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[quote=Anonymous]A few things

1.  Gratitude.  I've always struggled with depression and anxiety and generally have a pretty good hold on it.  When things get bad, I concentrate on the good.  I also try to reframe the bad. Yes, my job can be stressful and mentally taxing. BUT I make a decent income, I have work friends, and my job is important
2.  The guilt of who I would leave behind. I know this doesn't work for all and would probably make some worse. But when I was at my lowest of lows, I thought about what that would mean to DH, DS, and the people closest to me. And I don't mean the depression mindset of "they'd be better off without me" but the harsh realities of it. It stopped me
3.   Recognizing when the ideations cropped up. It is definitely tied to my cycle and my anxiety and intrusive thoughts used to spike a week before my period started.  It took my awhile to find a birth control that worked (i had side effects on several) but have found the generic Seasonal works best for me.  I was shocked by how different my moods were.  [/quote]

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