Hi all,
I'm in my second week of the program and trying to set behavioral goals. The problem is, my outward behavior isn't much affected by my depression. I exercise every day, have started doing Yoga, I see friends, I am managing to keep the house clean. I do plenty of things that would normally give me pleasure. My mind is a troubled mess much of the day while I do these things (my depression score is in the 50s), but I already know pretty specifically what activities help my mood and how much.
I am a graduate student in science, and because of the declining of my thought processes, I haven't been able to pursue my research. Also, I am doing lighter duty at work (have an understanding boss) but still working.
So the only two behavioral goals I can think of are that I would like to be doing my research and working with my full duties. I guess I can map out some step by step processes (do a math problem one day, read a few pages of a research article). But performing those things doesn't depend on some inner motivation, but purely my mental capabilities.
Am I missing something? Any advice from other members or the moderators? I am committed to trying anything that might help, and want to give this program a good try.
Cricket
