take it a minute at a time, try not to focus on what's happened or what's going to happen, just try to zone in on what you're doing each second

I journal. It keeps me in touch with myself and my feelings so I can work through them the best i can...

I take some time to go for a quick walk and get the stale air out of my lungs. Or I read for a bit, sometimes I'll take a shower in the dark or just lay on my back and listen to calming music.

usually the first thing i do is take a shower, get dressed, clean my room, stuff like that. in my experience getting your external environment in check does a lot for your internal environment.

Grit your teeth and promise yourself you won't do anything stupid. Stupid things include:

1. talking about your feelings
2. trying to deal with past woes/problems with spouses, children, parents, workmates..
3. actually - talking at all to anyone but your cat,
4. forgetting to drink anything at all for 2 days
5. calling suicide hotlines
6. sitting in a room all by yourself till you go bonkers.

On a down day I do what I can to remember it's only fleeting and anything I say or do out of the ordinary will create an anxiety attack, and then when I've finished the depressive episode I'll have an anxiety attack, and won't that be jolly.

:) Just grit your teeth and get through it. Punch it in the face.