Things that help me cope

The past 3 or four months my therapist has been trying to teach me to cope with my cycles of depression. I sat down and wrote out what we went over in session. This is specific to me. This present cycle is very bad. I am trying all that she has taught me and so far I am not suicidal. I am very depressed but getting through it. This is my journal on getting through depression. Maybe it might help someone to put together a list of things that make them feel better. I try to do at least 3 a day. Hope this helps someone.

Things to help me get through this cycle of depression.
Do something I like to do each day.

1 Go for a walk
2 Go to the library
3 Chat with online friends
4 Play the piano
5 Experiment in the kitchen (Cook)
6 Take a bubble bath
7 Do some cryptograms
8 Make a origami figure
9 Call or visit my neighbor
10 Play my flute or recorder
11 Do some online jigsaw puzzles
12 Work in garden
13 Work on building another PC
ConfusedOne

Thanks for the list. I always hear the therapists dictating about making a list of at least 10 coping skills and it never even occurred to me that it could be small things.

Now I don't feel like it's such a challenge to come up with 10 things.

Really anything that helps you through something can be considered a coping skill. It doesn't have to be anything too big or too small.

Even chewing on a pen or pencil can be a coping skill!

Thank you for sharing these.