I agree with the physical stuff....try to get out in the air for a couple of hours every day and I think it makes a big difference.

Keeping in touch with people REALLY helps keep me focused and out of the isolation frame of mind.....which is VERY easy for someone like me to do. It definitely helps remind me that's there a LOT in the big world to see, learn, and do. I'll tend to close down mentally from things when I'm feeling depressed.

My husband and animals are probably the biggest things that help me feel both needed and loved.....both VERY necessary to me imo.

Animals have ALWAYS done it for me.....they REALLY remind me know that it's not all about me.

And....here is the REAL toughie......to judge myself fairly. To know when to give myself a break....and to know when to slap my ass and start acting like an adult. Seems to me I get these two wrong more than anything else I do. This one is DEFINITELY my hardest.