Can mental illness be cured by oneself?

Mental illness has become a very common disease because people nowadays are under great pressure from life and work. Everyone's ability to withstand pressure is different. Some people have very good stress resistance and will not have any problems, while others cannot stand any pressure and will develop mental illness over time. If you have a mental illness, can you cure it yourself? Below are some methods for treating mental illness, you can learn about them.

1. Treatment of depression as a mental illness

The symptoms of depression include low mood, pessimism, anxiety, and melancholy. There are several ways to treat depression.

1. Don’t blame yourself

The method to treat depression is very simple. When you know that you are suffering from depression, don’t blame yourself, actively cooperate with the treatment, try to relax yourself, and don’t immerse yourself in your negative thoughts all day long.

2. Participate in activities

Participate in more outdoor activities, communicate more with friends, talk to family, don't lock yourself in the room all day, try to do some housework, or listen to music to relax your body and mind, which can effectively help treat depression.

3. Good habits

Ensure adequate sleep, eat at regular times and in regular amounts every day, quit smoking and drinking, get up on time, do more things that make you feel happy, and exercise more.

2. Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder

The manifestation of obsessive-compulsive disorder is to repeat some stereotyped actions, repeatedly doubt one's own behavior, etc. The treatment methods for obsessive-compulsive disorder are as follows:

1. Enhance psychological quality

Most patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder have poor psychological quality, weak will, and cannot control their own thinking activities. To treat them, they should first strengthen their psychological quality, enhance their psychological endurance, and also enhance their psychological adjustment ability in order to fundamentally overcome obsessive-compulsive disorder.

2. Distract Your Attention

When patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder find themselves having compulsive thoughts, they should immediately divert their attention and focus on things they like and do activities that interest them. This can avoid paying attention to compulsive thoughts and avoid psychological conflicts and pain.

3. Let it flow

Downplay your attention to obsessive thinking and do not regard obsessive-compulsive disorder as a terrible disease. It is not a disease but just a psychological habit. Do not care about it and do not let it bring you psychological conflicts and anxiety. Only by downplaying it can you break the vicious cycle it brings.

3. Treatment of anxiety disorders

The symptoms of anxiety disorder include mental disorders such as anxiety, worry, uneasiness and fear. Patients often worry too much about certain things. There are several ways to treat anxiety disorder.

1. Self-reflection

Patients with anxiety disorders should reflect on themselves and speak out the painful things in their subconscious mind. They can talk to their family members and friends, or vent their feelings by writing diaries or reciting poems. After talking and venting, the anxiety symptoms can be effectively alleviated.

2. Diet therapy

Many patients with anxiety disorders are caused by malnutrition. Because the body cannot process various nutrients normally, anxiety disorders occur. Therefore, it is important to supplement various nutrients. A reasonable diet and balanced nutrition are one of the magic formulas for treating anxiety disorders.

3. Psychotherapy

Patients with anxiety disorders can be treated with psychotherapy, which is a method to help patients build confidence in order to achieve recovery. Patients should also have self-confidence, eliminate their inferiority complex, and ultimately drive away anxiety.

The most important thing when suffering from mental illness is to have confidence in yourself and relax your body and mind, then you will definitely be cured.