Things that help anxiety and depression

[Hartley99]

My mental health isn't too good atm. I can get through the day, but anxiety and depression are gnawing away at me (the evil twins, as I call them). I know my own body, and I know the signs. I'm prone to 'agitated depression,' which is about 70% anxiety, 30% depression – a weird combination of jittery, restless, fluttery nervousness, etc and a sense of futility, meaninglessness and sadness. I also have outbursts of rage and anger. It's utterly vile. I'm worried it will spiral, so am keeping stress to a minimum, avoiding negative stuff, etc.

What do you do when your mental health takes a nose dive? I mean, apart from the obvious (avoiding junk food, going for a walk).

Be kind to yourself and give yourself rest & shut off time 👍

The obvious things would be medication and therapy!
There are questionnaires you can do which score the severity, and I would say that if your depression and anxiety are mild, the self-care things might work, but if your symptoms are moderate or severe, a walk is not going to cut it - and most people won't be motivated to go for a walk anyway, that's what depression does.
Anyway. I'm on medication but I also find that yoga helps.

Gardening. Keeping busy. Baking. Something creative.