Depression Review: Keyword #6 is Strategies
What does a monopoly game have to do with depression? Nothing really, but it has a lot ot do with strategy and if you want to win this battle with depression you are going to need some game strategies.
Depression is a difficult illness, sometimes life threatening. You will need some strategies to cope when things get really tough. These strategies are best put into place when you are well enough to think straight. Maybe you should write them down so you can refer to them when you temporarily lose your rational thought process during a depressive episode.
You might be saying ‘okay, I will, so tell me what the strategies are’. That is the difficult part. Each of us need to come up with our own, according to our needs and our situation and our personality.
For instance, I don’t enjoy shopping, crowds or stores, but there are times when I have to go. If my husband and I are together, we have a system. When I have had enough I will tell him and either we will both leave, or he will stay and finish up and I will maybe go to the car (where I keep a puzzle book and some almonds to keep my blood sugar levels even) or maybe go for a walk in the mall. I just need to get away by myself for awhile and then I am fine again. That is my ‘crowd strategy’.
So, what do you need strategies for? Visiting relatives? Overwhelm at work? Sleepnessness? List those situations or people that you find difficult and seek out a coping strategy to match. Your research should help you somewhat with this.
One of my best coping strategies is deep breathing. No matter where I am I can usually do it and it lessens my anxiety and then relieves my depression, at least for a time.
How about my free 101 depression getaways? You can access them on this blog if you go to the left sidebar to ‘pages’ and click on ’101 free getaways’.
What are you waiting for? You’ve got some work to do! Start a ‘strategies list’ right now. Keep it handy.
You are going to love tomorrow’s keyword!
How about a little laughter therapy before we say goodbye? Click here for some funny battle strategies.
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Wendy Love
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