# Increased anxiety and depression

**URL:** https://talkingsober.com/t/increased-anxiety-and-depression/197886
**Category:** Life in Recovery
**Tags:** check-in, mental-health, sobriety
**Created:** [August 14, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/increased-anxiety-and-depression/197886 "2025-08-14T17:07:34Z")
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### Author: ![Dazercat](https://talkingsober.com/user_avatar/talkingsober.com/dazercat/32/470527_2.png) [@Dazercat](https://talkingsober.com/u/Dazercat)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://talkingsober.com/t/increased-anxiety-and-depression/197886/3 "2025-08-14T17:28:13Z")

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> [@Daily Gratitude, The Air Of Recovery #9](https://talkingsober.com/t/daily-gratitude-the-air-of-recovery-9/195910/673):
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> _Over time, gratitude essentially ‘rewires’ the brain, strengthening neural pathways that help youth focus on positive experiences instead of negative ones. This change doesn’t happen overnight, of course, but with practice, gratitude helps individuals adapt to challenges and develop a more optimistic outlook. Another way to say it – practicing gratitude helps build resiliency in the face of adversity. Focusing on gratitude can even improve decision-making and emotional regulation by enhancing prefrontal cortex activity​._  
> **Possibilities For Change**

It works if you work it.

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