You can get off the couch! I know you can!

Lyn  just wrote a great comment about how the ideas in Get it Done When You’re Depressed can help you get off the couch (or out of bed)  when you’re depressed. You can do it. Lisa offers some support.

Can you get up off the couch?

Yes you can. Here is a comment from Lyn:

Hi Julie,

 Yesterday I was in a deep fog of depression and had your book out on the table. I reached over not expecting anything to really help, and the next chapter was called FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS. Seeing that saying it out loud is different than thinking it, I said it out loud, a few times, and each time I felt more focused! I ended up getting off the sofa and started to work on a sewing project I had out but had no energy or desire to work on. Thank you Julie.

 Hi  Lyn,

Thanks for your comments. I [ Read More ]





Posted on November 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Depression

What to do when depression knocks on your hotel door…

Actually, depression never says knocks. It’s not that polite. It actually just comes in without knocking. When I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder I tried to draw pictures of what it felt like to have this illness. I drew a picture of a hotel- naturally called the Julie Hotel! There was a door to the hotel and outside I drew a huge monster with big teeth- it was much larger than the hotel itself. The caption was..

When bipolar comes knocking- don’t let it in!

Maybe that was a bit naïve. You don’t have to even open the door sometimes. It comes in anyway. Most of my books are about prevention- including recognizing triggers, keeping your relationships stable, knowing your first signs of mania, limiting the alcohol and partying, etc. etc. But I also write a lot about how you can keep going even when you’re depressed.

It’s true that no [ Read More ]