The Dont's of Depression

Thanks very much for this, it's really useful.

I really want to reiterate how much the idea of doing something other than what you feel like doing helps with my depression. Someone gave me the advice recently not to trust my brain when it's depressed, so when I feel like lying down, stand up. When I feel like going to bed far too early, go for a walk. When I really don't feel like talking to anyone, connect (even if just by email). When I feel like lashing out at someone because I feel so badly (angry, anxious, etc), resist the temptation to take my bad feelings out on them while in that state and bite my tongue. This (along with my low-dose antidepressant) has been the best advice I've ever gotten in relation to depression. I hope it helps others too.