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Old Nov 29, 2007, 05:34 PM
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I guess it can be whatever one sees it as? I'd treat it like one if that helps you deal with it. It needs to be broken :-) I'd do a few things each day whether you feel like it or not; sometimes doing inane chores can give a bit of rest from depression as they take one's mind off it. If you are "hemmed in" by your bed, not much action can go on to break you out? The more "out" you can get, the better things will seem. I'd deliberately do some things you use to enjoy, even if you don't now enjoy them. Sometimes that gets me thinking of little things I might enjoy more. But "doing" gives the mind an opportunity to think of "other" things and your eyes will be looking a different direction and your ears hearing different sounds and that might get a little movement going. Kitchen in the front of the house and you're futzing in there, you hear the mail arrive, are a little curious to see if there's anything interesting in it, it has a flyer for a new restaurant, you come online to see exactly where it's located, etc. Things can "progress" which they can't do if you just stay in the bed.
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