[By non-disorder, what I really mean is not EDs, SI, or overmedication. I mean other things that help you deal with daily depression such as yoga or tea or cooking or your animals. I just couldn't think of a better name. Let me know if there is one.]

I rabidly keep a journal, even if it's just to record the days events, because I like looking back over how I've dealt with things before. What works and what doesn't, etc. And consistently, when I'm in my worst depression, giving of myself to others is what works for me. Tonight I bought tiny gifts for friends and mailed them off - spent less than $20, and gave a few special people a reminder that I was thinking about them.

What are your favorite ways to help yourself feel better on those terrible days?

She fights just like a woman, but she breaks like a little girl.