The first is "Dealing with Depression: Things you can do to help yourself through this."
- Establish a daily routine
- Get out of the house
- Avoid excessive sleep
- Listen to praise music
- Visit w/ family & friends
- Change negative self talk
- PRAY
- Build Relationships
- Realize there is hope
- Trust in God
- Handle anger appropriately
- Keep a journal (which has personally helped me so much)
- Tell someone how you feel
- Maintain a healthy diet
- Read scripture
- Join a support group
- Exercise
- Stop asking why
- Cope w/ stress in a healthy way
- Look for ways to help others
- Learn coping techniques
- Educate yourself about this
- Release it to God
- Change negative thought patterns
- Be aware of depression producing situations
- Choose joy, in spite of circumstances & emotions
- God is big enough to handle your disappointment, anger & fear
- Make an appointment with a counselor
This list is helping me. Everything it is basically saying to do, I'm not. I'm not exercising, I'm getting a lot of sleep, staying home, negative self talking...so much of it is what I do daily but having it pointed out and seeing that I need to change helps me see what I'm doing wrong and not get in a slump. Easier said then done. Not happily looking forward to it but I know I need to do it.
She also gave me a list of "Hope and Encouragement" bible verses:
"The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O Lord, have never abandoned anyone who searches for you." -Psalm 9:9-10
"Why am I discouraged? Why so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again- my Savior and my God! Now I am deeply discouraged, but I will remember your kindness." -Psalm 42:5
"When I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me the strength I need." -Psalm 138:3
"Though I am surrounded by troubles, you will preserve me against the anger of my enemies. You will clench your fist against my angry enemies! Your power will save me. The Lord will work out his plans for my life- for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever. Don't abandon me, for you made me." -Psalm 138:7-8
"You can be sure that the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ." -2 Corinthians 1:5
"So I pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in him. May you overflow with hope through the power of the Holy Spirit." -Romans 15:13
"May our Lord Jesus Christ and God our Father, who loved us and in his special favor gave us everlasting comfort and good hope, comfort your hearts and give you strength in every good thing you do and say." -2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
Reading Gods word and promises daily are the things that are getting me through this. Even at times when I honestly don't feel like reading Gods word or praying, pushing through that and talking to Him has given me strength to get through each day.
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