Natural Ways To Treat Depression: Breathe, Love, And Laugh
With the advancement of modern technology, many things we do gets easier and more convenient but on the other hand, makes things more complicated. We usually multi-task – doing things at the same time – making stress level rise and we go to bed thinking of a hundred and one things that we usually can’t do something about.
During the pre-smartphone days, our ancestors would just look up to the moonlit sky and just contemplate their next moves. They woke up to a rooster’s cock-a-doodle instead of a cellphone’s ringtone. They go to the beach to spend time away instead of surfing the internet for the latest Netflix action.
Nowadays, people are always on the go, but under lots of stress, making some of them depressed even though they live in the middle of the most convenient and most stylish of homes. They keep forgetting that there is a very simple solution that specific problem – reconnecting and socializing oneself and going back to where everything began: nature.
A woman named Lucinda Bakken White who suffered from depression found out it by herself. She is working in a psychiatric office but still suffered from this condition but finally found the solution – not in her office but in the soothing arms of nature.
She says:
“When I take time to pause in nature, without the distraction and noise of a cell phone or even music, I find the space to hear my inner voice — and I’m able to connect deeply with everything around me,”
Below are her recommendations for a calmer, stress-free life.
Meditate outdoors
Bring Nature Home
Learn From The Moon
Learn From The Animals
Discover New Places In Nature
In the end, it’s always about you and you alone but nature can reward you in many ways you never imagined. Students from the University of Michigan found out in a study they conducted that those who walked around trees in an arboretum scored 20 percent higher on a memory test than those who did not. A similar study was also conducted involving depressed persons and results showed that walks in nature improved their memory than walks done in urban areas.
Gazing upon the beauty of nature is awe inspiring and is one of the best ways to boost your mental capacity. You don’t need anything to give to receive the gift of nature. Once we take good care of it, it will always give back.
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