Understanding depression, which in the age of anxiety is threatening to become as prevalent as the common cold, and exploring avenues to fight this dehumanizing infection

HOW TO COME OUT OF THE BLUES

• Write down all your feelings in a diary: this will act as a catharsis

• Accept the mood, enter into it fully by listening to sad music and gradually change it to light, pleasant tunes

• Keep fresh flowers around you, especially roses

• Practice colors of nature such as blue and green

• Lock yourself in a room and laugh loudly for half an hour

• Wake-up early in the morning and meditate

• Try to have a change of place

• Involve yourself in activities that you like

• Go for jogging, or exercise vigorously at home

• Take a long bath and wear fresh clothes

• Start thinking about things that have made you happy.