Depression Support Group
Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.
Do you usually take shower or bath? Can a simple healthy habit help you dealing with depression?
Please read the following story and reply to the question above.
My sister and me have had depression for over 5 years, my sister live in Taiwan and she was into heavy anti-depression and anxiety treatment for the past 5 years. Her condition has been in a regular 2 months cycle, from feeling OK to worse every 2 months. She sometimes had to take 3 different anti-depression drugs just in order to be alive. She does not have to go to work; all she worried is if she could go to sleep at the night?
I am very different from my sister and I have been trying not to rely on the drug too much. My biggest symptom is the insomnia and I only had one breakdown over my mother's illness. Using commonsense to question things is always my big stubbornness. Questions like : are all those CHEMICAL drugs we are taking this day has any TOXIC effect to our body? Why there is no other way to treat depression besides all those chemical drugs? If taking a bath can relax us why most people in depression won't take it? Could it help? blablabla....
One of My daily routines is TO TAKE A HOT BATH every night before I go to bed. It somehow really RELAXES me physically and can calm me down emotionally. I have been encouraging my sister to take a bath instead of shower. For some strange reason she just never want to take my advice.
2 months ago she met a friend in her support group telling how wonderful this new treatment she had and that is taking a hot bath with sea salt and Ginger in it. At the time my sister was so sick and tired of being in a 2-months cycle life style so she start trying to take a bath instead of taking a shower. 2 weeks ago she mentioned about this simple treatment and she really can feel the benefit in terms of helping her out of depression. Last night I talk to her again, she has never sounds this good for the past 5 years; she is much happier and livelier than ever.
So I would like you all to participate in this study if you could, please reply to my question:
So do you take shower or bath?
Please read the following story and reply to the question above.
My sister and me have had depression for over 5 years, my sister live in Taiwan and she was into heavy anti-depression and anxiety treatment for the past 5 years. Her condition has been in a regular 2 months cycle, from feeling OK to worse every 2 months. She sometimes had to take 3 different anti-depression drugs just in order to be alive. She does not have to go to work; all she worried is if she could go to sleep at the night?
I am very different from my sister and I have been trying not to rely on the drug too much. My biggest symptom is the insomnia and I only had one breakdown over my mother's illness. Using commonsense to question things is always my big stubbornness. Questions like : are all those CHEMICAL drugs we are taking this day has any TOXIC effect to our body? Why there is no other way to treat depression besides all those chemical drugs? If taking a bath can relax us why most people in depression won't take it? Could it help? blablabla....
One of My daily routines is TO TAKE A HOT BATH every night before I go to bed. It somehow really RELAXES me physically and can calm me down emotionally. I have been encouraging my sister to take a bath instead of shower. For some strange reason she just never want to take my advice.
2 months ago she met a friend in her support group telling how wonderful this new treatment she had and that is taking a hot bath with sea salt and Ginger in it. At the time my sister was so sick and tired of being in a 2-months cycle life style so she start trying to take a bath instead of taking a shower. 2 weeks ago she mentioned about this simple treatment and she really can feel the benefit in terms of helping her out of depression. Last night I talk to her again, she has never sounds this good for the past 5 years; she is much happier and livelier than ever.
So I would like you all to participate in this study if you could, please reply to my question:
So do you take shower or bath?
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Thanks for the reply, let's think from different angle first.
1. In a standing position or lay-down position your body is more relaxing.
The answer will be lay-down, otherwise all doctors will ask you to stand up on your bed.
2. When blood circulate throughout your body, which position will most likely to make the circulation more evenly
the answer is still aly0down position, when you stand up you blood flow is more concentrated in your lower body
3. Time spand for shower and bath
People tend to take more time to take a bath than shower. Taking a shower somehow hurry you up to finish it but not bath.
But another difference between showers and baths are that most hot showers make chloroform, which is a toxic substance (according to my Environmental Science class), and if you run a bath there is less chloroform going into the air, so in that way too baths are healthier!
I do agree the bath relaxation works.