Depression and Denial: The Climb Out

A lot of people I know disguise their depression as anger. They would rather be cranky and complaining than admit they are depressed. Depression would mean they had succumbed to a state of mind they didn't want to have. They would be thinking that this is the end of ever having things to look forward to and seeing death as the next big event in their lives.

Depression usually follows a period of closing yourself off to input from other people. It could also mean you rely solely on one or two people for your social life.

Depression tells us "What's the use?" or "Why bother?" These attitudes can bring us down.

Prepping for those slumps is what we can do in our old age. We can manufacture events, dates, and activities that are look forward to times, we can schedule phone calls with friends and check in on them when all else fails.

Rebecca Olkowski who has a page for Baby Boomers suggests walking uphill as a way to increase physical fitness, and clear up a bad attitude.

We love to hear from our readers ideas they may share about how they stave off depression and increase their state of well being. #emotionallyhealthyaging #joyinaging

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