Had a Tenuous Day Today

I was porpoising today, sinking into depression/stress and coming back out.  I was forecasting conflict and strife.  Early in the morning I remembered my mitigation strategy for stuff like this and focused on specific events I knew were coming up today. I then tried to imagine neutral outcomes, somewhat positive outcomes, and even ridiculously positive outcomes.  Doing this didn't make the feelings go away, but it did help to lessen them throughout the day.  Looking back, I'm glad that I'm getting better at recognizing what's going on and remembering my mitigation strategies.  I think that helped a lot and was the driver for not going too deep into any negative moods.