The document provides tips for dealing with depression, including doing enjoyable activities, starting a journaling routine, using online self-help guides, maintaining a regular sleep schedule, getting regular exercise, eating a healthy diet, talking with others, creating a safe space at home, spending time with loved ones, and practicing positive self-talk.

1. Need Some Help With
Depression?
Well Here Are Some Tips

2. Do something you enjoy
Do something you enjoy when you need a boost in your
mood or are feeling overwhelmed. Like listening to your
favorite songs, drawing, knitting and going for a walk.

3. Start a journaling routine
Journaling about what you’re feeling can provide a useful
outlet for your emotions, giving you some distance from
unhelpful thoughts. If you feel able to, try sitting for a
few minutes and writing out what you’re thinking and
feeling.

4. Try an online self-help guide
There are some great worksheets and self-help guides
out there. These resources aim to help you learn about
depression, get in touch with your emotional health, and
give you tools you can use to start feeling better.

5. Sleep schedule
Regular sleep is important for maintaining your mental
and physical health. With depression, you may find that
you’re getting too little sleep, or sleeping too much. You
should stick to a sleep schedule as much as possible.

6. Regular exercise
Getting regular exercise can be a great help when you’re
managing depression. Exercise releases feel-good
endorphins, and it can tire you out, helping you sleep
better at night. Going for a walk, go jogging, practice yoga
and dancing are some exercises that can help.

7. What you eat can also affect how you feel. It might feel
good in the short term to eat comfort foods that are high
in carbohydrates, saturated fats, and processed foods,
but those foods can make you feel sluggish and fatigued.
Eating fruits and vegetables, along with whole grains and
healthy fats can help you gain energy.
A good diet

8. Talking with someone you trust about how you’re feeling
can help lighten your load. This might be a friend,
partner, family member, therapist, or another important
person in your life. If you don’t feel comfortable talking
about your mental health condition with others,
sometimes it can just help to have someone cheer you up
or distract you.
Talk about it

9. Safe zone
A safe zone can be a place to go in your own home that
relaxes you when you need a break. Find an area of your
home you can fill with comforting items such as plants,
stress balls, soft pillows, a yoga mat, candles, and books.
Its purpose is to provide a peaceful zone filled with
things that bring you positivity.

10. Spend time with loved ones
Depression can tempt you to isolate yourself and
withdraw from people you love and trust, but face-to-
face time can help wash away those tendencies. Try to
remind yourself these people care about you. Resist the
temptation to feel like you’re a burden.

11. Self-talk
Talking to yourself helps you know yourself better. It
helps to form a more positive internal dialogues with
ourselves helps us move through challenging situations
that may otherwise lead to intense anxiety or even
depression.