Putting things together. The Three A's of Depression Recovery and Management - Putting things together. The Three A's of Depression Recovery and Management by Laban Johnson. These are the three main steps a depression sufferer must take on their own on the road to depression recovery and management:
Acceptance - Until the depression sufferer accepts that there is a very real problem they will rarely see the need to take action to do anything about it. This is denial, and very little can be done for those who are still in denial of their depression. The only way to face depression it is to accept it is a problem.