I think it’s essential that people with a lot of depression get very, very clear on what makes them happy. These are the things that alleviate depression- or at least make it slightly better. These things can then be waiting when the depression starts.\u00a0 You can make a list of what works to help you get out of the down swing.\u00a0 Then you can pull this out and use it – if it’s written down it can break through the depression and actually do something- and\u00a0 when you have a list of what makes you happy you can also have these things ready.<\/p>\n
Here is mine- and believe me, I need it lately.<\/p>\n
1. Singing. I love karaoke with friends- if I do it by myself when I’m well- then it can be tough- so I know that my list has to be clear- I like to sing with friends. I have a karaoke bar I’ve been going to for 8 years. I fell better when I sing.<\/p>\n
2. Being with large groups- especially if I am speaking to the group. This makes me happy.\u00a0 So, it means I have to set up these meetings in advance- sometimes it’s six months in advance. Then it is ready for me. I am depressed a portion of most days- so it’s important to have these meetings to look forward to.<\/p>\n
I make lists like this all of the time when I’m well. Making myself do them when I’m sick can be hard.\u00a0Even after after all of this time, I often think that the depression won’t come back and I can just plan day to day. But no- so I have to plan for happiness.<\/p>\n
Julie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I think it’s essential that people with a lot of depression get very, very clear on what makes them happy. These are the things that alleviate depression- or at least make it slightly better. These things can then be waiting when the depression starts. You can make a list of what works to help you get out of the down swing. Then you can pull this out and use it – if it’s written down it can break through the depression and actually do something- and when you have a list of what makes you happy you can also have these things ready.<\/p>\n
Here is mine- and believe me, I need it lately.<\/p>\n
1. Singing. I love karaoke with friends- if I do it by myself when I’m well- then it can be tough- so I know that my list has to be clear- I like to sing with friends. I have a karaoke bar [ Read More ]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1672"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11816,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1672\/revisions\/11816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bipolarhappens.com\/bhblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}