Depression causes negative thoughts to come into your mind when you do not want them. During the day, it is easier to drown out these thoughts by staying active and keeping your mind busy. When you try to fall asleep, there are no distractions or activities to drown out these intrusive thoughts, and you are at their mercy.
This can be one of the most frustrating effects of depression. Try some of the simple interventions covered in the next few pages to help you get to sleep and stay asleep.
- Is depression affecting my sleep?
- Can exercise help my depression?
- Is it better to suffer a little to keep the dosage as low as possible?
- What can I do if I’m not sure how I feel?
- My life seems to be drifting away from me what can I do on my own to hold on?
- Won’t I just depress my friends if I hang around with them?
- How do I know if PEP is working for my depression?
- What is the best thing I can do on my own to get my depression under control?
- What can I do at home to help stop my depression?
- What should I do if my grief and depression are making me think of suicide?
- Will grief go away on its own?
- With whom can I talk about my grief after losing a loved one?
- Can a person practice psychotherapy without any training?
- What do I do if I’m taking an antidepressant but I still feel depressed?
- What is Internet psychotherapy?
- Should I get a religious practitioner who is also trained as a counselor?
- What are the roles of religion and prayer?
- Are holistic approaches like therapeutic touch effective in treating depression?
- Does hypnosis work well for unipolar major depression?
- Can psychologists, counselors, or social workers prescribe antidepressants?
