Looking for a blue-mood pick-me-up? Don’t crawl back into bed with the sheets over your head. Check outour top 10 ways to beat the blues. Plus, could you be clinically depressed? Take our quiz to find out…
1. Unload Your Schedule
Between driving carpool, working, volunteering at the kids’ school and managing your packed to-do list, your life is a whirlwind. It's exhausting and makes even the fun stuff un-fun.
Work overload can cause depression, says Harold Levinson, M.D, a New York-based psychiatrist and neurologist.
So why do we say “yes” to extra responsibilities in the first place? Because we're human and enjoy togetherness.
“We’re inherently social” and like to be involved in group events, says Catherine Birndorf, M.D., founding director of the Payne Whitney Women’s Program at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. “The problem is that party or bake sale is part of a week that includes 20 other things."
So what’s the solution?
Prioritize. “Look at the bigger picture,” Birndorf says. Decide which activities you really want to do and assess whether they realistically fit into your schedule.
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