try to keep that routine, no matter how low you feel, or how slow you do it. But your goal should be to keep to that routine on a daily basis. You can either jot down the main points of that routine and have them tick marked as you go by the day. For example you can add the points like wake up, have breakfast, take a shower, get dressed, leave for office/ class, take lunch, have a cup of coffee, do work, come home, go out for a jog, come back, take the dog for a walk, come back, take dinner, iron clothes, listen to music, read a book and go to sleep. You can always make changes to your routine if you find the change important. This is the simplest but effective depression treatment you can try at home.

9. Keep A Goal For Yourself

Depression is a mental disease in which you feel bad about yourself or you are always disappointed with yourself. This makes you not to be able to do anything. You will have to believe in yourself to cope with this disease. Assign daily goals to yourself. If you will be able to achieve those goals, you will start feeling better about yourself. Assigning and achieving goal is another one of the most effective home remedies for depression.

Once you start achieving simple goals, assign more challenging goals to yourself but be lenient on yourself and be kind, instead of being harsh. Plus if you are not able to achieve a certain goal, do not lose heart and keep the steadfastness in your attitude. Being consistent is the rule of treating depression.

8. Diet

Diet changes can also improve your depressing nature. If you have chosen nature to treat your depression, then opt for natural foods like vegetables and fruits. Take veggies and fruits in larger amounts with your meals. Green color helps to treat depression. Try taking fruits and vegetables which are green, like kiwi, grapes, spinach, cucumber. Give some time out to yourself to relax and admire things. Go out for a walk in the green area where there is nature to admire and appreciate. It will significantly reduce depression symptoms.

Foods with Omega 3 fatty acids and folic acid are also known to ease depression.

“Depression is something you should not take for granted. Take into account all the activities of the patient and pay special attention along with some home remedies to improve the condition.”

7. Exercise

Exercising provides energy boost to the body and produces endorphins which makes you happy. Exercise helps in boosting the brain and makes adequate oxygen to reach the brain. This is one of those home remedies for depression that not only reduces depression but also helps you prevent it.

6. Get Enough Sleep

Depression may cause a person to lose sleep. This condition can be improved by keeping the same time that you go to bed and waking up the same time daily. Taking proper sleep is an effective depression treatment you can use.

• Before bed time, exhaust yourself a bit like, take a small jog or vaccum the house, this will make you feel tired and will help you getting a good sleep.
• If you tend to wake up during the night and you cannot go back to sleep, try not to go out of the bed. Try focusing your mind on sleep and nothing else. You will be able to sleep in a few hours if not moments.
• Keep all the distractions out of your bed room, like television and phone etcetera.

5. Take Responsibilities

Take easy responsibilities on yourself, and feel good when you finish them up. Simple responsibilities include bringing the groceries home, taking kids to the school, doing the dishes, taking the dog for a walk, ironing your clothes etcetera.

When you are depressed you don’t feel like taking the responsibility of anything but if you take a responsibility and you fulfill it, you will feel better and if you are appreciated on that responsibility as well, you will certainly cope with your depression very quickly. You’ll feel this technique is very helpful in reducing depression symptoms.

4. Challenge Negative Thoughts

When you are depressed your mind thinks negative. You think negatively about your part in a relationship. You think that you are worthless, and there was no need of you being in this world. You also tend to think that no one likes you. Ask your loved one to spend some time with you daily so that you might know your importance and worth. This will help you cope with depression more quickly. Talking to your friends and family members about your problems is one of the most effective home remedies for depression you can find.

3. Do Something New

Do something new for yourself. New things bring a positive change in your life and they create a feeling of contentment and satisfaction in yourself. “Trying something new alters the levels of the chemical in the brain dopamine, which is associated with pleasure, enjoyment, and learning” Depression makes a person anti social and reserved so keeping indulged in activities which include social interference like going out and watching a movie with a friend is an activity that will make your brain positive and will help you get out of the depression phase quick.

You can choose other activities like borrowing a book from a library and reading it in a park where there are people around. You can choose going for shopping with a friend. These things are simple but are considered effective remedies for depression treatment.

2. Take Supplements

Supplements which include folic acid and omega 3 fatty acids are very necessary to cope with depression. If you are unable to take these supplements from your diet, try taking them by buying supplements which have these in them. These supplements can be used to reduce depression symptoms effectively.

Some nutrients are very necessary for keeping the brain to function properly. These make the brain to release certain hormones which are necessary for happiness.

1. Try To Have Fun

Have fun again with things that you used to enjoy. In depression, nothing seems fun and you do not feel like doing those activities as you do not find any enjoyment in them. Try doing those tasks that you used to enjoy as a chore. Ultimately and with the passage of time you will begin to like the same activities which you don’t seem to enjoy during depression. One of the most effective home remedies for depression is doing things that you love to do and enjoying them.

Keeping consistency again is the key to develop fun and interest again in those activities. Once you start having fun again, you will feel a lot better. In depression, you need to relearn things and make them easy going.

Depression may cause the depressive person to attempt suicide as suicidal thoughts are very common in depression. To save him do not let him stay alone for long. Keep talking to him and wait for his response. If you ever feel that things are not improving and are deteriorating, do not take risk and visit the best psychiatrist you know of.

If ever you find weeping episodes of the person, calm the person down and say words that will console him and make him feel better. Show your love and show that you need that person as he might be thinking that he is a useless person. Talking to the person suffering from depression is an effective remedy for depression treatment.

Coping with depression can be difficult sometimes as with medications there are 70 percent chances that the person goes on the maniac side and becomes out of control. The maniac person is much dangerous than the depression patient. If the conditions do not improve with medicines you might need a psychotherapist to counsel with the patient. The psychotherapist counsels with the person about the problems he is experiencing with his life. He helps to take the mind of the patient to a positive side and makes him observe the good aspects of his life.

Do’s

Do spend time with the depression patient and make him feel good about himself

Set some routines for your patient, so that he may not become bored or feel himself as a useless person.

Don’ts

Do not take any risk of adhering to home remedies if the person is showing signs of suicidal attempts.

Take the patient to the Doctor immediately if the home remedies do not work.