Wouldn't it be nice if there was a set of things you could do that would guarantee that depression would not return? But just as it seems I find "the answer" then the question changes. Like, "Why does the Saphris work most of the time but not at all some days?" Or, "How can I continue to get strenuous exercise when I have gained so much weight from meds that it literally causes excruciating joint pain?" I take vitamin and mineral supplements, but they seem to help not at all. And therapy? It is hard to afford when you're on SSDI, but you are on SSDI to avoid the mental health-threatening stress. I'm not saying there are always negatives to every positive...maybe I am just depressed today. It just seem like depression recurs no matter what I try. I want to get rid of it permanently! (Do I hear hurrah's in the background?)
These are the first things to go for me when I am depressed...I don't want to eat...don't want to exercise and don't want to sleep or I sleep too much. And sugar...yeah...I crave it. It seems so commonsensical to get these elements in order but it seems so hard during a depressive episode.
But it is true...these things do help. We are biological beings so we have to take care of all parts of us.
Great post...