Good coping methods:
> Get plenty of rest.
> Eat mostly healthy foods, and enough of it, without over eating.
> Take B Vitamins. They are supposed to help with mood problems.
> Get some moderate exercise.
> Play nice music, but not too loud.
> Read interesting books.
> Watch funny TV shows and movies.
> Find things to do to keep yourself occupied when at home.
> Find stuff to do to keep yourself occupied away from home when you want to get out of the house, such as:
+ Join a charity group
+ Join a local theater group
+ Join a club
+ Take up a hobby
+ Take courses online or in person
+ Get involved in community stuff, like running for local office, or helping those in office.
You can probably come up with some other ideas on your own. The point of this is, that by keeping yourself occupied, it gives you less time to focus on whatever is depressing you, and eventually, the depression may fade away on it's own.
I have suffered from life-long chronic depression, but choose not to use drugs to treat it. I also don't like talk therapy. I've tried it and hated it. I prefer to use some of the coping methods I listed above, and they do help me.
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22 Feb 2017, 11:40 pm
