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CANDC · Mar 01, 2022 at 06:48 PM

@Birdie20 - glad you appreciated my comments.

I did not mean to imply that therapy is all or nothing. I think therapy can help lead me on a path to feeling better but one session only starts the ball rolling so to speak. I need to start new routines that help me get out of my funk. Exercise, yoga or walking help increase my energy level. Depression in me is a lack of energy. Doing those things gets my energy on a positive track.

What I eat really affects me too. I find carbs and sweets give me an instant boost and a couple hours later I want to sleep or I feel tired or blah.

Mindfulness is making great gains in credibility as a tool to help. Healthy Minds is a free app by the University of Wisconsin that takes 5-10 minutes a day and I feel better after I do that. One more routine that sets me in the right direction.

So if you want to start now you could start any of those life style changes and that may even help reduce your anxiety. Then it is not all on therapy. You have a way that you can work back to feeling better.

@CANDC