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Originally Posted by BlackPup
I used to have all sorts of ideas about triggers and plans to deal with them but last week when I got sick with a really bad cold (which always would end up with me depressed for a month  ) Instead of following all the ideas for avoiding depression that I read and tried, I just accepted that I was sick and needed to rest and didn't fight it or blame myself like I used to, and I actually enjoyed the time to rest and came back with no depression 
I was wondering what kind of triggers you have identified, do you see early warning signs of mood changes and are there things that actually stop an episode |
If I'm well I'm quite resilient to stress, but if I'm not at 100% things that shouldn't be stressful can be a major trigger. In the past year I can most times take a step back and see that it's the illness not me that is causing me to feel stressed and just the knowledge helps me feel a bit more in control.
As far as stopping an episode for me it sometimes just comes for no reason, but I have definitely gotten better at managing the illness and that is more prevention than anything else. I agree with just accepting how we are feeling whether it's tired etc. especially when we are physically ill. We are humans, we can get tired and sometimes we need rest. I can tell the difference between that and depression tiredness and during that time I truly just push through and continue with my routine otherwise I tend to spiral down. My red flag for depression is my mouth gets tingly.....I know weird, but that's what happens!