当你忧郁的时候你会怎么办？

1. It isnot too late to change your life.
改变生活永远不迟
2. Don’t make mountains out of molehills.
切记小题大做。
3. Find a more helpful way to view your troubles.
用更有益的方法看待困难。
"What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise."Oscar Wilde
“人们眼里的苦痛很多时候或许只是潜藏着的幸福。”——奥斯卡·王尔德
“If you will call your troubles experiences, and remember that every experiencedevelops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy,however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.” John Heywood
“如果你将困难视作经历，懂得所有经历必将后惠于你，不论境遇多么不如意，也仍会开心快乐。”——约翰·海伍德
It is easy to get dragged down by the troubles that turn out to not just bemolehills (or air).
有时我们的确会遇到大麻烦，并很容易受其拖累
But if you view them in a helpful and optimistic way then, yes, they may stillhurt. But they tend to often hurt a lot less and can even be a source ofoptimistic excitement.
但是，如果你从积极的角度看待困难，尽管仍会疼痛，但总会好受一些，有时候甚至能拿来打趣取乐。

4. Focus on the small steps you can take.
锁定触手可及的小目标。
“Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done ratherthan saying it can’t be done.” Bo Bennett
心态积极的人会问怎样才能把事情做好，而不是抱怨事情根本无法着手。”——柏·班奈特
5. Learn to reduce and handle worries.
学会减忧抗忧。
当然，说起来容易，那到底该怎么做呢？
What has worked for me is a similar combination that I mentioned above.
有个方法我在前文已经提过，非常有效：
I first use my stop phrase: No, no, we are not going there!
我会先告诉自己：不行，决不能那样！
Then I ask myself a question based on Churchill’s quote: how many of my worriesand things I feared came into my reality in the past? The answer is: very few.
然后我会想到丘吉尔的那句名言，问自己：到目前为止，我所担心的事情有多少真正发生了呢？答案是：很少。
By repeating this over and over this quick process becomes a habit and startsto pop up often quite automatically when my mind starts to worry aboutsomething. And that has been a wonderful help.
然后，我会一再重复这点直到养成习惯：每当我不自觉地开始忧虑时，大脑就会自动予以警告。如此一来，生活便轻松快乐多了。