How Can You Cope With Depression?

According to Awake issue of October 2013 (magazine produced by Jehovah's witnesses as part of a worldwide Bible educational work.), the Bible shows that those who are sick needs a physician.(luke 5:31) So if you are suffering from a debilitating mood disorder, there is nothing wrong with you seeking medical help.

The Bible also stress the need for prayer. For example, psalm 55:22 says: ''Throw your burden upon Jehovah himself, and he himself will sustain you. Never will he allow the righteous one to totter.'' Prayer should be viewed as a real communication with Jehovah God who is ''near to those that are broken at heart.''(psalm 34:1); not as a psychological crutch.

You might also Benefit from confiding your feelings to a close friend.(proverb 17:17). Daniella, one of Jehovah's witnesses said, ''A fellow believer gently coaxed me to talk about my depression, although i have been avoiding such a conversation for years, i soon realized that this was what i needed all along''.