Depression Skills
Behavioral Activation
What you'll learn
- →Learn the CBT principle of behavioral activation: action precedes motivation, not the other way around.
- →Stop waiting to feel like doing something — start doing one small thing badly.
- →Recognize that depression lies about how good you'll feel after — and the lie is what keeps you stuck.
Proof task
Don't just watch. Do.
Pick one small thing you don't feel like doing right now. Set a 5-minute timer. Do the thing for 5 minutes. Stop. Notice if you feel exactly the same, slightly better, or unexpectedly want to keep going. That data is the medicine.
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Chapters
Jump to a moment.
- 0:00The hook
- 1:15The pattern
- 2:45The interrupt
- 4:30Practice scenario
- 5:30The proof task
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Reflect
“What's one tiny thing you'd start tomorrow if you stopped waiting to feel like it?”