Simple Tricks Against Autumn Depression

In the autumn days, rainy and gloomy, we are tempted to sneak under the blanket and stay at home. For those days, we are more inclined to try to improve our mood with food.

Exhaustion, fatigue, energy loss, absurdity, apathy ... A large number of people feel this way at the beginning of the autumn, and they explain this by chronic fatigue, by changing time or by something else. However, behind all these symptoms usually hides seasonal depression.

According to experts, it is a type of affective disorder. In people who suffer from seasonal depression in the brain, serotonin levels, a hormone of happiness, drops. Such situations also occur when we are overworked or under stress.

Depression is characterized by distorted thinking about yourself and other people. Most often, in this state, we see ourselves as helpless, less valuable, insecure, and lack of self-confidence. We perceive the world as a terrible place in which only trouble is lurking.

As research shows, when the mood slowly begins to be gloomy, light is of great help. Under the influence of light, the organism produces the hormone of happiness endorphin, which leads to an improvement in mood.

It is therefore important every day for 20 minutes between 11 a.m. and 15 p.m. to go out and think about nice things. And when autumn days are cloudy, sunlight in nature is a real cure for a good mood.

Increase the intake of vitamin D and enter more fish in the diet.

Lighted rooms also positively affect your mood. So remove the curtains and lift the blinds. In the evening before bedtime leave the blinds raised, so the next day you wake up by the daylight.

You do not have to deal with world-class sports - movement is a real cure for autumn reluctance. Every physical activity improves the mental state.

Think of your hobbies and spend some time dealing with that activity, because creative work combined with dynamic music has a beneficial effect on your mood.

Go at least once a week to a place where the air is good and breathe fresh air. It is very important and to exhale. Imagine vividly that during each exhalation sadness goes out, and when you inhale a fresh air you’re entering the freshness and strength.

Also, conversation and socializing with people help to deter negative thoughts. So, it's important to have a look at your friends, go out in the company, and surround yourself with the people who are dear to you.

And of course, laugh. The laugh chases all bad thoughts and negative energy.