As shown on the right, focusing on valued thoughts and engaging in valued activities can reverse that spiral, lead-ing to living the life that you choose. Use the blocks on the left spiral to write …

The figure below shows one helpful way to think about and understand depression. Our life experience (including depression) is influenced by a number of interrelated factors: our …

The Cycle of Depression handout illustrates how the symptoms of depression encourage maladaptive behaviors, which exacerbate stressors, and lead back to worsening symptoms. …

The symptoms of depression can bring about some drastic changes in a depressed person’s life, daily routines, and their behaviour. Often it is these changes that makes the depression worse …

Feb 18, 2019 · There is a 1-4N chart to designate worsening stages of numbness and a 1-4D chart to describe stages of downward spiral. This chart is extremely simplified yet illustrates …

While in a spiral, individuals may not be aware of the downward trajectory of their depression. A downward spiral may vary in time duration, but while in the spiral it may become hard to …

Jul 12, 2020 · Depression draws us into a downward spiral. Discover four effective approaches for breaking the cycle.

Our goal is to reverse the depression spiral by behaving in the opposite manner. If we increase the frequency of valued activities, activity level increases, our mood is also likely to increase, …

The How Depression Works section explains how depression can develop and become entrenched in a complex self-reinforcing downward spiral of interacting factors.

Sep 22, 2021 · When this happens, we find ourselves in a downward mood spiral. Take a look at the example below (Figure 1). Mike* was fired from his job.