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Living Well and Helping Yourself

Besides going to support groups, seeing a therapist, and taking your medications, there are a lot of ways that you can help yourself manage your mood disorder. If you have suggestions to add to this list, please contact us. We can always use more wellness-plan suggestions!

Keeping a mood chart can help you keep track of symptoms
Eating healthy is important for all aspects of health
Exercise has demonstated clinical benefits in relieving depression and anxiety, and can be a non-harmful outlet for manic energy.
Using light therapy can help with winter depression, and dark therapy can help with summer mania
Writing in a journal is a good way to see patterns in your moods, and to vent frustrations
Adopting a pet can be good for your mental health!

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