Notes fom a therapist's desk:
"The easiest way to stop feeling sad is to tickle yourself"....one of my favorite 4th graders of all time
Top Tips to beat Depression:
1. Get 20 minuets of sunshine and 20 minuets of moderate exercise a day
2. A daily vitamin D supplement
3. Daily Meditation...even if you can only start with 60 seconds, just start..It will change your life
4.Daily Fish Oil Supplement
5. Sharing at least one meal a day with someone you enjoy, preferably someone you LOVE
6. Chackra Clearing and balancing (more on that later)
7. Squeezing the fleshy part of your hand between your thumb and pointer finger for 60 seconds while repeating "I am filled with joy"
8. 60 seconds of deep breathing from your diaphragm (Inhale through your nose for four counts and out your mouth for 4 counts) I tell my patients to "Smell the roses and blow out the birthday candles"
9. Eating plenty of live, green leafy vegetables and eliminating processed foods
10. Start your day listing ten things you are grateful for!
When in doubt......Just Smile!!
xxoo Kate LCPC
