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I’d like to share you a story about someone I know who was crippled with depression for a long time, and got better:
The other day I was lying on the couch, feeling paralyzed with depression. As I lay there, I was powerless to move. I was crippled by the overwhelming feelings of irritability and dread that so often accompany depression. Probably an hour or so past before I felt capable to do anything…. I mindlessly surfed my phone and social media for something, anything to dissipate the the deep cloud of depression that loomed overhead….. I’ve had experiences like this before. These feelings were always amplified when I was alone, because it was easy for me to escape reality in these circumstances.”
But something finally clicked in my brain that morphed my depressive cloud into a thunderstorm. I began to use self-talk that I’ve cultivated over the last decade, and dug deep into my heart and willpower. I said to myself, “You cannot do this any longer. You will not let this day pass you by. You WILL NOT STAY ON THIS COUCH ANY LONGER. It’s time to go to the gym.” I said it OVER, and OVER, and OVER again with a resounding conviction. This grew within me like a crescendo.
“You cannot do this any longer. You will not let this day pass you by. You WILL NOT STAY ON THIS COUCH ANY LONGER. It’s time to go to the gym.”
And so I did. Just like that. I had no desire to move with the way I felt, and that is the trickery of depression. It feels like the flu of the brain. It consumes all motivation and desire to do good for your wellbeing. Sometimes you have to dig deep. Real deep.
In case you hadn’t caught on, that story was me. I did not mean to make this vain by reading a story about myself, but I think it illustrates a point, that … in healing from any physical, spiritual, or mental challenge, one must first learn to love themselves…. And that’s hard when you have depression. But you CAN do it.
I’ve been coping with depression and anxiety for greater than a decade. Few have researched this topic more than me. I do not believe there is a cure for Major Depression in most recurrent cases. The statistics are stacked against you. It can however be managed, and most of the time for most people, very well. It’s all about building your toolbox.
Symptoms may come and go like the wind, but the more time spent learning these skills of management, the more you will be empowered to live and even thrive with your condition. Even though I have some difficult setbacks, I now manage my depression without any medications.
I began to learn things like cognitive behavioral therapy, meditation, cleaning up my diet for depression. And it worked.
So If my story touched your heart, please share this video with a person you know struggles with Major Depression.
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