Depression has been touted as the disease of the 21st century, and is already the main reason for the absence of work in several countries in the Western world and is largely related to the high level of stress we face on a daily basis.
The question I ask you is to invite you to think about the best strategy to overcome an emotional crisis: Prozac or Adidas?
- Is this question the title of a chapter in the book?Emotional healing? From Schreiber.
- In this chapter of the book.
- The author aims to clarify some data on the most effective ways to treat depression.
However, a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry has reported that 69% of people taking selective serotonin inhibitors (SSRS), the main type of antidepressant, have never suffered from a major depressive disorder.
? People looking for fast and robust solutions
? Increased prescribing of antidepressants by physicians in health facilities, surpassed by the lack of psychologists and psychiatrists to treat these cases.
? Lack of organization and agility in medical centers, so these cases are not analyzed by a psychiatrist, if any.
In fact, there are several remedies for depression, but in this article we will focus on one comparison: cure through drugs and cure through sport.
Do you think that, even within the limits of people’s sad moments, sport can act not only as a relief, but also as a medicine?
Sport can reduce some of the effects of depressive mood in people, as well as help control weight, increase libido, improve sleep and blood pressure, strengthen the immune system, protect against heart disease and even protect against certain types of cancer.
There is no doubt that treatment with the use of medicines is necessary in many cases, for example when the patient stops performing almost all activities of his life and has suicidal tendencies, the drugs can be useful in the short or medium term, but in the long term. seem to be as effective as other non-medical treatments.
In the light of this data, medical treatment of depression should be recommended only when there is a necessary severity, such as those mentioned above, with the search for combination treatment or psychological therapy.
When a person decides what treatment to take, they should know that sport can help in a variety of situations, in people without symptoms of depression (this could inhibit their onset), or with mild depression, dysthymia or other less serious mood disorders (premenstrual syndrome, seasonal depression, sadness, anxiety, fear, stress).
? Prolonged physical exertion takes away negative and terrible thoughts characteristic of depression.
? After thirty minutes of sustained effort, he enters a state where thoughts are spontaneously creative or positive, become less self-aware, and are guided by the pace of effort.
? Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the eye researcher, argues that what keeps it functioning properly in this state is to bring our efforts to the limit, but not beyond.
? You don’t need to be young to enjoy the exercises, depressed people between the age of 50 and 67, with a daily walk of at least 30 minutes, are already able to achieve an antidepressant therapeutic effect.
? Exercise has a positive impact on the emotional brain, endorphins and their derivatives. In comparison, opium, morphine and heroin immediately provide a sense of well-being, also through endorphins, but with very unpleasant side effects.
? When the emotional brain is stimulated, the activities of the immune system are also stimulated.
? It has to be regular
? There’s no need to exaggerate.
? Sustained effort.
? Start gently and the body will give rhythm; Always try to reach your limit, but don’t exceed it.
? Group exercises are even more effective
? Choose an exercise and practice it wherever you want.
If you experience a moment of sadness or mild depression, try not to take medication right away, seek therapeutic help, put on your slippers and move!