DEPRESSION

Depression is the opposite of being truly happy.Everyone suffers depression . 

• David did in the bible.

• Abraham Lincoln suffered from severe depression 

• Churchill suffered from terrible depression and said “it follows one like a black clog or log . 

CAUSES OF DEPRESSION

FIRST CAUSE : EXTREME DISAPPOINTMENT

• Have you ever noticed anyone who is depressed, when everything is going right ?

• Who needs God with money in their bank, no debt, and good health ?
  But when tragedy strike like lightening out of a clear blue sky, we tend to lose how to comport ourselves and lose management of our emotion according to the outcome of situation . 
  people tends to feel extreme disappointment when things are not going well with them ,blame game begins and that’s why you need to have a certain level of emotional intelligence (check out our previous article on emotional) to be able to handle situations .

SECOND CAUSE : LACK OF SELF-ESTEEM

This can be a major cause of depression in one’s life .

 just as we need WORDS OF AFFIRMATION from our loved one’s to re-assure ourselves in our relationship with them, that’s how much we need it for ourselves each day . We are in a relationship with ourselves , it is essential for us to give ourselves that same word of affirmation each day of our life . So each morning ,you wake up , stand up look at yourself and speak to yourself ………..……………………………

• I AM LOVED 

• I WAS BORN AN ORIGINAL 

• I REFUSE TO BECOME A CHEAP COPY .

• I AM BLESSED

• I AM NOT A FAILURE .

THIRD CAUSE IS UNFAIR COMPARISONS.

Comparing yourself with someone else who always score more favorably than you is unscriptural, ungodly, and unholy . 

LET ME SHOCK YOU

There will always be a better lawyer , a better doctor, better nurse, better salesman , better teacher , better beaker, better mother ,better father .

Ladies, there will always be someone prettier than you .

Mister , there will always be someone more handsome and intelligent than you .

THE MORE YOU START ENJOYING WHO YOU ARE ,ENJOY THE GROWTH SPIRITUALLY , PHYSICALLY IN YOUR LIFE , THE EASY,IT IS TO EMBRACE YOURSELF .

FOURTH CAUSE  OF DEPRESSION IS UNREALISTIC GOAL SETTING .

YOU CAN BE ANYTHING IN LIFE ,BUT YOU CAN’T BE EVERYTHING . The Apostle Paul said …..”THIS ONE THING I DO “(PHILP 3 vs 13)
Now this is where so many individuals get it all mixed up ,”all things are good but not all things are fitting . you should learn to stay in your lane. As an idea bearer , A Ceo , Head of the church\ Organisation \family , leader . learn to assign task to people who it is there field of work to handle certain task and assist them, you can’t be everything.
Also, try and discover one thing you do best in your life and do it with all your heart , soul, mind ,and body . 
Find your field and stay in it .

FIFTH CAUSE IS DEPRESSION IS “ BIOLOGICAL MALFUNCTION”

Just like it is stated depression is also a biological malfunction, a chemical imbalance that medical science can regulate. 

NOT TAKING CARE OF YOUR PHYSICAL BODY IS TO BE POSSESSED  WITH SPIRIT OF STUPIDITY.

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Some people ruin their body trying to get a fortune and then spend that fortune trying to regain their health.

it is very important to take care of your physical body while making any fortune. it only takes a healthy man to enjoy the castle he has built.

• Engage in exercises

• visit a therapist when you need one

• Go for monthly check ups

• Don’t have the habit of self medication .

• have a knowledge of any family health history and work on it not affecting you in the future.

• Do not be too spiritually mined that you forget the physical aspect which is your body .

THE SIXTH CAUSE IS OVER - CONCENTRATION ON OURSELVES .
I know the world is a hard place , where you are forced to live selfishly and  bother only about yourself , but there's some goodness that can still bring you happiness while caring for other people .

sometimes depression can be caused by an over-concentration on ourselves and our problems instead we need to spend some time thinking of others………….. (luke 6: 38). 

Oh! no , don’t take your thought too far with the scripture I mentioned above , I am simply saying that ..
instead of over concentrating on yourself so much, give a little of that attention into other people’s life through simple loving acts , your time, flowers, a card , or homemade cookie, warm gatherings will enrich someone else’s life and make you a happier person.

REMEMBER , YOU’RE AS HAPPY AS YOU CHOSE TO BE .

nurse ziah