To Get Out of Bed with Depression Use This Checklist

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To Get Out of Bed with Depression Use This Checklist

Clinical depression (major depression) is an illness that interferes with thinking, planning, and energy levels. It can be hard to do even basic things like getting out of bed or off the couch (and staying that way). When you have depression, using a checklist can make getting up and staying up possible.

Keep the checklist by your bed and use it every day to make getting up and staying up a habit. Hint: prepare what you need ahead of time to make the steps easier.

• Get your blood flowing. Stretch arms, legs, and torso. Roll your wrists, ankles, and neck.
• Breathe slowly, deeply.
• Continue to stretch and breathe while you drink the glass of water you placed beside your bed.
• In the notebook beside your bed, write one reason you have for getting up. Repeat it out loud. (It’s okay to write this ahead of time so in the morning you only need to read it.)
• Stand up and make your bed immediately.
• Reward yourself with tea or coffee from a favorite mug or something else you enjoy.

In using this checklist for getting out of bed with depression, you can take action without thinking and planning, showing depression that you can function well no matter how it tries to interfere.

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Your Thoughts

Today's Question: Do you have tips for getting out of bed despite depression, anxiety, or other mental health challenges? We invite you to participate by sharing your thoughts, experiences, and knowledge on the HealthyPlace Facebook page.

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Feel free to share your thoughts and comments at the bottom of any blog post. And visit the mental health blogs homepage for the latest posts.

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Most Popular HealthyPlace Articles Shared by Facebook Fans

Here are the top 3 mental health articles HealthyPlace Facebook fans are recommending you read:

1. Yoga or Yoga Therapy Can Help You Live Free of Anxiety
2. The Danger of Comparing Yourself to Others Through Self-Harm
3. The Benefits of Meditation: Getting Blissed Out

If you're not already, I hope you'll join us/like us on Facebook too. There are a lot of wonderful, supportive people there.

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Mental Health Quote

"Your feelings are valid. You have every right to feel whatever you feel. You aren't exaggerating. You aren't being too. sensitive. You aren't being dramatic. You aren't hurting. And that's okay."

Read more depression quotes.

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