Dealing with Depression on a day to day basis

Ways to Cope with Your Depression
 

Watch this video on ways to cope with depression:

 

 

 

Self Care & Depression
 

There are many, many ways we can practice self care! But first let’s understand what the meaning of self care is. Self care is the practice of doing something that calms you, can de-stress you, it’s something that allows you to put the full focus on yourself!
 

Here are some self care examples:

-Going for a walk

-Doing yoga or meditation, reading a good book/article, watching a good video

-Journaling, volunteering

-A nice bath, a good meal

-Talking to a friend
 

Think of the ways that you practice self-care while dealing with depression.

 

 

Reaching Out

 

Depression can affect the way we think about ourselves, the world and others. Reaching out is not a sign of weakness and it won’t mean you’re a burden to others. It can be challenging to reach out, but we sometimes can’t manage our depression alone.

 

Activity: Take a moment to think about someone you can reach out to. Think about what you might tell this person and how you would like them to support you. You can even grab a pen and paper and write down what you want to tell them prior to doing so if it is easier.

Deep breath in. Deep breath out.

When you are ready, reach out to this person. Know you are not alone.

 

 

It's okay to not be okay
 

It’s going to be okay no matter what you’re going through.

 

 

 

Walk all the steps of the complete growth path here. The steps can help put you on the road to recovery and make coping with depression easier on you and your daily life.