You will be amazed at how relieved you feel and how you are able to begin to get things into perspective. Speak to friends, family or to a professional person. Writing about your feelings is also therapeutic, so keep a journal, write a book or visit a counselor for help. Nurture and spoil yourself. Enjoy your food and eat healthily.
Some foods help to fight depression.
A carbohydrate rich diet helps the body produce serotonin - the feelgood chemical. Special serotonin foods are oats, wholewheat, bananas and other carbohydrate-rich foods. There are herbal alternatives to prescription antidepressants and sleeping tablets. Research suggests that St John's Wort is at least as effective, but has far fewer side effects, than many of the commonly used prescription antidepressants. Relaxation techniques and meditation are easy to learn and are so effective in relieving stress, anxiety and depression that I wonder why they are not routinely prescribed or even taught as a life skill at school.