Depression. With myself or my pillow!

Dear All, Swinging mood is one of the severe issue found in every second being, especially in women. It's been a decade, met a wise man somwhere randomly who said that there is no such word called mood-swing exists at all. Sharing his words below: Once you start disliking something or somebody or situation, you start maintain a distance. So if we do not like how we are, we start maintain a distance from ourselves and instead we start imagining a rosy future. We cut ourselves off from the present and we move into dreams of another world, a fanciful world; a world of my dreams. It should not take you long to comprehend that the mind is nothing but a collection of influences and experiences. Whatever you have been through, whatever has left behind its imprint upon you, stays with you as the mind. Right? The mind is the environment that you are in. And does that not happen? You change the environment and you find your mind changing, your mood changing. Even your thoughts change as the environment changes. Does that happen or not? So I would not be greatly mistaken that the Mind is the company that it keeps. Environment means company. Environment means stuffs that surround you. If you are someone who cannot choose wisely, then whatever you have chosen for yourself, will be a representation of lack of wisdom. Look at anything that constitutes your environment. Not only people, the place where you lived, the TV programmes that you watch, the shops that you visit, the places of tourism that you go to. Is the choice coming from stability or is the choice coming from disturbance? Our bodies are not such that they will keep us peaceful, settled, alright, relaxed. Our bodies contribute to our disturbance. And if they do not initiate that disturbance, they at least amplify that disturbance. If you have a knee that is aching, then with every step that you take, there is something inside you that complaint against life. Have you experienced that? Even one finger that has an ache or a sprain is enough to raise thoughts in the mind. The mind might be otherwise settled and thoughtless. But one small finger to send it racing. The more dissatisfied you are with how you are, the more attracted you are to something else, to some other place. The more afraid you are, the more is your tendency to hope for another place or another time. Emotional outbursts do not just happen in a vacuum. There is an entire process behind them. We talked of these six steps of that process. We said-the mind, we said the body, we said fear and attraction, we said the naming as victimization and then we talked of suppression. At any of these steps, the process can be stopped. But if you let the process continue, the result will be that explosion. My request to you is do not wait for the explosion. And if and when the explosion happens, kindly do not try to treat the explosion. Go a little deeper. We all are strong and intelligent. Display a little more courage. Go into the facts of your living. And there you will find all the reason why one is overly emotional. Why there is so much of neurosis? And why there is so much of instability? You will find all the reasons there in your moment to moment living; in your daily choices. Life is a total web in which everything is connected to everything else. Every single choice that you make is descriptive of how you are living and where you are headed to.

Mood swings can be managed with the following strategies:- 1)LEARN TO LAUGH AT YOUR SELF:-One of the most important things you can do to control your mood swings is to LEARN TO TAKE A STEP BACK and laugh at yourself.People who are prone to mood swings often take themselves way too seriously,which makes it difficult to be able to poke fun at your self,make a joke at your own expense or even be able to laugh at a debacle you have found yourself in.Sit back and LAUGH sometimes,instead of letting little things that life throws at you get you riled up. 2)KNOW WHEN TO WALK AWAY:-One important thing to keep in mind when it comes to controlling mood swings is to know when your emotions are taking over so much that the best thing for you to do is EXIT the situation.If you are getting heated,incredibly angry,or filled with resentment or with any other negative emotion or you feel like you don’t know what you are saying or doing,then you must excuse yourself and walk away.You could also leave the situation without saying anything.Though this may not give you the resolution you want,this will keep you from saying or doing something bad which you might regret later… —For example…If you are in the middle of an argument and things are getting intense,try saying something like,”EXCUSE ME,but i need a few minutes to gather my thoughts,”and immediately walk out of the situation or conflict,go to some quiet area and think about what had happened with a relaxed mind.By doing this you will start BREATHING and had already got an rather rational perspective of the conflict. 3)AVOID TOO MUCH CAFFEINE & ALCOHOL:-If you consume a greater than a average amount of coffee per day,typically around 2–3 cups,then it may be seriously contributing to your mood swings and increase your anxiety levels.For example if you feel like you have the majority of mood swings after or while while having coffee,then you must make an effort to slowly wean yourself off caffeine.You’ll be surprised that how much better and in control you shall feel.Anything more than one glass of red wine a day can contribute to heightened mood swings.Keep your alcohol intake to a minimum or even eliminate it completely. 4)GO FOR A WALK:-Going for a walk has proven to help people beat a bout of bad moods.Just going on a 30 minute walk and getting some fresh air can help you relieve stress,decrease your risk of cardiovascular disease,strokes,and even obesity.Make walk a part of your everyday routine.Just focus on the rhythm of your body,and the sound of your own breathe,and you will soon find yourself escaping from a particular mood of your’s. Last but not the least…. 5)GET ENOUGH SLEEP:-Another reason you may be prone to uncontrollable or difficult moods is LACK of proper sleep.If you routinely don’t get enough sleep,then this will make you feel lethargic,irritated and in less control of your own mind and body.Though every other person requires a different amount of sleep,most need between 7&9 hours of sleep every day. Look,nobody’s moods are completely stable all of the time.One’s mood can fluctuate every single day,depending on how that particular day is going. Speak out the issue inside you to your trustworthy near and dear one’s,by exercising on the above mentioned tips too. Hope I have helped you in a better way:)….Take care of your inner and outer health(physical and mental)and just BREATHE…After all the most precious gift one can ever get is a GOOD AND BEST INNER HEALTH:).