Self-Care for Depression: Small Changes that Can Help Improve Your Mood
Becky Pedersen
Self-care involves taking proper care of your daily needs, such as eating, sleeping, and personal hygiene. However, depression can drain your energy and make it hard to find the strength or motivation to do so. Just thinking about taking care of yourself may feel like an unattainable challenge. The result is a vicious cycle where the worse you feel, the less you do, and the less you do, the worse you feel. This is because depression is more than a mindset problem. It is a mood disorder that involves changes in brain chemistry and nervous system regulation, zaps energy and motivation, distorts thinking, makes everything feel harder than it should,...
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