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Sunday, December 23

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HELPING WITH OVERCOMING DEPRESSION

DEVELOPING DEPRESSION ACTION PLAN

Develop an Action Plan for responding to your early warning signs, against referring to your Wellness Tool Box

The following is a sample plan for dealing with early warning signs:

Do the things on my daily maintenance plan whether I feel like it or not:

Tell supporter/counselor how I am feeling and ask for their advice; ask them to help me figure out how to take the action they suggest.
Peer counsel at least once daily
Do at least one focusing exercise a day
Do at least three ten minutes relaxation exercise each day
Write in my journal for at least fifteen minutes each day
Send at least an hour involved in an activity. I enjoy each day until early warning signs diminish.
Ask other to take over my responsibilities for a day.
Check in with my physician, Therapist, or other health care professionals.
Spend some time with my (pet).
Read a good book.
Dance, Sing, listen to good music, play a musical instrument
Exercise
Go fishing

WHEN THINGS ARE BREAKING DOWN OR GETTING MUCH WORSE.

Feeling oversensitive and fragile
Irrational responses to events and actions of others
Feeling very needy
Being unable to sleep
Sleeping all the time
Avoiding eating
Wanting to be totally alone
Substance abuse
Taking out anger on others
Chain smoking
Eating too much or not enough

WHEN AN ACTION PLAN THAT YOU THINK WILL HELP REDUCE YOUR SYMPTIOMS WHEN THEY HAVE PROGRESSED TO THIS POINT:

Call my doctor or other health care professional, ask for and follow their instructions
Arrange for someone to stay with me around the clock until my symptoms subside
Make arrangements so I can get help right away if my symptoms worsen
Make sure I am doing everything on my Daily Maintenance List
Arrange and take at least three days off from any responsibilities
Have at least two peer counseling sessions
Do three deep breathing exercises
Do two focusing exercises
Write in my journal for at least one half hour