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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've struggled with depression lately, and dressing is difficult, especially when it's only to run inside daycare, the pool, whatever. What's appropriate? Do I have to wear at least jeans?[/quote]

I wah and only walk the dog most days (have older kids who drive). I get dressed in the am 100% of the time, as well as light makeup and brush my hair. I do either jeans or black pants and a sweater, flats or booties, or sometimes a lounge top and bottom, but put together, always earrings or a necklace. If you just get dressed and make your bed in the am, it will have a positive effect on everything.[/quote]

What a waste of water to wash all that stuff no one will see.

Also, making your bed is contraindicated for those with dust mite allergies (many, many of us, so many that it's stupid blanket advice).[/quote]

I make my bed in a way that allows it to air out. We don't do flat sheets so I just double over the duvet so the fitted sheet is exposed and fluff up the pillows. We have really pretty sheets that go well with the duvet so this is visually appealing even though the bed is not "made." Doing this discourages me from getting back into it.

And the visual tidiness of the bed is truly an anti-depressant -- I once did a challenge to make my bed before 8am every day for a month (there was an online community of people doing it at the same time -- people would take photos of their made beds and post them and cheer each other on) and it was amazing the impact it had on my chronic mood issues. That experience put me on a path of "daily mindfulness" where I have a set of things I do each day to care for myself and surroundings, and it helps a lot to keep me from falling into deep depression even when I struggle with low mood. Making my bed, exercising (even just for a few minutes -- sometimes just doing jumping jacks and toe touches by my desk), drinking a glass of water upon waking and in the evening, showering, taking out the trash. I know this is basic stuff but it's hard to do basic stuff when you're depressed. Identifying the things that most help me feel like a person and then doing them in an almost religious, mindful way (I use a daily checklist and even write about how I felt going through my routine) has been a game changer for me.[/quote]

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