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1. I used to experience moodiness when I was very young. #overcomingdepression
2. I would be sad sometimes without being able to explain it. #overcomingdepression
3. It was usually triggered by a negative thought or an occurrence. #overcomingdepression
4. God gave me victory over it after I became a Christian. This verse in Psalms made sense to me. Psalms 42:5 #overcomingdepression
5. This scripture helped me to switch on the power of self-awareness and to draw on God. #overcomingdepression
6. It helps to draw on God to fill the gap between my reality and the promise of freedom in Christ. #overcomingdepression
7. Depression is becoming a big problem globally. #overcomingdepression
8. The World Health Organization says 350 million people worldwide suffer from depression. #overcomingdepression
9. That is 5% of our world population. They say it is a leading cause of disability now. #overcomingdepression
10. It breaks my heart when I hear someone has committed suicide. #overcomingdepression
11. It's worse when it's a teenager. Young people are also battling depression. #overcomingdepression
12. Medical scientists say women are more likely to be diagnosed wit depression than men, we need to pay attention #overcomingdepression
13. The average person experiences mild depression, because life happens. #overcomingdepression
14. People loose jobs or loved ones, goals are not achieved, etc. We get over them and move on. #overcomingdepression
15. Major depression is a feeling of severe despondency and rejection. #overcomingdepression
16. It comes with overwhelming sadness, a feeling of hopelessness and emptiness that is sustained for weeks or months. #overcomingdepression
17. Symptoms include extreme anxiety and restlessness, loss of interest in activities that brought pleasure before, #overcomingdepression
18. extreme irritability and anger over minor issues, fixation on negative past, thoughts of death or suicide, #overcomingdepression
19. sleeplessness, extreme fatigue, extreme weight gain or loss, aches and pains that have no physical cause. #overcomingdepression
20. Causes of depression: mental or physical occurrences that take the emotions to the extreme #overcomingdepression
21. Low self-esteem, physical or sexual abuse, alcohol or drug abuse, chronic diseases, #overcomingdepression
22. severe childbirth pains, malfunction of chemicals in the brain, or demonic interference (1 Samuel 16:14 NLT) #overcomingdepression
23. Here are steps to taking victory over depression ... #overcomingdepression
24. Please note that others have overcome this challenge and you will. (1 Corinthians 10:13) #overcomingdepression
25. Ask the Holy Spirit for help. (Isaiah 61:1-3) #overcomingdepression
26. Listen to clean inspiring music. #overcomingdepression
27. Listen continually to the word of God. #overcomingdepression
28. Get treatment from professionals till your healing is confirmed. #overcomingdepression
29. Establish safeguards for your thoughts and emotions. #overcomingdepression
30. Let God use you to help other people. #overcomingdepression
31. For those of us with loved ones going through depression, we need to learn how to care for them. #overcomingdepression
32. We should not care for someone with depression any less than we care for someone with physical illness. #overcomingdepression
33. We should care for them like the Samaritan that Jesus used to illustrate neighbourly love (Luke 10:29-35) #overcomingdepression
34. We should pray always for someone with depression. (Mark 16:18, James 5:13-14) #overcomingdepression
35. We should not blame the person going through depression. #overcomingdepression
36. We should validate their feelings. #overcomingdepression
37. We should encourage them to continue with their medication (if any) #overcomingdepression
38. We should nurture them back to health. #overcomingdepression
39. I pray the affliction of depression and anxiety comes to end in your life in Jesus name. #overcomingdepression
40. Receive the oil of joy for mourning and the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness in Jesus name. #overcomingdepression
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