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My list simply as a jump starts for remembering proven strategies of your own (continuation):

• Do free writing. Free writing, or writing in a journal, can mean letting feelings flood a piece of paper in a great, gushing torrent. Once they are out, you are likely to feel much better. If you write for long enough, practical solutions can surface that you didn’t know you had in you. Read more »

The reason for all the copies is that when you’re feeling down, you’re likely to forget that anything has ever helped bring your spirits up. Keeping your list near all the places you’re apt to be means you’re likely to see it even when you’re not looking for it. Read more »

Keep a roster of your proven strategies for feeling better…. Just doing something can break the doom-and-gloom cycle.

If you think of it, you already have at your disposal a cadre of solutions to use when you’re feeling down. You’ve called on them before, and they work. They suit you and the circumstances of your life. Read more »