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Em0113

Updated 4mo ago

Dealing with Major Depressive Episodes

Does anyone have any tips on dealing with major depressive episodes? I’m really struggling 😅

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skye

I kinda bargain with myself of what I want to do. Say I need to shower. But my depression brain goes "no too much work/no motivation".... so I lower my expectations from shower to deodorant and change clothes. So I figure out what I can/can't get away with

Richy1137

4mo

Yes it is a way but it's hard . I hade few episodes and what I did find out was to put a super cold rag/towel around your head but it needs to be cold . That will make a chemical reaction to your brain that will drop the dopamine and have you relax.

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