I know that I have to be extra vigil around the holidays and protect myself in a technique [that] I call SEE, which is to sleep (sleep hygiene), eat good, and exercise. Sleep hygiene means going to bed at the same time each night and waking up at the same time in the morning…
And sometimes when I’m feeling kind of overwhelmed by ‘the battlefield,’ I will just sort of stay away from the artificial situations and get back to my closer friends who really get what’s going on in my psyche.”
[Amen. I'm going to make better sleep hygiene my new year's resolution. -Ed.]
Douglas Faneuil is the founder of Living Proof Productions, a not-for-profit devoted to suicide prevention based in New York City. He also designs database solutions for companies throughout the Northeast.