Coping Skills for Depression

Developing positive coping skills are an invaluable way to reduce the symptoms of depression. They can be used in the moment, when you're feeling overwhelmed, or they can be incorporated into your daily life.  

Our worksheet is designed to introduce four coping techniques that have been proven to help relieve depression-related symptoms:  

• behavioral activation 

• social support 

• gratitude journaling 

• practicing mindfulness 

While no two people experience depression in exactly the same way or require the same coping strategies, our worksheet provides a starting place where individuals can explore which coping skills work best for them. 

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