How to change what you do when you are depressed
There are two ways that your actions can make depression worse. The first is stopping doing things, this can include not meeting with friends, stopping doing activities that you used to enjoy or maybe even not looking after yourself the way you used to. The second thing that depressed people often do is to start doing unhelpful things. Common unhelpful actions are starting to drink more alcohol or take drugs.
Fill in boxes below to see how you can change the way depression affects your actions.
Before you were depressed what hobbies/ interests did you used to enjoy?
Which of these hobbies/ interests are you still engaged in?
Are there any things that you might be gradually able to take up at the moment?
Do you think that engaging in these activities could have an impact on your mood and physical well being? If so write down in what way.
