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The Depression Cycle
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The Depression Cycle
Depression
Low energy, fatigue
Decreased activity, neglect of responsibilities
Increased guilt, hopelessness,ineffectiveness
When your activity level decreases, you may become even less motivated and more lethargic. When you stop doing the things you used to love, you miss out on experiencing pleasant feelings and positive experiences. Your depression could get worse and this becomes a vicious cycle.
Similarly, when one begins neglecting a few tasks and responsibilities at work or at home, the list may begin to pile up. As such, often when a depressed person thinks about the things they have to do, they might feel overwhelmed by the accumulation of the things that they have neglected. This might result in them feeling guilty or thinking that they are ineffective or even, a failure. This will also perpetuate the depression and the depression cycle.
Reversing the Depression Cycle
The first step in reversing depression cycle is to simply increase your activity level, especially in pleasurable activities and tackling your list of tasks and responsibilities. However, it’s important to remember to do this in a realistic and achievable way, so that you set yourself up to succeed. Becoming more active has a number of advantages.
Activity helps you to feel better. At the very least, when you start engaging in some activity, it gives your mind something else to think about a different focus. Doing things, even a little at a time, can help to give you a sense that you are moving forward, taking control of your life again, and achieving something. You might even find pleasure and enjoyment in the activities you do Activity helps you to feel less tired. Usually, when you are physically tired, you need rest. However, when you are depressed, the opposite is true. Sleeping more and sitting around doing nothing will only make you feel more lethargic and tired. Also, doing nothing leaves room for your mind to dwell on depressive thoughts, which will make you feel even more depressed.
Activity can help you think more clearly. Once you get started, you might find that you take a different perspective on particular problems in your life. Also, because your mind takes a different focus as a result of the activity, your thoughts may become clearer.
This strategy of breaking or reversing the depression cycle is considered a behavioral strategy, and includes scheduling activity into your week, such as tackling
small tasks and engaging in pleasurable activities. List a few pleasant or fun activities and one or two simple tasks for yourself this coming week. Think of it as an experiment, and see if you feel better after you have engaged in some pleasant activities. Having a bit of difficulty thinking of fun things to do?
Try including a few tasks you need to tackle or some errands that you need to run and remember to put in some fun activities.
If you stick to your plan and increase your activity level, a reversed Depression Cycle will look like this:
Reversing The Depression Cycle
Feeling hopeful more
Improved Depression
Greater energy & motivation
Increased Activity
This behavioral strategy not only is able to lift your depression, but also to prevent its recurrence. Just remember to keep a good balance between responsibilities and fun activities in your life.
One way of combating depression is to prescribe some fun for yourself. By engaging in some simple, pleasant activities, you can improve your mood and your energy level. However, because you’re feeling depressed right now, you might not experience the same level of pleasure doing an activity as when you were not depressed. But don’t stop after one or two activities. Keep going and you’ll find that your mood will begin to lift. Try it and see!
You may also want to engage in some simple tasks or responsibilities that you have neglected for some time. Often, accomplishing tasks can improve your motivation and give you a sense of achievement. Start with tasks that are simple and achievable. BUT remember that it is important to BALANCE both responsibilities and pleasurable activities. Try not to go overboard on one and leave out the other.
Use the following rating scale to rate your depression, pleasant feelings, and sense of achievement BEFORE and AFTER the activity.
Often, the symptoms of depression can, in themselves, perpetuate the depression and prevent the depressed person from feeling better
A lack of motivation and energy can result in a person becoming less active, which can cause further problems because the person may feel even less motivated and more lethargic, resulting in a vicious cycle This vicious cycle can be broken by simply increasing your activity level When you increase your activity levels, this helps you feel better, less tired, and able to think more clearly Neglecting your daily responsibilities may lead to you feeling guilty and overwhelmed, especially if those responsibilities pile up It is important to schedule pleasurable activities as well as daily responsibilities into your weekly schedule, and to balance these with time for rest.
Depression
Low energy, fatigue
Decreased activity, neglect of responsibilities
Increased guilt, hopelessness,ineffectiveness
When your activity level decreases, you may become even less motivated and more lethargic. When you stop doing the things you used to love, you miss out on experiencing pleasant feelings and positive experiences. Your depression could get worse and this becomes a vicious cycle.
Similarly, when one begins neglecting a few tasks and responsibilities at work or at home, the list may begin to pile up. As such, often when a depressed person thinks about the things they have to do, they might feel overwhelmed by the accumulation of the things that they have neglected. This might result in them feeling guilty or thinking that they are ineffective or even, a failure. This will also perpetuate the depression and the depression cycle.
Reversing the Depression Cycle
The first step in reversing depression cycle is to simply increase your activity level, especially in pleasurable activities and tackling your list of tasks and responsibilities. However, it’s important to remember to do this in a realistic and achievable way, so that you set yourself up to succeed. Becoming more active has a number of advantages.
Activity helps you to feel better. At the very least, when you start engaging in some activity, it gives your mind something else to think about a different focus. Doing things, even a little at a time, can help to give you a sense that you are moving forward, taking control of your life again, and achieving something. You might even find pleasure and enjoyment in the activities you do Activity helps you to feel less tired. Usually, when you are physically tired, you need rest. However, when you are depressed, the opposite is true. Sleeping more and sitting around doing nothing will only make you feel more lethargic and tired. Also, doing nothing leaves room for your mind to dwell on depressive thoughts, which will make you feel even more depressed.
Activity can help you think more clearly. Once you get started, you might find that you take a different perspective on particular problems in your life. Also, because your mind takes a different focus as a result of the activity, your thoughts may become clearer.
This strategy of breaking or reversing the depression cycle is considered a behavioral strategy, and includes scheduling activity into your week, such as tackling
Try including a few tasks you need to tackle or some errands that you need to run and remember to put in some fun activities.
If you stick to your plan and increase your activity level, a reversed Depression Cycle will look like this:
Reversing The Depression Cycle
Feeling hopeful more
Improved Depression
Greater energy & motivation
Increased Activity
This behavioral strategy not only is able to lift your depression, but also to prevent its recurrence. Just remember to keep a good balance between responsibilities and fun activities in your life.
One way of combating depression is to prescribe some fun for yourself. By engaging in some simple, pleasant activities, you can improve your mood and your energy level. However, because you’re feeling depressed right now, you might not experience the same level of pleasure doing an activity as when you were not depressed. But don’t stop after one or two activities. Keep going and you’ll find that your mood will begin to lift. Try it and see!
You may also want to engage in some simple tasks or responsibilities that you have neglected for some time. Often, accomplishing tasks can improve your motivation and give you a sense of achievement. Start with tasks that are simple and achievable. BUT remember that it is important to BALANCE both responsibilities and pleasurable activities. Try not to go overboard on one and leave out the other.
Use the following rating scale to rate your depression, pleasant feelings, and sense of achievement BEFORE and AFTER the activity.
Often, the symptoms of depression can, in themselves, perpetuate the depression and prevent the depressed person from feeling better
A lack of motivation and energy can result in a person becoming less active, which can cause further problems because the person may feel even less motivated and more lethargic, resulting in a vicious cycle This vicious cycle can be broken by simply increasing your activity level When you increase your activity levels, this helps you feel better, less tired, and able to think more clearly Neglecting your daily responsibilities may lead to you feeling guilty and overwhelmed, especially if those responsibilities pile up It is important to schedule pleasurable activities as well as daily responsibilities into your weekly schedule, and to balance these with time for rest.
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