Green Therapy — An Alternative Approach to Decrease Depression
Isn't beautiful to sit somewhere green and have a thought for a life well it reduces your stress levels. With the rise of white and blue light exposures, green therapy can soothe your eyes and mind with natural sunlight, green leaves, and natural habitat.
Green Therapy is a term used for Psychological green interventions which include biological elements found in nature like animals, plants, birds, and their sounds in order to decrease depressive symptoms. These Interventions proved to be useful up to a certain extent.
Depression is a very prevalent disease in modern society where there is a suppression of emotions in a lot of chapters of life. Depression becomes the chief influencer in other diseases like diabetes, blood pressure, mental deterioration, and other conditions.
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Green Therapy is considered to be a natural element and it is, of course, is without harm is yielding improved results also evidence supports the positive effects of this therapy, this therapy mainly influences your mind in a positive manner to reduce depressive symptoms and indications.
Some Key Pointers of Stress and How It Wreak Havocs The Society:
- Of the whole population, 5% of the entire population suffers from depression.
- Depression is the main contributor to other chronic and rare diseases
- Depression is prevalent in women more than men.
- Depression contributes to Suicidal Statistics.
Now coming to the types of Green Therapy
Types of Green Therapy:
There are four main types of green therapy through which people are getting benefitted :
- Horticulture Therapy — The therapy uses green leaves /gardens to promote physical and mental health.
2. Animal-assisted Intervention — The therapy uses animals with professional supervision to promote physical and mental health.
3. Care Farming — The use of common farming activities to promote physical and mental health.
Green Exercise — The combination of a natural green environment and exercise to promote physical and mental health.
Wilderness Therapy — Use of remote and outdoor locations to achieve better physical and mental health.
