| 1. Identify, analyze and explore what are the things | | | | and hopeful language will always help you to stay |
| (triggers) of your depression. | | | | focused on the good times in ones life. |
| 2. Increase self-disclosure with people you feel | | | | 6. Use thought-stopping and rationalize techniques I |
| comfortable talking to. It is healthy to talk especially | | | | usually encourage my clients to use when dealing with |
| when feeling depressed. Remember that depression is | | | | negative and obsessive thoughts that make you feel |
| a serious illness and can be life-threatening. | | | | depressed. |
| 3. Improve social and communication skills by greeting | | | | 7. Stay active & motivated. keeping yourself occupied |
| and smiling more with others. These a re basic skills | | | | with healthy and fun tasks as it will provide less time |
| you can use with every one at any time. As long as | | | | for negative and obsessive thinking. Make sure you |
| you stay connected to the world, you will be able to | | | | are doing things that you like and bring you joy. |
| establish a healthy support system. | | | | 8. Read self-help books that focus on depression |
| 4. Establish a support system. People you feel you can | | | | management. |
| trust and ask for support when you need it the are | | | | 9. Maintain a positive attitude. No matter how bad or |
| usually good support when dealing with depression. | | | | difficult things may seem, one must one stay cool and |
| Having supportive and positive people around will help | | | | collective to do things right. |
| you to better manage your depression. If you do not | | | | 10. Learn to be open-minded. keeping an open-mind |
| have supportive family and/friends to talk to seek help | | | | allows one to be realistic without limiting oneself to |
| from a mental health professional such as myself. | | | | seeing only one side of things. |
| 5. Use positive affirmations- Being able to use positive | | | | |