Activities
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Successfully Use
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Need to utilize more
often
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Need to try/use
|
Exercise
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Playing sports
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Yoga
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Walks
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Meditation
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Reading
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Writing
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Yard Work
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Drawing, painting
|
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Gardening
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Working Outside
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Gazing at the stars and
moon
|
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Getting sun
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Listening to music
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Dancing
|
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Writing poetry
|
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Having sex
|
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Wood working
|
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Working with
|
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Long Drives
|
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Shopping
|
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Cleaning
|
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Playing an instrument
|
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Watching an inspirational
or funny movie
|
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Helping others
|
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Canoeing
|
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Going to the ocean or
beach
|
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Spending time with
younger children
|
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Taking a day trip
|
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Vacation
|
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Watching a play or
musical
|
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Going to church
|
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Sticking to a daily to do
and check list
|
What other
activities do you or have you successfully used to deal with depression?
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Support
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Successfully Use
|
Need to utilize more
often
|
Need to try/use
|
Talking to a
nonjudgmental, trusting person
|
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Talking to a counselor,
therapist or psychologist
|
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Peer counseling or peer
group therapy
|
|||
Spending time with good
friends
|
|||
Spending time with family
|
|||
Spending time with your
children or spouse
|
|||
Reaching out to help
someone
|
|||
Seeking the help of your
pastor or preacher
|
|||
Going to support groups
|
|||
Getting emotional support
from
|
|||
Hugging someone you love
|
|||
Owning and caring for a
pet
|
What other support
strategies have you implemented to overcome depression?
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Attitude
|
Successfully Use
|
Need to utilize more
often
|
Need to try/use
|
Reciting positive
affirmations
|
|||
Changing automatic
negative thoughts to positive, healthy thought patterns
|
|||
Staying involved and
active
|
|||
Being patient and waiting
for it to end
|
|||
Reminding yourself
depression is temporary
|
|||
Reminding yourself you’re
in control and can change
|
|||
Remembering and focusing
only on positive memories
|
|||
Staying away from
negative friends and family
|
|||
Living one day at a time
|
|||
Dealing with and
reversing worries
|
|||
Being gentle with
yourself
|
|||
Living guilt free
|
|||
Laughing at yourself and
others
|
|||
Remembering that you only
have one life
|
|||
Praising your efforts
|
|||
Rewarding yourself
|
What other attitude
strategies have you tried, and used with success, to combat depression?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Management
|
Successfully Use
|
Need to utilize more
often
|
Need to try/use
|
Medication
|
|||
Light Therapy
|
|||
Chakra or Meditative
Therapy
|
|||
Music Therapy
|
|||
Staying active and busy
|
|||
Forcing yourself to get
out of bed
|
|||
Forcing yourself to go to
work
|
|||
Forcing yourself to
exercise
|
|||
Stick with your plan and
lists
|
|||
Eating foods that
increase neurotransmitters that decrease depression and increase happiness
|
|||
Eliminating foods that
increase depression
|
|||
Maintain a healthy work
to play ratio
|
|||
Doing whatever it takes
to stay or get happy
|
|||
Spending time outside
|
What other management
strategies have you used to learn how to deal with depression?
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Spirituality
|
Successfully Use
|
Need to utilize more
often
|
Need to try/use
|
Prayer or going to church
|
|||
Getting in touch with a
higher power or your spirituality
|
|||
Chakra therapy, yoga
and/or meditation
|
|||
Attending a multiple
step, peer group or program
|
|||
Helping others
|
What other
spirituality strategies have you used to overcome and successfully manage your
depression?
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