Do you feel helpless, hopeless and lost? Do you feel emptiness and despair taking over your life? You could be depressed if you have such thoughts. Most of us go through ups and downs in our mood from time to time and this is perfectly normal. However when these feelings interfere with your day to day life, you will need to seek help in fighting depression. There are various signs and signals of this disorder and acquiring knowledge about them will help in depression therapy. Most of the common types do not require any medication and can be treated by making some simple lifestyle changes. How to cope with depression without medication? Simple changes to your lifestyle can have big impact on your depressed thoughts and although it looks tough to make these changes, it is quite simple, if you take it one step at a time. First and foremost accept the fact that you are depressed. Acceptance will provide you' the motivation to change. St