June 2, 2021

CWD Daily

Tips for Coping with Depression


If you are in a suicide crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 
1-800-273-8255.

Tip of the Day

The distorted thinking of depression masks clear thinking. You feel paralyzed, unable to make a decision or pick a direction to go. It makes it hard to move forward.

As the riots in Los Angeles in 1992 were winding down, a reporter asked the actor and L.A. resident Edward James Olmos what people could do to fix things, what they could do now. He replied quite profoundly: “Pick up a broom.”

“Sweep the floor” is a classic dictum across many spiritual and religious teachings, both eastern and western. It means do the task in front of you.

So, pick up a broom. Take a positive step in some direction; it doesn't really matter what direction. Do something. Pick up a broom.

Wax on, wax off.


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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