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Make a Plan for Dealing with Depression

Once you are depressed your brain will not be working properly and you will not be able to figure out a plan of action, but while you are well, you can. Make a list of friends who understand what you go through. You can contact them when you first begin to feel yourself sliding into depression. They may have very good ideas of how to help you. A cup of coffee and a chat can work wonders. Then there are friends at a distance who will be willing to chat on the phone. Make a page on your computer to which you can refer. Here you can have your friends listed. Then list the activities that will help you, whether it be knitting, jigsaw puzzle or playing the piano. When you are depressed your brain is slow so if you have this list of things handy it can really help. Exercise is known to help depression. Get a friend to go on a walk with you. Even gentle exercise, like swinging your arms, can help and you can do that in the privacy of your own home. It's worth trying anything to chase away those blues.Walking is better because you will likely meet people on the way and contact with people is always good. When we are trapped in our own heads thinking we can get into a pattern that is not helpful, talking to others can nudge us out of these thoughts to see that there are more positive ways of thinking.

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