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52. I have a little notebook...

Mon Nov 13, 2017, 07:56 PM

Nov 2017

I too have had issues with mild anxiety and depression from time to time in my life, it's gotten worse since Trump took office. My solution is I have a made a little notebook. Over the years, I have compiled lists of things that perk me up and I have lists of things that calm me down. You know yourself best, so make your lists (on your good days when your thinking is clear) and don't hesitate to open it up when you need it. I think of it as my cookbook with recipes for inner peace.

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What do you do when you start to feel yourself sliding into depression over the world?... [View all] Locut0s Nov 2017 OP

Exercise AirmensMom Nov 2017 #1

That's really the best thing wryter2000 Nov 2017 #21

Walking for a depressed person could be a good start. Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #48

Agreed exercise does wonders... Locut0s Nov 2017 #37

Find an online copy of THE. BEST. DECADE. EVER. Shits been much worse than what we have it. TheBlackAdder Nov 2017 #65

+1 treestar Nov 2017 #69

Turn yourself into a badass. LuckyCharms Nov 2017 #2

Thanks. I needed to hear that. onecaliberal Nov 2017 #9

You're welcome...hope it helps. n/t LuckyCharms Nov 2017 #66

I like your comment bdamomma Nov 2017 #55

Thank you. n/t LuckyCharms Nov 2017 #67

I'll add a couple of suggestions True Dough Nov 2017 #3

A lot of very long walks with my dog... hlthe2b Nov 2017 #4

Same here! me & pup walk at least 2.5 mi. Daily! peacebuzzard Nov 2017 #8

dogs are magic. mopinko Nov 2017 #13

I'm so sorry to hear about your sister, mopinko... hlthe2b Nov 2017 #16

thanks. mopinko Nov 2017 #47

I'm so sorry about your sister, Mopinko. Hortensis Nov 2017 #41

thanks honey. mopinko Nov 2017 #46

so sorry for your loss bdamomma Nov 2017 #57

thanks much. mopinko Nov 2017 #58

Pets are wonderful. bdamomma Nov 2017 #60

Exercise. Yoga. Do something concrete. sharedvalues Nov 2017 #5

Get outside. enough Nov 2017 #6

Do something creative. Grammy23 Nov 2017 #7

I used to hit the heavy bag until I couldn't lift my arms anymore. NightWatcher Nov 2017 #10

Take up a hobby that interests you. roamer65 Nov 2017 #11

Make future plans ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #12

I agree!... Locut0s Nov 2017 #39

I better find something soon.... dawnie51 Nov 2017 #14

Don't let him! Seriously, you're aware. You don't need Hortensis Nov 2017 #42

DU UTUSN Nov 2017 #15

Smoke weed with friends and laugh. n/t theaocp Nov 2017 #17

I've found weed to be both wonderful and a struggle for me... Locut0s Nov 2017 #38

I've Long Believed RobinA Nov 2017 #40

There are also dangers for younger people as well.. Locut0s Nov 2017 #50

My television plays movies. That's all it does. DVD, VCR, and Netfilix. hunter Nov 2017 #18

As an atheist I developed a spiritual practice. The_jackalope Nov 2017 #19

Oh, very good RandomAccess Nov 2017 #25

Focus on the larger areas of good and do some more of it uponit7771 Nov 2017 #20

Music wryter2000 Nov 2017 #22

I shut off the tv and safeinOhio Nov 2017 #23

Read the Martha Graham quote once again: fierywoman Nov 2017 #24

i smoke a little pot...do some physical work and hug my dogs.. samnsara Nov 2017 #26

I'm not sure I fully understand your situation RandomAccess Nov 2017 #27

Love these. cilla4progress Nov 2017 #28

I was barely keeping my head above water with all of the crap going on Doreen Nov 2017 #29

🙂 Snackshack Nov 2017 #34

Right now it is one breath at a time. Doreen Nov 2017 #35

DU helps bdamomma Nov 2017 #59

I avoid news on the weekend also. Most of the time they are just rehashing. Doreen Nov 2017 #62

Turn off the news, for starters. GreenEyedLefty Nov 2017 #30

Absolutely. The biggest bias in news is toward degrading Hortensis Nov 2017 #44

The News has always been a business. But I feel there is no longer a divide... Locut0s Nov 2017 #64

Agree, Locut0s. The corruption of journalistic integrity Hortensis Nov 2017 #68

Music qwlauren35 Nov 2017 #31

Read Undoctored, stop eating all sugar and grains and processed foods rainy Nov 2017 #32

I understand... Snackshack Nov 2017 #33

To be real weed, music, and enjoying the little things Calculating Nov 2017 #36

Immerse myself in some complicated multi-volume epic science fiction or fantasy series. eShirl Nov 2017 #43

43 posts and I'm the first to mention cutting out alcohol? Hortensis Nov 2017 #45

I'd like to bookmark this whole thread! Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #49

Pretend for a minute you live in a shack in a 3rd world country with no running water Eliot Rosewater Nov 2017 #51

One of the problems I've always had with advise from people to compare ourselves is that... Locut0s Nov 2017 #61

I have a little notebook... FM123 Nov 2017 #52

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Listen to great dance songs and watch more comedy FloridaBlues Nov 2017 #54

You are one of myriad others, including me. Ive stayed away from the news Gabi Hayes Nov 2017 #56

It's the little random unexpected things that help Generic Brad Nov 2017 #63

Your post made me smile. hamsterjill Nov 2017 #70