Trying to beat depression? Small daily efforts can be more effective than sweeping changes. Depression isn’t something you’re able to turn off like a switch. It doesn’t go away just because someone tells you to “toughen up” or because you had a moment of laughter during the day. When you live with depression, you know it often isn’t about the big moments in life. Sometimes, it’s all those quiet minutes of the day no one else sees. When these moments feel like an eternity, there are ways you can loosen the hold depression has on daily life.

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