(Real) Self-Care for Depression and Anxiety (YouTube Playlist)
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Making Your Home More Welcoming for the Winter
I’ve written about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a type of depression that is triggered by different seasons. A small amount of people are affected by the late spring and summer, but many more are laid low by winter. What if, however, you don’t have SAD per se, but are…
How to do self-care with major depression (video)
When you have major depression, self-care is usually pretty basic – you’re mostly just surviving. Self-care should still be part of your life, though – if you abandon it entirely, as many of us are inclined to do when we’re in a major depressive episode, your depression will probably…
What to Do During the Middle Two Weeks You’re Waiting for Your Antidepressants to Kick In or How to do self-care when you have moderate depression
Chances are you’re not having quite so many devastatingly low days now. You’re functioning a little better overall, but you’re still not ready to run any marathons yet or run for public office. Don’t worry about it – this recovery takes time, and it happens so subtly you may…
The dark truths behind our obsession with self-care.
A very illuminating article – it made me look at the self-care craze differently. – Editor Sarah Baba was riding her local bus when a wave of panic hit her. Her breath quickened and she felt lightheaded and dizzy. She needed to get off the bus immediately. She stepped…
What to Do During the Last Two Weeks You’re Waiting for Your Antidepressant to Kick In or Self-Care for Mild Depression
If it can be said that there is anything good about depression, this is when you’ll see it. Assuming that you are feeling much better than you did a month ago (and if you’re not, please read ), you may feel almost as if you’ve been reborn. After having…
What to Do During the First Two Weeks You’re Waiting for Your Antidepressants to Kick In or How to do self-care with major depression
The key words here are indulge yourself. Listen, you’re having enough trouble getting out of bed every day and going to work or school. You don’t need to push yourself. Think of yourself as an invalid recuperating from a very debilitating illness. You have to pamper yourself, body and…
Doing Cocooning Right
We depressives are frequently drawn towards cocooning, the practice of hanging out in our homes for most of our free time. I think that usually that’s due to a lack of energy, but also a need to be “safe” in our own little nest. Given that it’s winter and…
What to Do (On and Off the Web) While You’re Waiting for Your Antidepressants to Kick In
I’ve been there; I’ve done that. I’ve suffered from depression nearly my whole life and wasn’t diagnosed till I was 27. I know all the stages you go through when you’re waiting those six interminable weeks for your antidepressant meds to start working. So, as my gift to you,…