I keep busy by organizing and decluttering. I find that by doing something productive it actually lifts my spirits.

I have battled depression for over 20 years, since I was merely a teenager. I'm seeing a wonderful therapist right now who's helping me with everything. I try to do things that I know will help me. Like take a shower. You know how hard that can be when you're just so freaking tired, but sometimes you just gotta force yourself. I enjoy sitting in the sun and I try to walk a little ways. I enjoy taking photos and creating collages from magazines and I love scrapbooking too. My teenagers help me a lot through rough days. Sometimes all you can do is lay down and read or sleep. Take care! BIG HUGS!!!

Give it all to God just lay it down to him he knows your struggles and he will and always carry you through your most hardest times when your ready to just give up keep relying on him and things will start to get better for you .

I read! It lets me escape from the pain, anxiety and depression

Yes depression is part of the illness hunny its a big part really has its a bad cycle because ur tied and hurting so u get depressed because u cant be normal whatever normal is lol and then it goes round u cant do what u want to on a day to day basis so u get even more down to break the cycle I use lits of different technique s so meds obs and meditation and I uses a thing where each day I fined something in that day I did well or I'm happy with and I Wright it down then at the end of the wk I read them and it helps to make me realize that not all my life is shit I also make sure on good days I dont over do it and on bad days I try to do a little bit and that helps me hope that helps hun x x x