Discovering how to get rid of depression means first understanding what it is and where it comes from.

As we are all different, as our experiences are all different, where it comes from for us will be unique.

It could be because you felt unheard, or under valued as a child. Or you went through severe grief and couldn't come out of that. Or you were abused mentally and/or physically.

There are many situations that lead to depression. Basically, it means your confidence was seriously under mined and now you're questioning your worth.

The medical solution is unable to help you resolve the emotional scars. All they can offer are the drugs that suppress your emotions and feelings.

Sadly, that often means you have few feelings or emotions for anything. Your life can result in a flat line. No downs, but no ups either.

In addition, when you want to come off the drugs, it's tough as the original cause has not healed, leaving the same emotions.

Depression is a very wide label for a myriad of reasons. It doesn't come out of the blue. It is normally a cascade of ever mounting disappointments. When life just doesn’t seem to work out. It can seem you are constantly paddling upstream. Everything is a battle.

We all have a wonderful built in radar system that makes itself known through our feelings. When your gut feelings don’t feel good, it’s because you are contemplating something that is not appropriate for you. 

This is a great system. But we don’t use it much. Instead, we mistakenly allow our heads to rule us. Thoughts are great tools, but they should always be supported by good feelings.

Most people allow others to persuade them. It could be your friends, your family, your partner or a respected member of the community. When you allow that to over ride your feelings, that is the first step towards disconnection and that leads to depression.

Life is not unlike cooking. 

Take baking, making a cake. You have many ingredients in the kitchen, but many are unsuitable for the cake. You may love garlic, but it may not be the most appropriate ingredient for your chocolate cake. Nothing wrong with the garlic.

So there may be nothing wrong with your family's suggestions, for them. But for you, they may not be appropriate.

This means the first thing you may need to do is to recognise what you want to do and start doing it. Maybe against all odds. Maybe against advise from family and friends.

Another example could be you're thinking of changing your job, for whatever reason. When you look at a job advertised, it may appear to be great from the description. So you put in your application. Then you get an interview. The feeling you get about the interview will give you the information you need to know whether it is suitable for you.

So the second thing to do is to connect with your feelings. Learn to trust them. That may take time.

One of the most important areas of help for anyone, anywhere, with any condition is to get out into Nature, get some sun on bare skin (safely). The Japanese gardens indicate how seriously they take this.

Walking in a park or the countryside, appreciating the natural ways of life, getting life giving sun, automatically calms us and starts to reconnect us to who we are.

Taking up meditation can be life saving.

Doing exercise is vital to health. A brisk walk up a steep hill every day can be very invigorating. One of the eastern spiritual exercises combine both body and spirit, such as tai chi, qigung, yoga.

Homeopathy is a natural system of medicine that re-balances you. This supports your immune system’s return to its natural working order.

Getting good professional help from an experienced homeopath can give you the support you need. Homeopathic treatment respects you as the individual you are. The medicine is tailor made for you. Its focus is on bringing your immune system back up to full strength, so now your body can self heal. Just as it is meant to.

Discovering how to get rid of depression especially naturally can take you on a wonderful journey of discovery you never knew existed.

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