Sometimes if I am feeling TOO depressed to get moving or to exercise, I find that listening to music, reading a book, or even trying to get engrossed in a tv show helps. I am not suggesting that these are "cures" for depression, but sometimes activities that take you "out of yourself" are at least temporarily soothing.

When I feel that I am having a lot of trouble NOT concentrating on my depression I try to find a mystery to read. They are rarely brilliant literature, but tend to have fast-moving plots and it's easy to get absorbed in them.

Of course exercise is BETTER than reading in many ways, but sometimes reading is just the best I can do.

I also find that writing helps. Keeping track of my journal, for example.

Natalie