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Prevention Plan

Coping Plan for Depression


15+ Activities for Distraction:


Read scriptures
Play a game
Journal/Blog
Listen to music
Cook
Work on a hobby
Talk to a friend
Play in the arcade
Read Clean/Christian Jokes
Play an instrument
Sing
Take a shower/hot bath
Clean the house
Volunteer somewhere
Write a letter/email/PM to someone you care about
15+ Places to Go for Distraction:


The library
The mall to walk around
The park
A friend's house
Church
The zoo
The movies
Your favorite store (leave the credit cards at home)
The front porch in the sun
A fair
The museum
Out to eat
A walk
A drive
To an expo/open house


5+ People/Places to Contact:


Best friend
Casual friend (lite chat)
Local Mental Health Association
Local support group
Crisis Hotline
1-800-SUICIDE
10+ Things you like about yourself
(can be things others have told you, as well as things you are good at).