Depression Homework Activity 4: Remembering how to play
Remember, if you are in crisis, get help immediately. You may already know how to do that locally. If not, I have a link here to crisis lines worldwide. Also, if this is your first…
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Depression Homework Activity 3: The Power of Forgiveness
Remember, if you are in crisis, get help immediately. You may already know how to do that locally. If not, I have a link here to crisis lines worldwide. Also, if this is your first…
Depression Homework Activity 2: Finding Order from the Chaos
Today’s depression homework activity is about scheduling and routine. It is a way to find order in the chaos that often becomes our lives when we are depressed. For many people, having a schedule or…
Depression Homework Activity 1: List Your Passions
Dedicate a private notebook/journal to your depression homework. This can be for your eyes only or it can be something you share with a counsellor or psychologist. Today’s activity is listing your passions. Passions are…
What is Depression Homework? And Why do it?
Depression homework is a series of tasks that you do on your own with the goal of recovering from depression. It is not like school homework in that there is no grading and no “right”…
How to overcome depression
Someone asked me how to overcome depression. This was my answer: There are many things you can do to start overcoming clinical depression, and which ones work best for you will depend on your personality:…
Your Thyroid and Depression
If You Are Depressed: Get Your Thyroid Checked! If you are depressed, make sure you have gotten your thyroid checked. There is a strong link between the thyroid and depression: sometimes when people are hypothyroid, they…
Effective Treatments for Depression: How to Cure Depression
This article is called, “How to cure depression,” but I am going to tell you right away that the fact is that there is not one single, magical cure for all depression. Anyone who tells…
I’m Depressed for No Reason – Why Some People Feel Depressed
Some people feel, “I’m depressed for no reason,” and this is a confusing situation to be in and also often baffles friends and family. However, clinical depression (major depressive disorder) does not require a reason…
Does marijuana cause depression?
Some people wonder, “does marijuana cause depression?” I have yet to find a good, solid site with answers on this topic, so I thought I would delve in. Is marijuana a depressant? First, is marijuana…