You don’t feel good when you feel low, food and sleep are the big reasons, these are the reasons related to lifestyle.

World Mental Health Day is being celebrated on 10 October. Today, mental health is being talked about more than before, but still it is necessary to spread a lot of awareness. Feeling low is a sign of poor mental health. There could be lifestyle related reasons behind this.

not eating healthy food

Actually, lack of healthy food does not directly make one feel low. But if you stay away from healthy food for a long time, it can cause problems. Here healthy food means including 1 seasonal fruit, 1 plate of seasonal salad, green vegetables and 7 colors in the diet every day. Eating other grains including millets.

Take good oils (mustard, sunflower etc.), good sources of protein (lentils, soybean, gram, beans etc. and fish, eggs) so that the body gets both macro (carbohydrates, protein, fat) and micro (vitamin A, There should be no deficiency of B1 to B12, C, D, E, K and minerals: iron, magnesium, potassium etc. Due to their deficiency, energy production in the body will reduce and many types of diseases will develop. This will cause blood loss.

It has been observed that people who are deficient in Vitamin D show more symptoms of depression. However, many times the problem of feeling low after eating a sweet fruit goes away for some time.

lack of healthy sleep

There is only one sleep, which if we get deep and continuous sleep, then to a great extent we remain away from mental problems not only for those 7-8 hours but also remain full of energy for the next 16 to 17 hours. If we want to be positive and charged for the whole day, be it physically or mentally, then it is important that we take 7 to 8 hours of deep and continuous sleep every night, that too without medicine.

In such a situation, the thing to think about is that people who are constantly having problems with short and deep sleep and are yearning for good sleep for many months, are living a life full of stress. If this happens for a long time, they may even reach a state of depression. At the same time, it has been observed that among the people who get good and healthy sleep, the problem of feeling low is rarely seen in 70 to 80 percent of the people. The following can happen due to less sleep:

• lack of energy
• lack of logic
• lack of interest in work
• feeling irritable
• no desire for sex

getting addicted

Consuming any kind of drug is a matter of inviting trouble without any invitation. If a person is addicted to cigarettes, alcohol, tobacco etc. then there is a deficiency of positive hormones in the body. Also, due to intoxication, discord starts in the house. Money also gets wasted. Disease comes into the house not as a guest but as a host. Therefore, it is beneficial to stay away from such things.

stick to the same routine
Sometimes life becomes boring due to the same routine. The world remains limited from home to office and from office to home. On the day of holiday i.e. the weekend routine is also set 2 weeks in advance. This gives enthusiasm to life
There is a huge shortage. Therefore, definitely try to break the routine.

living a sedentary lifestyle

People living in offices or businessmen who work sitting at one place, their physical activity reduces. Such people should take time out for themselves every day. If you do not do this then it is natural that less positive hormones will be released. Other diseases will also spread.

uncontrolled screen time
Spending too much time on mobile, TV or computer leads to mental stress, eye fatigue and sleep problems. Spending too much time on social media also reduces confidence and can make one feel lonely. A person may also feel low if social contact decreases.

not taking regular breaks

Due to continuous work, fatigue dominates the body and mind. If the working hours are too long then mental fatigue increases due to not taking rest and breaks, due to which any person can feel low and lack of energy. Taking a break makes you feel energetic.

being short of money
The solution to this problem is to increase your earning capacity. However, if a person is not able to increase his/her income even after trying many times, he/she will remain worried. However, it is normal not to be able to increase income. But if family members taunt someone because of low income, that person will feel bad. If someone does something taking a risk and incurs a loss, his/her family members blame him/her for being wrong.

In such a situation, it is natural that the person will feel low. If this situation is happening in a house then other members of that house should also keep this in mind. At the same time, the person feeling low should understand that these days, do not have too many expectations from anyone, whether it is a distant relative or a close one.

expert panel
– Dr. Sameer Parikh Senior Psychiatrist
– Dr. Satyakant Trivedi Senior Psychiatrist
– Dr. (Prof.) Manoj Sharma Clinical Psychologist NIMHANS
– Geetanjali Sharma Marriage-Relationship Counselor
– Pooja Priyamvada Relationship Counselor

Disclaimer: This article is for general information only. It cannot in any way be a substitute for any medicine or treatment. Always consult your doctor for more information.