What to do with depression in children and adolescents? How to self-regulate?

For teenagers, the following seven self-regulating psychotherapy can be used. Parents can study with their children, and can supervise and guide them appropriately.

1. Establish a correct ideal and worldview

Youth is the peak stage of human intellectual development. Only by establishing correct ideals and worldviews, and having a correct understanding of society and life, can we scientifically analyze what is happening around us and deal with things calmly and appropriately. Ensure proper psychological response and prevent abnormal psychological response.

2. Cultivate good self-awareness

Young people must correctly understand their own characteristics. Evaluate one's abilities objectively, combine subjective requirements with the constraints of objective conditions, choose practical life goals, and constantly reflect on oneself to adjust the gap between the actual self and the ideal self. Otherwise, it is easy to produce psychological conflicts and affect mental health.

3. Establish a harmonious interpersonal relationship

In social life, harmonious interpersonal relationships can eliminate loneliness and gain a sense of security. Get along with people with kindness, not hostility; respect others without imposing them; sincerely encourage and praise, instead of hypocritical flattery and flattery; only in this way can it be possible to truly establish a harmonious interpersonal relationship relationship. Sometimes misunderstandings are unavoidable in interpersonal communication. Tolerance will win respect and promote healthy mental development.

4. maintain a healthy body

Strengthening personal physical exercise is conducive to regulating the physiological functions of various parts of the human body, improving physical health, maintaining vigorous energy, and improving the efficiency of brain work.

5. Maintain a stable mood

Stability makes people feel at ease, and there should be a rhythm between study, life, and work. Some people are very prone to mood swings, suddenly happy, frowning, emotionally unstable, and easy to make people lose their psychological balance. Over time, they may be out of balance and lead to mental illness.

6. change bad habits

Bad habits are an obstacle to correct behavior and are harmful to physical and mental health. The method of change can be divided into two steps: the first step is to thaw the habit, isolate yourself from the environment, conditions, and sources of bad habits, strictly self-evaluate, and design new behavior standards; the second is to change habits, strengthen self-monitoring, and strengthen good Habits.

7. Actively participate in social activities

Actively participate in collective activities and communicate with peers and friends in a friendly manner. This can promote the healthy development of the individual's body and mind and creative play, reflect the social value of their own existence, and appreciate the joy of life. If you are often isolated from the group, you will easily develop a withdrawn character, which will affect your mental health.

These are seven suggestions for self-regulation of depression in children and adolescents. Of course, our suggestion is that self-regulation is only an auxiliary means. If you get depression, the main means are medication and psychotherapy. The general problem is not particularly serious, and it has not reached severe depression. It is recommended to use psychological counseling as the main method. Common psychological counseling methods include mainstream children and adolescents such as hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.