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I have promised myself that beginning today, that everyday, I am going to make a short list of "things to do" today. I am starting with 5 tasks... so far, I have done 3 of them.

In doing this, I am forcing myself from the dark hole and into the reality of my life. From laying around, to getting up and moving. Some things are simple and take just a minute, but WE HAVE TO START somewhere.

So, I have folded a load of laundry, moved the clutter from my kitchen counter, and straightened up my bedroom... doesn't seem like much, but for someone that has spent months laying around and giving into the depression, these are monumental feats!

Now, I will empty the dishwasher and then take out the garbage. WOW, I was actually productive today... WHAT A FEELING! Gotta move, keep the body moving...

Good luck all...

Dear SeeBee - That is a great idea and congratulations on completing your tasks. I am going to give it a try myself. I will make a list before I go to bed tonight for tomorrow's day. You have motivated me...thank you.

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I did my list again this morning upon awakening! Of the five tasks, I managed to get 4 done! Not bad... we have to keep our minds and bodies motivated... even if it takes all day and night to get the tasks accomplished, at least we can say, "Way to go, you did it!" What positive reinforcement, eh?

Good luck to you...

I started doing similar things last week and it really helped to pull me up out of the depths of depression. I started by taking my dog for a walk once a day (now we are doing 2 or 3 walks a day 20 minutes each time) I also started forcing myself to make the bed every morning as soon as I get up, dusting and vacuuming the house every other day and one of my biggest things is just getting the mail every day. My depression was so bad between that and not wanting to see what came in the mail I just stopped going to the mail box then once a week i would get it and throw it in a pile and not look at it. Now i get it daily put the junk mail in the recycling and go through the rest and often times 90% of the mail is junk. I find by forcing myself to do things daily has really helped my depression, I still have anxiety but the depression is much better.

Congrats, on taking the steps to begin to recalim your life.

May I offer a suggestion. Flylady.net is a website which may help. She suffered with depression in the past and 'stinkin thinkin" as she called it. I have found her website very helpful because it helps with starting small and overcoming perfectionistic/ procrastination.

Wishing you good luck. take careand God Bless.