Coaching practices for How to Deal with Post Injury Depression

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• Things that used to be nothing
• I get through a hard thing and then just move on without ever clocking that I handled it, so it never seems to make the next one any easier
• I’ve gone quiet on everyone
• It’s been long enough that I can quietly admit something in me has shifted since they died
• Once the hard thing is over I just want to bury it and never think about it again

Practices that may help

1. Grade activity difficulty upward gradually
   Start with the easiest feasible pleasant activity and increase demands only after success.
   Pleasant Events Scheduling, Made Practical
2. Debrief after each stressful encounter
   Within 24 hours of a challenging event, review what you did, what worked, and what you will adjust.
   Stress Inoculation Training
3. Schedule social contact as a priority activity
   Treat social interaction as a prescribed activity, not as something to do when you feel ready.
   Pleasant Events Scheduling, Made Practical
4. Look honestly for what has grown or changed for the better
   Without minimising the loss, notice any growth, change, or perspective that has emerged from it.
   Meaning Reconstruction in Grief, Made Practical
5. Review what happened after the event to refine the next cope ahead
   Compare how you actually coped to your plan — the gap is your next training target.
   Cope Ahead: DBT’s Method for Preparing for Difficult Situations
6. Wait until the adversity has passed its acute phase before seeking benefits
   Do not look for silver linings while still in the storm — the research is clear that premature benefit-finding can increase rather than reduce distress.
   Benefit-Finding in Adversity, Made Practical
7. Aerobic exercise for low mood and depression
   Sustained moderate cardio — brisk walking, cycling, running — as a mood regulator.
   Exercise for Mental Health
8. Deliberately engage loss-oriented work
   Set aside dedicated time to directly face the grief — the emotions, the absence, the meaning of the loss.
   The Dual Process Model of Grief, Made Practical
9. Use benefit-finding specifically for illness-related adversity
   The research on benefit-finding is strongest in the context of medical illness — use these practices during or after health challenges.
   Benefit-Finding in Adversity, Made Practical
10. ACCEPTS — structured distraction from crisis
    Use Activities, Contributing, Comparisons, Emotions, Pushing away, Thoughts, and Sensations to redirect attention during a crisis.
    Distress Tolerance Skills, Made Practical

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