Top 10 Holistic Depression Treatment Techniques

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Depression is a mental illness that affects many facets of your life. It can affect you physically as you may gain or loose weight. It can affect you mentally as your memory and concentration can deteriorate. It can also affect you emotionally as you may feel sad and cry for no apparent reason. Therefore, the best approach to managing depression is a holistic one that combines some or all of the following therapies.

1. Medical Therapy

If you think you have depression, the first thing you should do is to consult your doctor so that they can:
a. Evaluate you to determine whether your symptoms are due to depression or to another medical or mental condition 

b. Determine the cause of your depression 

c. Change any medications that you may be on that may be causing the depression. Medications which can cause depression include Acyclovir or Zovirax (used to treat herpes or shingles), Atenolol or Tenormin (used to treat high blood pressure, angina chest pain, abnormal heart rhythms, heart failure), Atorvastatin or Lipitor (used to lower cholesterol and prevent heart attacks) and many other medications.

d. Prescribe treatment for your depression such as duloxetine (Cymbalta), venlafaxine (Effexor), paroxetine (Paxil), fluoxetine (Prozac), escitalopram (Lexapro), citalopram (Celexa) bupropion (Wellbutrin) and amitriptyline. 

2. Christian Spiritual Therapy

If you are suffering from depression, pray because God  promises that if you call on Him, He will answer you, He will be with you in trouble and He will deliver you. (Psalm 91:15) 


Medical research also assures us that prayer works. So, ask Jesus to heal you so that your joy may be full. (John 16:24) Then cast the mental burdens depressing you to Him in prayer because He cares for you. (1 Peter 5: 6-7)

3. Psychotherapy

Since thoughts contribute to how you feel, if you think depressing thoughts, you will begin to feel depressed and even become depressed for a person becomes what they think in their heart. (Proverbs 23:7) 


Therefore, replace negative thoughts with positive ones that are true, lovely, and praiseworthy (Philippians 4: 8) and you will begin to feel better and become a better person.

4. Social Therapy

Establish your social support system because two people are better than one, because they have a good reward for their effort and if one falls down, the other will lift up his/her companion. (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10) 


Therefore, find a friend whose company you enjoy and spend time with them to ease the loneliness of depression.

5. Aromatherapy

Adding essential oils such as bergamot, rose, rosemary, ylang ylang and chamomile to you bath water may help you feel better since these essential oil can raise your spirits. 


You can make a blues busting bath blend by adding 3 drops of bergamot, 3 drops of rosemary, 3 drops of ylang ylang and 3 drops of chamomile to your bath water.

6. Writing Therapy

Writing therapy can be updated to the 21st century by creating a blog and posting your deepest uncensored feelings online without revealing your identity as this can help you heal from pain and recover from depression.

7. Music Therapy

The Bible tells us to put on the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. (Isaiah 61:3) 


Therefore sing praises to God when the spirit of heaviness or depression tries to bring you down. Sing even if you don’t feel like singing for as you offer the sacrifice of praise to God, (Hebrews 13:15) you will break the spiritual chains of sadness for God is enthroned in  praises. (Psalm 22:3)




8. Talk Therapy 

Since anxiety in the heart causes depression but a good word cheers it, (Proverbs 12:25) you have to speak good words to yourself even if others are speaking them to you.


So, say positive affirmations from the Bible daily. Examples include This is the day that the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) 

9. Diet Therapy

Increase your dietary intake of omega 3 fatty acids as some studies imply they may alleviate mood changes. 


Foods rich in omega 3 fatty acids include salmon, halibut, tuna, flaxseed, walnuts, soybeans, winter squash, extra virgin olive oil and dark green vegetables.

10. Herbal Therapy

Though St John’s wort or hypericum perforatun can be of some benefit in treating mild depression, always consult your doctor before you begin taking it since it interacts with other prescription medications and it may reduce their effectiveness.