every person is different! this is things i’ve noticed helped me through my depression recovery journey <3 this will be regularly updated!!

• fighting for the healthcare I need. switching doctors and having doctors that listen, getting medicated, and having monthly therapy sessions has done wonders.
  • in the zoloft + buspar combo we trust!!! as well as meloxicam my pain meds for eds and birth control for endo + pmdd
• learning my boundaries and to stand up for myself, rather than being a doormat and sacrificing my own happiness to appease others.
  • i cut off friends because of this. it hurt like hell, but it was better in the long run.
  • this also meant making friends that accept me for who i am and embrace me in my flaws yet also help me grow from them. love my friends !!
  • this also meant identifying c-ptsd triggers which has been very helpful for avoiding unnecessary anxiety
• getting my sleep schedule under control, sleeping earlier and waking up earlier and keeping that consistent has unironically helped a lot.
  • blue light filters are great btw!!! I’ve noticed a minor change since turning them on for nighttime
• embracing my childhood whimsy; getting back into the things that brought me joy when i was younger, and accepting my younger self rather than bashing them
  • i am back in fandoms in full swing, and i am a silly little fanboy without many worries about being cringe, and im so free
• this sounds silly, but just getting sunlight. sure, we’re not plants, but it helps a lot with various things and being in nature is just nice :)
  • my grandma caught me doing this once and was very confused
• social interaction! I’m very extroverted, so seeing my partner and/or friends in person as much as i can and calling with someone daily (or near daily) has done wonders!
  • some of the elaboration is under the getting out more point
  • i love playing video games with the love of my life its so nice and calming until its not
• deleting social media; i have discord, youtube, pinterest, and tumblr. get rid of the mainstream social medias, they deadass suck the life out of you.
  • i’ve been engaging in my hobbies more and have been less stressed and have been able to pay attention more! it’s so worth it!
  • puzzle games have helped a lot for me with the urge to doomscroll
  • i deleted c.ai when i deleted all social media and oh my god im so much happier DELETE ALL AI IM SO SERIOUS
    • ao3, daydreaming, and having a rp buddy (ily niko) have done wonders with getting over the c.ai addiction
• creating. art, writing, crafts, cosplay, coding; whatever it is. but being able to look at something and say “i made that” is so joy inducing.
  • i made a painting, and oh my god, i love painting. i need to paint more.
• getting out more, doing fun things! bonus points if a person i love is there!
  • niko and i went to kentucky kingdom and i felt sooo alive
  • doesn’t always have to be a super exciting place, hell just going to meijer or something is nice for me, but the more fun the better
  • st. matthews mall hangouts with nature system my beloved… except for that one time i got called a fag by a stranger there 👎
  • movies at the theatre my beloved
  • WAFFLE HOUSE ‼️
• using finch!!! its helped me take care of myself more which is like. yk extremely important
  • my birb is named anya i adore her