Stay connected: typically having depression causes you to want to withdraw from the people around you. However, isolating yourself can actually worsen your symptoms. Making an effort to stay connected-even just to a few people-can give you the support you need to feel...

• Withdrawal — Recent social withdrawal and loss of interest in others

• Drop in functioning — An unusual drop in functioning, at school, work or social activities, such as quitting sports, failing in school or difficulty performing familiar tasks

• Problems th...

Simplify your schedule.

Are you over-committed? Are there things that you need to let go? Ask yourself which activities and relationships are truly adding value to your life, and intentionally make space for those things.

Do something that energizes your body.

Stretch, sw...