One of the most effective ways to break the link between Depression and anxiety is to simply learn to take care of you – both physically and emotionally and while this may sound obvious it’s surprising how little of our time we actually spend doing this. What taking good care of yourself really means is making time to do the things that give you pleasure, learning to ask for help, creating parameters around what you’re able to do and feel, and by adopting healthy habits and taking the right kinds of natural mood stabilizers that will benefit your mind and body for the long term?

Do all things you used to enjoy – Discover some new ones

While you can’t force yourself to have fun or experience pleasure if you are not in the mood, you can still choose to do things that you used to enjoy. Pick up an old hobby or sport you used to like. You may want to express yourself creatively through music, art, or writing. Go out with friends. It may sound like a cliché but take a day off – visit a museum, fly a kite, skip some stones at the beach. Whatever makes you happy -Do it!

Develop a mindfulness toolkit and overcome depression

Come up with a list of things that you can do for a quick brain boost. Include any strategies, activities, or tools that have been useful in the past. The more of these “techniques and approaches you are able to adopt the better you are equipped tackling depression and anxiety .Keep using these tools each day, even if you’re feeling good. Before you know it these tools and approaches will become second nature. The list below is just an example; Taking care of you is deceptively simple but can be extremely powerful.

1. Spend time out in nature.
2. Make a list of all your positives.
3. Read a good book. Absorb yourself in the plot
4. Go and see a laugh out loud comedy film, in the cinema with other people .Let yourself really laugh .Remember how you feel and how you act are connected
5. Take care of a few small tasks. Getting things done delivers a sense of self-satisfaction which in turns reinforces positive self-image.
6. Pets have been shown to reduce stress and often act as an emotional buffer.
7. Consider using natural depression supplements that contain mood boosting amino acids and vitamins like L-Tryptophan.
8. Write how you feel in your diary and try to notice the triggers for any feelings of anxiety or low moods, -Be honest with yourself.
9. Do something spontaneous.
10. Consider using natural in conjunction with some of the above

Don’t overthink – Just Do!

Help depression and anxiety by developing daily habits that support a healthy lifestyle

Try to unwind before you sleep. Avoid using your mobile phones or laptops in bed and try using a mindfulness app instead. There is a connection between depression and irregular or erratic sleeping patterns
Expose yourself to a little sunlight every day. Lack of Vitamin D that is created in sunlight can increase depression and anxiety in many individuals. Make sure you’re getting enough.

Practice relaxation techniques

Just 15 minutes of meditation or yoga a day can help relieve symptoms of depression, reduce stress, and increase the positive energy in the body and mind. Often it is the simple things you do consistently that make all the difference. Try deep breathing exercises, progressive muscle relaxation techniques, or slowly evolve a daily simple meditation session.

Manage your stress levels to treat depression naturally

Not only does stress prolong and worsen depression, but it can also be a catalyst for it. In order to get over depression and stay well, it’s essential to learn how to reduce stress Identify what triggers make you feel stressed. Try to examine all the things in your life that are currently making you feel stressed.
Don’t be too hard on yourself-treating depression naturally takes practice

Many depressed people are self-critical, holding themselves to impossibly high standards and then reinforcing negative feelings about themselves up when they fail to meet them. Battle this source of self-created stress by challenging your negative ways of thinking to create new ways to operate
Think ahead and look forward life without anxiety or depression
Best of Luck
Sam

Sam Jansen is a leading brain scientist, lawyer and author, studying neuroscience, social behaviors and the science of happiness.You can find him at Google+

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