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While chronic depression may require medical care to recover, the temporary variety can usually be handled with home remedies and practical applications. There are probably as many things that can cause us to feel blue as there are ways to get around the problem.

Here are a few that may come in handy the next time this emotion descends on you:

Action: There is something to be said for getting your body in motion. Both creativity and exercise can be beneficial actions for you to take. As an example, I enjoy cooking. When I’m depressed, it is soothing for me to create an excellent meal. The more complicated the dish, the better the chances of dispelling the mood.

Going for a walk, a trip to the gym or a few laps in the pool may also help you. This releases endorphins, which provide the high feeling many runners talk about. Concentrating on tasks also lets your subconscious wrestle with the problems you’re facing, and like as not you will have fresh insight on how to deal with them after you’re done.

Herbs: A variety of herbal remedies could help in most cases. If the depression is ongoing, you may want to use St. John’s Wort. It does take a few days for this herb to provide any noticeable changes, and they will be subtle. Chamomile, jasmine, lavender, passionflower and rosemary may be helpful as well.

Talk/Write: Saying your problems and feelings out loud could help you pinpoint the exact difficulty if it’s still vague. When you’re speaking about it to a receptive audience, it’s even better. If you don’t have a close friend or spouse to talk to, you might want to consider going to your spiritual leader. Pastors and other religious leaders are often trained in counseling their flock.

Some problems are too personal for this, and some of you may be too shy to speak about these things. If that is the case, I recommend you begin a journal. Like speaking, writing will help you focus on the exact difficulty, which is usually half of the battle to resolving it. As you go along, you can go back and reread the entries and notice a pattern that could help you finish resolving the issue.

There may be times when these remedies don’t help you. When that occurs, it is possible you’ve slipped into chronic depression. That usually requires a doctor to diagnose and may require some medications to help you recover.
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If you have any ongoing health problems or you are taking any medications, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you take any herbal supplements. There can be some serious side effects and drug/herb interactions under these circumstances.