Today I have marked two months of my calendar to be my "observation period". It may seem funny to observe oneself, but I believe in it.

I have written up my main goal, which is to measure how well I do it on the items that are crucial for fighting depression like:

Physical exercises
Enough sleep and rest
Healthy food
Relaxation exercises
Vitamins.

When I do it that way, I will be able to see after two months if I have followed the daily structure I want to make persistent.

If that has worked and I feel better, I have really established the habits I need to control my depression and not to be controlled by it.

If I don't feel better, I have more to talk to my GP about. Then there has to be something else that works. (My meds do work well, it hangs more on the routine now).

Of course I expect a set-back now and then in this period, but so it is. A set-back is not a catastrophe as long as one has some psychological tools to help oneself up to go again ...

By the way; I think I know most of my triggers and how to prevent ...

For Christmas I am going away for a few days, so I will not do anything else at home then put on some tablecloth and just a little decoration so it can be cozy when I am back home after the celebration.