It will take me 6 weeks to overcome this depression!

Here I am again. I only want to tell that I have pointed at myself and said: "You know what to do, start doing it!"

I am writing this to be able to go back and watch the progress, and I want you, my fellow-sufferers, to understand what I am taking about when I say that I am in week so and so.

The case is I looked into old papers I have written about how to defeat depressions with tools known to me. According to these old papers, it takes me 6 weeks to work myself out of depression. May be it takes more time now since I am older, but it helps to have a frame. I have printed out two calendar pages and numbered them to keep track. The goal is to work against my depression (CBT and more) for the next weeks. That means that I will not be well before the 12th of August.

For those interested I will disclose some of what I wrote to myself some years ago.

Week 1: Don't get frustrated if you feel it goes slow. It is how it shall be at this stage of your life.

Week 2: It still goes slow, but if you work with your tools, you will slowly become better.

3) Congratulation, you have fought for two weeks. Please continue with that.

4) It is more easy to live now, but please don't fool yourself into believing that the danger is past.

5) Now there is more light in your life, but don't forget that you have a disorder. Continue to take responsibility for it.

6) CONGRATULATION, you have reached your goal. Enjoy your life and continue to beat the challenges as they come. You can do it! GOOD LUCK!

(I was able to write this plan after doing a lot of self observation some years ago. It worked then. It gives me hope now that I found it. I hope, as well, that at least some of you liked to read about it).

Am wishing all participants a good weekend!