Post by Admin on Nov 13, 2017 11:49:40 GMT -5
You can print this out for your church or a friend. Exert from Healthy Worship Newsletter [ Seven Activities To Turn Your Frown Upside Down ] page 4
1. List 10 things you can be thankful for in your life:
Those of us that suffer from depression know how hard this can be. Make a list
and put it where you can see it everyday. Then, when your depression hits, focus
on this list.
2. Make an hourly-weekly schedule:
Put just the days of the week and the time hour by hour. When depression hits, it is debilitating. Sometimes, to the point where you can't get out of bed. Pray to God and fight it. Do the things on your schedule. Push through and remember, “This too shall pass”.
3. Make a list of things you like to do and make time to do them:
This can be several things you like to do.
It can be a craft of some kind. It can be doing something for your own self benefit such as exercising, going to the spa, reading, spending time with loved ones.
Anything you get pleasure from. Put this on your hourly-weekly schedule and you will find yourself feeling happy again.
4. Don't read or watch negativity:
When you know you are fighting the demon of depression, don't watch the news, or horror movies or hang around with negative, dramatic people. At this time it is extremely helpful to do morning devotions, spending time with God or inspirational meditation. Spend time with
people who can inspire you and make you
laugh.
5. Don't eat and drink out of emotion:
We learned this from the time we were infants. We cried and got a bottle. We cried and got propped up in our high-chairs with cheerios or cheese or some other delicious finger food. Don't do this. I know – that sugar tastes oh so good with our lack of enthusiasm for life but everything in moderation. Hard to do when you are depressed.
This is how addiction starts. Nobody ever says, “I want to weigh 400 lbs”!
We are simply just trying to dull a pain and then, our eating becomes a habit that turns into an addiction.
6. Stay away from alcohol and mind altering drugs:
When we are depressed, we tend to self medicate. Stay in control of your mind so you can think straight enough to pull yourself out of this “bump in the road”. You can't drive straight – if you can't think straight both literally and figuratively.
Many opiods and illegal drugs and even alcohol, although legal, are depressants. It may make you numb so you don't have to feel the pain of your depression, but in actuality, these things are making your depression worse.
7. SNAP OUT OF IT AND BRING SOME CHOCOLATE CAKE!
Depression wants to make you stay away from everyone. It is great therapy at this time to hang with positive people that won't be getting into trouble. You are fighting your own battle right now. You don't need any more trauma or drama.
1. List 10 things you can be thankful for in your life:
Those of us that suffer from depression know how hard this can be. Make a list
and put it where you can see it everyday. Then, when your depression hits, focus
on this list.
2. Make an hourly-weekly schedule:
Put just the days of the week and the time hour by hour. When depression hits, it is debilitating. Sometimes, to the point where you can't get out of bed. Pray to God and fight it. Do the things on your schedule. Push through and remember, “This too shall pass”.
3. Make a list of things you like to do and make time to do them:
This can be several things you like to do.
It can be a craft of some kind. It can be doing something for your own self benefit such as exercising, going to the spa, reading, spending time with loved ones.
Anything you get pleasure from. Put this on your hourly-weekly schedule and you will find yourself feeling happy again.
4. Don't read or watch negativity:
When you know you are fighting the demon of depression, don't watch the news, or horror movies or hang around with negative, dramatic people. At this time it is extremely helpful to do morning devotions, spending time with God or inspirational meditation. Spend time with
people who can inspire you and make you
laugh.
5. Don't eat and drink out of emotion:
We learned this from the time we were infants. We cried and got a bottle. We cried and got propped up in our high-chairs with cheerios or cheese or some other delicious finger food. Don't do this. I know – that sugar tastes oh so good with our lack of enthusiasm for life but everything in moderation. Hard to do when you are depressed.
This is how addiction starts. Nobody ever says, “I want to weigh 400 lbs”!
We are simply just trying to dull a pain and then, our eating becomes a habit that turns into an addiction.
6. Stay away from alcohol and mind altering drugs:
When we are depressed, we tend to self medicate. Stay in control of your mind so you can think straight enough to pull yourself out of this “bump in the road”. You can't drive straight – if you can't think straight both literally and figuratively.
Many opiods and illegal drugs and even alcohol, although legal, are depressants. It may make you numb so you don't have to feel the pain of your depression, but in actuality, these things are making your depression worse.
7. SNAP OUT OF IT AND BRING SOME CHOCOLATE CAKE!
Depression wants to make you stay away from everyone. It is great therapy at this time to hang with positive people that won't be getting into trouble. You are fighting your own battle right now. You don't need any more trauma or drama.