beachlass' guide to mental health (August edition)

[beachlass]

• Call a friend. No. Really. Pick up the phone and call, because even her voicemail will make you feel better. And she'll call back and cheer you up.
• Find something frivolous to read. And if the first one doesn't work, try again. Put down the large book on depression, and download one of the London Review of Books collections of personal ads.
• Walk the dog.
• Practice yoga.
• Eat something.
• Lie down and breathe.
• Watch some tv. Something without serial killers would be a good idea.
•  Do the dishes.
• Sit on the back steps. Breathe.
• Keep taking your antidepressants.
• Go to bed at a reasonable hour.
• Trust that this too will pass.