Struggles with anxiety and depression and how to cope up with it
/Everyday is a battle. In the depths of depression and anxiety, our world falls apart around us. From time to time, we all get the heavy feeling of despair which prevents us from feeling anything else. During our group session, “Maintaining Balance,” we discussed the struggles we face on a daily basis in regards to anxiety and depression. Let’s take a look at what our therapists and group participants shared with us along with some helpful tips that can be used to tackle the concerns.
Communication gap between a son and his father. Trying his best to work on establishing good communication with his kid.
Difficult relationship with kid’s mom as she is not stable so it’s hard to establish a good relationship with the child.
It’s best to control things that are under our control and also not to take everything personally and emotionally.
Looking at past mistakes as lessons learnt and balancing life basically.
Forgiving and forgetting.
Prioritizing yourself. Sometimes in relationships we tend to feel that it didn’t work out because of our shortcomings but in actuality it didn’t work out because it wasn’t meant to be. Move on in life and focus on your happiness and practice gratitude. Start being more mindful and accepting the change.
Stop being a people pleaser.
Begin to get back to enjoying the elements of life that make you happy.
Accepting that there is something good in every situation
Giving yourself some extra time.
Picking a positive thought by cancelling a negative one by overriding it.
Experiencing anxiety and depression is a very common thing but remember that anything you do to get better is an astounding achievement. Your hard work will build up over time into a life you never could have imagined. Recovery has its bumps in the road and it's not always easy - but we've got this!
