And hard to force yourself not to think about things, some times it is difficult to do, more feasible suggestion is to keep yourself busy, whether it is housework, fitness, entertainment, or shopping, chatting, as long as it can be a whole block of time to think about things to be broken, that is to say, there is no time to idly think about things.
Negative emotions are also related to the psychological gap between expectations and reality, and it is much easier to reduce expectations to meet reality than to make a strong effort to change reality to meet expectations.
We need to do things that will improve our state of mind and relieve depression. If, however, you don't feel like doing anything, look at the list and see if there's something in there that makes you a little bit excited, that will sustain you a little bit in a good direction.
Usually in life, I will exercise every day, get up early, go to the park to play badminton, let myself move, find some sense of existence. After playing badminton for an hour, I would walk in the park for an hour and then come back home. Exercise is a way to reduce anxiety and depression.
I'll go out with my best friend and try some good food. We can't lose our love of life just because we're sick.
Listening to music is a great way to ease your mood, and I highly recommend it, as I usually have a lot of episodes where listening to music is much better. But I recommend pure music, which is more healing and can help us relieve.
You can also develop some hobbies, such as painting, which can help us find some inspiration, and painting can be a good way to divert our attention by drawing what we want to express.
You can also learn flower arrangement, and buy yourself a lot of flowers, so that the whole home becomes very cozy, and it will also make our mood better. Or get some pets, which is also recommended by other depressed people I read.
I find that a lot of depressed people have some dogs or cats because it's very healing, at least we're not alone and we have them with us. And it's really good for us to take care of them and develop a sense of responsibility that we are needed.