Help yourself!
This section shows you how depression affects your:
We will show you how to help yourself by doing a number of exercises, which can teach you:
- About thoughts and feelings
- How to change negative thoughts
- How to be kind to yourself
You will learn to focus on how you think:
- About yourself
- About others
- About the world
- About the future
We will use examples to show how thoughts can be unrealistically negative when you're depressed. Negative thoughts are a symptom of depression. Our examples will teach you how to recognize negative thoughts and change them, so helping you to lift your spirits and get better.
Understand depression's vicious circle
We will explain how depression is a vicious circle of negative thoughts. Understanding this vicious circle will enable you to comprehend the psychological mechanisms that affect your feelings and moods. Once you understand how feelings and thoughts work, you will be able to cope with depression!
Understand your feelings
Learn all about those difficult feelings that may seem overwhelming and never-ending.
Learn to change your thoughts
We will show you how to replace negative thoughts with constructive and realistic ones. The aim is for you to fend off painful feelings until you are well again. We will teach you how to understand the close link between thoughts and feelings.
Get an action plan!
We provide you with an action plan to help improve life both emotionally and socially.
This action plan comprises three stages:
- Stage 1 - What are you thinking?
- Stage 2 - What can you do?
- Stage 3 - How can you activate yourself?
We also provide you with a happiness planner, which will help you to learn to focus on things that make you happy. Happiness counteracts depression.
You will emerge from your bout of depression more melancholy, but also wiser. So hang on to the healthy side of yourself and never give up!