I don’t know if it is generally good advice, but this personally saved me from spiraling immediately after a traumatic event. When I started, it felt like a thin line between mild depression and utter insanity:
Sleep and wake up at the exact same time every single day, with no exception (obviously as much as you can).
For the first hour then, do the same sequence of actions (eg. drink coffee, listen to podcast, stretch, …).
Waking extremely early is best for me as I end up alone in quiet, but I assume this would work even for a night owl.
It is like keeping an anchor in your daily life, when everything else is confusion.
I don’t know if it is generally good advice, but this personally saved me from spiraling immediately after a traumatic event. When I started, it felt like a thin line between mild depression and utter insanity:
Sleep and wake up at the exact same time every single day, with no exception (obviously as much as you can).
For the first hour then, do the same sequence of actions (eg. drink coffee, listen to podcast, stretch, …).
Waking extremely early is best for me as I end up alone in quiet, but I assume this would work even for a night owl.
It is like keeping an anchor in your daily life, when everything else is confusion.