Clinical Depression And Rebounding

Many people are very depressed these days; the strains of life can be almost intolerable at times. Some people wallow in their depression and others try to fight it.

There are two ways to trying to beat depression one is the holistic and meditative approach and the other is the clinical psychiatric approach. I wanted an easy way out so I started taking Prozac.

I was told that it would cure my depression, I thought well I can either be depressed my whole life or take this pill my whole life so I took the prescription. However, within a month's time my depression got so bad that I almost did something unspeakable.

The problem with prescription drugs is they are just a mask, and sometime they side effects are just as bad as or even worse than the disorder to begin with. So I went off the medication and while in complete disparity I tried meditation and exercising.

Basically I was hopeless and it was extremely hard for me to find any motivation to get on the rebounder and start my exercise. So I put on a television program and did some simple exercises in my living room, because I didn't want people around my neighborhood seeing out jogging.

After the exercise I would sit and meditate. I read all sorts of articles on meditation, from proper breathing to proper thought patterns.

However I didn't about all the amazing benefits of exercising. I knew a basic bit of information, like it will relax your body and mind.

However I didn't know that it was going to do it on a chemical level. A lot of depressions are chemical imbalances, like mine was, and it astounded me that just by performing exercise you can change the physiological chemical components in your brain.

By rebounding, my body was creating epinephrine which would travel to my brain and then trigger endorphin responses. If you could cut open my brain and measure the amounts of dopamine and serotonin, then you would actually see a real measurable difference in my brain before and after the exercise.

Though rebounding doesn't just do that, all exercise will do that for you. When you spend time rebounding you are straining your lymphatic system.

It is like getting a bubble bath from the inside out. When your body is clogged with junk and garbage in your lymph nodes it can cause you to feel grimy and lead to bad or even depressive thoughts and behavior, like it did in my case.

To think just a year ago I was at my lowest point, now that I have rebounded I am higher than I have ever been. I personally would strongly advocate holistic and healthy approaches to depression rather than psychiatric medication.

Destry Masterson is a health, fitness and nutrition expert. She has written articles about diet and exercise and recommends http://www.rebounderreviews.com for information about mini trampolines. Contact Info: Destry Masterson - MyOnlineArticleWriting@gmail.com - Twitter: @DestryMasterson