There are so many ways to help yourself other than stuffing your self with pills and seeing a therapist . I’ve never done either of those so I don’t really know what it’s like , but I have friends that tell me self therapy is so much better and that is ….
Art.
I’ve been recently starting calligraphy . It’s so interesting .. And hard . & it’s beautiful .
For Christmas my mom bought me a zen coloring book too . And it’s nice because I’m just paying attention to coloring in between the lines .
I think art is a good way to help yourself . It’s not going to solve every one of your problems , but it’ll take your mind off things .
Take up in a ceramics/pottery/silversmithing/typography/drawing/music/glass blowing or any type of class you can take. Or just pull out some paper and draw something . It doesn’t matter . Anything to keep your mind off things , and it’s a good way to find something you are passionate for , and you could even meet friends .
I’m feelin optimistic right now . Mainly because I have class tomorrow which means I have to get out of bed and apply myself . I like to learn . So it motivates me.
I just felt like I should share this because I was coloring earlier and felt at ease.
Self therapy doesn’t even have to be art. It can be taking your dog for a walk , baking a cake , going for a run, cleaning . Anything is good .
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Good luck with your art class. And yup, keeping busy with stuff that you enjoy and that doesn’t stress you out, is often a pretty good way to deal with depression, and like you say, to keep your mind off things (which… yeah, is really needed from time to time, heh).
I agree! Good ideas
I like playing with animals to help my depression
I love art, I draw a lot and I know that it’s good therapy for me, especially if it turns out how I want it.