Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi
When you feel like that depression is settling in, and this is it.
How do you find that happiness?
How do you find the power to see another day?
When depression hugs you and says, “this is what you deserve and this is where you belong” how do you say, “no I deserve better”
What helps you?
I find that getting out in nature helps, or exercising, or both (hiking!). I find it difficult at this time of year though with the weather being so damp and cold and it gets dark so early.
Doing a 24 hour fast can also help me feel better.
Alcohol and drugs are not the answer. I use them to cope and then I feel briefly OK and then much worse the next few days.