Excellent thread. After you can admit you want or need support between session, the next step is figuring out how to get it or do it yourself. I LIKE IT!

I've been trying these in addition to some of the ones listed above:
1. Make it a point to try my best to engage in meaningful conversations with others and permit myself to establish more close interpersonal relationships. Although I've always wanted this, I never took the risks necessary to create it. Luckily, I've realized that I had 2 casual friends who were just waiting for me to engage them on another level.

2. When I'm feeling down, I try to connect with my kids. My kids are great and at least at this point welcome my attention and interaction with them. I know this will not likely last, but its working now so I'm rolling with it.

3. Exercise, this gives me an excuse to give myself some personal time.

4. Work on my dissertation. This is one distraction technique I need to use a lot more often :-)