I have been talking about my battle with depressions in the past. (E07 on my Podcast). Battling them and recovering has been a long process. There are three things, which helped me big time on that journey and continue to help me feeling happy today. These activities not only help to fight off depressions, but to live a happier life in general. So, I think they are useful and applicable for everyone.

The main reason for depressions – or just feeling unhappy – is usually a combination of being disconnected from the present moment – thinking too much about the past usually – as well as missing self-confidence and a negative self-image. To overcome them, you need to really focus on the present moment while building confidence.

The most effective activities to achieve that for me have been Fitness, reading stoic philosophy and praying (to express an attitude of gratitude). Each of them refocuses you on the present moment, help you dealing with adversity and develop confidence and a positive self-image in their own way.

Fitness does so by teaching you that you are 100% in control of your life and the results you achieve. It gives you daily private victories and thus builds confidence. Reading philosophy teaches you how to deal with adversity and what you should focus your energies on. And praying to thank god – as a way to express gratitude – guides your focus to the present moment by highlighting the things you have going for you right now.

In this show, I explain how and why those three things are so effective and how I applied them to my personal life. I also share how they guided me through the process of battling and overcoming my depressions and how they still help me on a daily basis to keep negative feelings away.

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