Depression Workbook: A Complete & Quick 10 Steps Program To Beat Depression Now

Nonetheless just having this book doesn’t mean that you are going to do something about changing. For that to happen you need to actually take action. I don’t know you so I can’t be sure that you will take action or not. I sincerely hope that you do.

Final Activity
Make a list of the people or services that you will need or can rely on over the next few weeks or months.

If your larger goal cannot be accomplished in a single step, you need to come up with a series of smaller steps that, when accomplished in series, one after another, they will lead to you accomplishing that larger goal. Perhaps you want to get married but are currently single. It is too difficult to just try to get married all at once. Instead, break this larger goal into a series of smaller goals that will move you towards your larger goal.

So for example

Each goal should be short term, in the sense that it can be accomplished in a short space of time. It should be realistic in the sense that it should be something you can accomplish with a little work.

Creating Your Self-Help Plan
Set short-term, specific, realistic goals. For each specific problem you've identified, set one or more short-term realistic goals you can meet that will help you to know when you've solved that problem.

Dealing with disappointment or frustration without having a tantrum, cursing, or being upset

o Deal with public embarrassment

o Express your opinion in a way that doesn't demean or offend others

o Get to know someone: where they grew up, what they have experienced, what they like and dislike, what their values and goals are, and what they plan to do with their future

o Help someone who needs your help

o Share your feelings with someone

o Able to forgive someone for a wrong they perpetrated against you; able to let go of your resentments, prejudice, and hatred for others

o Able to know what your values are, and stand up for them

o Able to know yourself, and not make unrealistic expectations for what you can do or what you can achieve; able to know others well enough so you can make realistic expectations for their behavior and potential achievement

o Able to set limits for others to let them know what is not acceptable behavior and language in your presence and in your home

o Able to calm yourself when upset or relax when stressed

Changing Negative Thoughts to Positive Ones

However you have to practice mind control and make a conscious effort not to allow negative thoughts to enter your mind. Of course, this is more easily said than done. Sometimes negative thoughts are difficult to get rid of but with continuous practice you should be able to overcome those negative thoughts.

In order for you to become more positive you have to start thinking more positively. This means that you have to stop thinking about negative things.

The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly and it can be very destructive”[4]