Problem: Article: If you are in any way unsure of your emotional state or are struggling to stay afloat amidst a depressive episode, seek therapy. A therapist can help you to understand your depression and help you find ways to cope and prevent future depressive episodes.Therapy is a highly effective treatment for depression, as it helps you to explore possible causes, overcome your negative feelings, and begin to feel and behave normally again. Cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) is highly effective at treating depression. It helps you confront your negative thoughts and thought patterns into more positive patterns. You can learn to re-interpret your environment and your interactions in a more supportive way. For some, therapy coupled with medication can be helpful in treating symptoms of depression. Recognize that medication is not a cure-all and comes with risks.  Seek out your medical provider or a psychiatrist to learn more about antidepressant medication.  Discuss possible side effects with your prescriber and learn the risks of going on medication. If you experience an increase in suicidality due to medication, speak to your prescriber immediately. If you begin taking medication for your depression, do not stop taking it immediately upon seeing results. Use as directed by your prescriber. It’s important to feel loved and supported, but it is especially important if you struggle with depression. It can be easy to disengage from friends and family when you feel depressed, but spending time with friends can boost your mood. When deep in depression, make time for your friends, even if your body or mind wildly protest. You can also join a support group. Check out the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) at https://www.nami.org/ to connect to information about depression and how to find a support group. The benefits of exercise for treating depression are strongly supported by a growing body of research. Some studies show that exercise alone can help alleviate symptoms of depression and prevent onset for the future. It can be difficult to motivate yourself to go to the gym or go for a walk-- especially when depression seems to drain all of your energy-- but find some motivation and get some exercise.  Exercise can be as simple as walking 20-40 minutes each day. If you have a dog, commit to walking your dog each day for double the happiness boost. If you struggle to find motivation to be active, remind yourself that once you get moving, you will not regret putting in the effort. It’s rare for somebody to leave the gym thinking “I totally wasted my time, I should not have gone.” Get a workout buddy to help your motivation. Having some accountability can help you get to the gym. Managing stress is one way to cope and prevent depression. Make a daily practice to do something that relaxes you (no, social media does not count). Try yoga, meditation, tai chi, or muscle relaxation techniques. You can also begin journaling or putting to use some creativity to draw, paint, or sew. For more information, check out Reduce Stress.
Summary: Seek out a mental health professional. Consider consulting with a psychiatrist. Avoid isolating yourself. Engage in exercise. Manage your stress.

Problem: Article: This symptom will start killing off the hosts, but not too quickly as to end your game. it will also boost your infectivity. This will drop the progress of the cure back a few percentage points. The cure will move quickly towards the end, so you'll want to set it back if it reaches 25% or so before you move on to the final few steps. If you are running low on DNA points, you can skip Genetic Reshuffle 2. You should never need Genetic Shuffle 3. If you haven't yet, you'll want to wait until every country is infected before you turn your disease into a killing machine. When the last country is infected, wait until it has about 10,000-15,000 people infected before moving on. Make sure your last infected country already has 10,000-15,000 people infected before you evolve this symptom. This is going to start killing people off very quickly. This will help ensure that the disease continues to spread as it is killing people. You'll need to have either Diarrhea or Insanity in order to get Dysentery. This symptom will increase the lethality of your disease as you rush towards the end. If you were successful, the entire world should be infected shortly, with death catching up soon after. You can speed things up by getting more symptoms, or evolve Genetic Reshuffle to slow the cure if necessary.
Summary: Evolve the Necrosis symptom. Evolve the Genetic Reshuffle ability. Evolve Genetic Reshuffle 2 when the cure reaches 25%. Wait for all countries to be infected. Evolve Total Organ Failure. Evolve Dysentery. Evolve Hemorrhagic  Shock. Wait while the world finishes getting infected and killed off.

Problem: Article: An egg shatters when dropped on the ground because massive deceleration within a small distance creates a significant amount of force. Catching the egg in a net of sorts can increase the deceleration time and reduce the overall force.  If you cannot use an actual safety net, a simple alternative is to use a linen sheet. Stake the sheet at least 1 foot (30.5 cm) above the ground. When you drop the egg, make sure that it lands as close to the center of the sheet as possible. Similarly, you could also give the egg a cushion to fall into instead of a net. The principle at work here is the same. Fill a large, wide box with a thick layer of heavy-duty bubble wrap or similar packing materials. When you drop the egg, make sure that it lands on the cushion. If you can choose the landing site, opt for a grassy location instead of a concrete sidewalk or parking lot. Grass and soil are naturally softer than concrete or stone, so the force of the impact will automatically be much smaller. For even better results, drop the egg after a good rainstorm so that the ground is very soft. Try to avoid dropping the egg during a drought, since soil tends to be much harder and more firmly packed in these conditions.
Summary:
Catch the egg in a net. Choose a grassy location.