Not Fade Away by Celia Dodd

Author:Celia Dodd
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Tips if you’re feeling blue

• Try small experiments and challenges every day. Tune in to a different radio station, read the Economist (or any magazine you wouldn’t usually buy) or cook a new recipe. Find a different route to the shops that might take longer but will wake up the senses.

• Take your breakfast into the garden, or go to a café.

• Nurture something or someone: a house plant or a herb window box, a student lodger, a cat, a budgie.

• Help someone you know, or volunteer.

• Buy yourself a bunch of flowers.

• Don’t beat yourself up about what you ‘should’ be achieving. Focus on life’s simple pleasures.

• Plan the day ahead rather than looking too far into the future.

• In the evening, make a note of what you’ve achieved during the day.

• Exercise outdoors every day; even a short brisk walk is enough to lift your mood.

• Try outdoor swimming. One theory is that it raises serotonin and helps alleviate depression by training the fight-or-flight response so that people get better at coping with stress. Take care to extend the summer season gradually: plunging into cold water when you’re not used to it can be dangerous.

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