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Tips for Coping with Depression
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Tip of the Day
Give yourself a break. Take care of yourself to the extent that you can, and be gentle with yourself if you feel down or stress about money or sleep all day. The holidays will do that to the best of us! And COVID sucks. Just do what you can.
Say it Ain't So! Increased Social Media Use Linked to Depression in Young Adults
"Young adults who increased their use of social media were significantly more likely to develop depression within six months, according to a new national study authored by Dr. Brian Primack, dean of the College of Education and Health Professions and professor of public health at the University of Arkansas.
"Compared with participants who used less than 120 minutes per day of social media, for example, young adults who used more than 300 minutes per day were 2.8 times as likely to become depressed within six months.
"The study, which will be published online Dec. 10 and is scheduled for the February 2021 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, is the first large, national study to show a link between social media use and depression over time."
- Science Daily, December 10, 2020
CWD Daily is written by Julie Aiken, a layperson whose only authority lies in 40 years of coping with depression. Nothing in the newsletter should be taken as medical advice. Please do no self-diagnose or self-prescribe. Above all, please get help if you need it.
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