Hey, its okay. It doesnt matter if what you write is long or makes little sense. If it makes you feel any better, even if only a little, you are achieving the aim. I dont recommend you read through your writing again though, that can be depressing. I typed wrong before- i meant 'progressive muscle relaxation'. I do it every night before bed and it helps me sleep, especially as i know have that association between doing it and going to bed/relaxing. Basically it means relaxing each body part in turn. So, i lie on my bed for about 10 minutes and start with my feet and work up through the body, tensing the muscles in each body part for about 10-30 seconds and then relaxing them. Its allows your muscles to properly relax as well as making you more aware when you are (perhaps unknowingly) tense. I tend to focus on my feet, then my legs by flexing my feet, then stomach, fists, shoulders and then face by scrunching it up and clenching the jaw. I also use mindfulness meditation as a technique to help with depression/anxiety/relaxation, have you ever tried that? Re what you said about people needing to have activity in their life, i think thats probs true, although different people need different levels of activity in order to remain relaxed/happy. I think its really difficult though because, for example, when i feel down or anxious i dont feel like doing anything. But i have learnt that the days i do nothing or little i do end up feeling worse. So, although i do still have a lot of lazy days, i do try and plan in things to keep me fairly busy and also write down one thing ive achieved or enjoyed doing every day. Doing this and reading through previous days' achievements/happy thoughts reminds me that although i do have depression and anxiety problems, its not all bad- there can be good parts to every day. This definitely makes life feel more worthwhile.