Investing for the Future When in Depression

Investing is a concept for depression.  When we think of treatment for depression, it helps to invest.  What I mean by invest is "do something today for tomorrow."  If you're doing positive thinking or doing affirmations in order to fight depression, bear in mind that success is not always instantaneous.  So don't think that your method is not working.  If you work all day questioning your thoughts and searching for the truth, you might not get the good effect until the following day.  You will notice that when you wake up the next day, you feel better than yesterday.  The bad feelings are no longer there, but you had to wait a whole day to get that result.

So think long-term.  If you make it a habit to think good thoughts all day long, you are actually training your mind to think differently.  You are programming your mind to look for the good things in life.  Rather than focusing your thoughts on what is wrong about life, you are learning to focus your thoughts on what is right about life.  If you do this training everyday, you will feel differently after one day, and moreso after one month.  This method will inspire you and teach you how you can love life.

Investing time and effort for your mental health will surely bear fruits for you in the future.  It's like building a house or a sand castle.  You work at it one step at a time, and patiently, and carefully, and thoughtfully, so that in the end your foundation and structure is strong and enduring.  Whatever your method is in fighting depression, it will work if you are viewing your efforts as investment and that you know to wait for the investment to grow and multiply.  This makes suffering for a day or two worthwhile, because you know that your method is working even if it's not instantaneous.  You have plenty of time to enjoy your new mind and well being in the near future.  Slow but sure is a good thing after all.

Investing also involves risk and a lot of thought, reasearch and analysis.  At the beginning, the search for a cure is through trial-and-error.  Always be honest with yourself.  If one way is not working for you and you've given it enough time, ask yourself why it's not working, and then look for a new way.  Listen to your heart, and be rational at the same time.