I Will Not Lie in Bed When I’m Depressed. I will help others and feel better!

If helping others helps depression, what is something you can do from the depths of depression to help someone in need?

– You don’t have to feel good about helping someone.
– You don’t have to be motivated.
– You don’t have to have energy at all.

Pick one thing, do it and report back about doing it. That is all I am asking for today’s research.

I’m going to be nice to myself. I got in bed again and binged on a British police procedural. This is my go to depression behavior on the rough days. But I stopped after 30 minutes as really- watching murder mysteries is not a good depression management technique. HEHE.

I’m not depressed like I used to be- my original depression lasted off and on from age 19 until 48. That is not a typo.

I am MUCH better now, but I still get triggered. My Kickstarter set off a series of mood swings. Nothing new for me, but still awful to go through.

Believe it or not, when I get sick I run through what I write in my books- “Julie, what would Get it Done Say right now?” and I picture my own strategies.

So, I did something to feel better. I wrote my Bp Magazine blog for family members to know the signs we are sick. It comes out tomorrow. I will share it below when it’s posted.

I got myself into my office! I’m still depressed. I feel like crying. I want to isolate. But I won’t.

You can move forward when the bipolar is raging. Just know you aren’t going to feel good at first.

That comes later.

Julie