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The problem I have is that no matter what I do, the depression is looming in the background.  Maybe for a split second it seems I may be not feeling depressed but after the event, situation it comes back with a vengeance.  I don't know how to explain to people how I can appear to be happy but the depression is still there.  I haven't gotten to negative core beliefs.  That is what I was starting on when my recent situation presented itself.  It is especially there if I mess with my sleep schedule, my eat schedule, my routines - period!  And it takes forever to get back to where I feel like I enjoy things again if only for a few moments.  Most of the time my best moment is when I wake up in the morning.  I don't know if I'm making any sense.
 
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Dear Members,
 
The Mood Tracker is a very important tool that can help you note changes in your mood - and it can help you and your therapist begin to see exactly how you're feeling. It's important to use the Mood Tracker daily because it's very hard, if not impossible, to track your mood the day after because we often forget the minor details - especially if you're depressed.

Are there any bright spots in your day at all? Do you feel depressed 100% of the time? If you're depressed 99% of the day then make sure you use your Mood Tracker to note what you were doing for the 1% of the day when you momentarily felt not as depressed. This is hard work, but if you use the Mood Tracker you and your therapist can begin to work on slowly making changes in your life that will decrease your depression and increase the amount of time that you feel better. 

Karen, Health Educator

 

 


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