Recovering & Managing

Find out how to navigate your day-to-day while in recovery from depression.

Depression Recovery
1. Adjusting Your Life There's a lot that you can do on your own to ease the symptoms of depression. Changing your lifestyle can have a big effect on your mood.
2. Your New Lifestyle Depression can make you feel powerless. But there are many things you can do for yourself to improve your mood, help your recovery, and stay healthy.
3. Relaxation Tips If you're recovering from depression, it's crucial to take time to relax. Anxiety and tension can make you feel worse and can intensify the feelings of depression.
4. Daily Activity Planner Does depression keep you from feeling in control of your days? Many people find that setting up a routine can help with their symptoms. So try to get on a schedule.
What You Can Do at Home
1. Can Diet Help Depression? Could a diet for depression help your moods? Learn more about a depression diet and find out how certain foods and nutrients might help you.
2. Exercise and Depression Many studies show that people who exercise regularly benefit with a positive boost in mood and lower rates of depression.
3. Home Remedies Natural treatments and home remedies may be good for milder forms of depression. But there's no hard evidence that they're effective for moderate to severe depression.
4. St. John’s Wort Is St. John's wort, an herbal remedy, effective in treating depression? Millions of people think so; they view St. John's wort as an alternative or natural treatment for depression.