Many of us tend to let negative feelings influence our mood to a point of constant thinking of our problems without seeing any solution. When we faced with difficulties, we always thought of what could have been. "What if I had done this", "If only I had done that" kind of thinking.

This "If" tendencies that cannot be changed is not really good for us. It can lead to lowered sefl-esteem and depression. Of course we should try to avoid being depressed at all time. Hormone-imbalance and irregular blood flow are just bound to happen.

For example, let say you had done everything possible to secure a business project from a customer. The customer also seems pretty happy with your proposal. But at the eleven hour she suddenly turn down your proposal due to some reason that you think is not really fair or logical. Of course you would be very unhappy, since you had put in a lot of effort into the project. When we are running our business on a very tight budget, and hoping to secure some deals before the end of the month, this kind of thing can be very painful. This can lead you to being depress as well.

So whenever we face with a rather difficult situation like this, it is best to realized that all the things that happen to me is good. It is the best thing for me at this particular moment in time. I cannot change it. But I will try my best to go with the flow and find my way out. With this pretty simple technique we can avoid being depressed. Here's an article for more practical or natural ways to fight depression.