Just as vicious cycles can make us spiral downwards in mood, so virtuous cycles can start the process of a lift in mood. Once Maya manages this first step, she feels slightly brighter. She’s not running around feeling amazing but there is a slight stirring of pleasure from being outside, hearing the birds and seeing the green grass. It is enough, once she has done this a couple of times in a week, to make her feel like it might be worth bothering to have a shower. In turn having a shower makes her feel much more like herself. The sensation of the water and the smell of the body wash is enough
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