CWD Daily
Tips for Coping with Depression
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Tip of the Day
There is so much going on in the world – COVID-19,domestic terrorism and a Constitutional crisis in the United States, vast global social justice activism, economic disaster... Things are vibrating at an extraordinarily high frequency and keeping many of us agitated.
It's crucial to regularly still your mind, even for short intervals. But it's difficult when you're on the computer at work and in your “down” time. So much information and stimulation constantly. Just breathing is wonderful!
Simple breathing exercises will do. Breathe deeply. Hold that for a few seconds. Release.
Calm your thoughts.
Repeat for a few minutes.
Daily Calm
Calm -- an app and youtube channel -- offers an array of free guided meditations on youtube, excellent for meditating when you don't have any idea how to meditate and don't have the time. Most are about 10 m3inutes long, and perfectly simple. (They have an expanded paid version which is excellent, as well.)
Click HERE to try this "10 Minute Mindfulness Meditation - Be Present".
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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