[header] How to manage a depression relapse [title] Keep a journal. [step] Maintaining a journal is not only a good way to release your emotions and capture memories. It's also a great way to document and keep track of moods and situations that might indicate that you're experiencing a depression relapse.
[header] How to manage a depression relapse [title] Keep a journal. [step] Maintaining a journal is not only a good way to release your emotions and capture memories. It's also a great way to document and keep track of moods and situations that might indicate that you're experiencing a depression relapse.
This way, you can have an outline in place for when you get better and a goal for the future. [substeps] Keeping a journal is also a great way to document progress in your life, and helps you notice patterns. Keeping a journal can help you to see patterns that you were not aware of and pinpoint triggers in your mood. [substeps] Some people find it helpful to write down memories or events that trigger feelings of depression. Journaling can include accounts of your fears and emotions that may have prompted your relapse, which will help you stay sane while also allowing you to re-evaluate your attitude. Journaling also gives you an opportunity to examine your reactions when depression strikes and take stock of how you perceive your life. You can also use your journal to look for patterns in your life that might help you prevent a future relapse. [substeps] Make daily entries in journal recording how you feel or felt throughout the day.