Too Much TV

Trigger Warning: depression.

Watching a program a day is part of my self-care, but sometimes I am so deep in my depression that I unintentionally binge programs. I go episode by episode trying to lighten myself so that I have the capacity to do something productive. It's like a drug that simply won't "hit," so you just keep going to try to function again, but the time invested in it also detracts from the time of actually being productive. One episode is an investment. Two unplanned episodes is a hard day. Three plus unplanned episodes is a distraction. Four plus unplanned episodes, I'm stuck in a low place. Some days the best I can do is just watch programs in hopes that by the next I'll have filled my battery and can try applying myself again. I feel better about myself and less guilty if I have a little productive activity to do while watching, like knitting or sewing, plus a soothing hot drink. What are your self-care activities for hard days?