Depression Support Group
Depression is a real and debilitating condition that is often misunderstood by family and friends. Its meaning can range from a prolonged period of sadness to an actual mental illness with specific symptoms. Find and share experiences with others who are going through the same struggles.
Ok...so I'm taking this from a self help book I'm reading...and it may work for some people (its a book to help with anxiety, but is also useful for depression.)
Exercise: Listen to your own advice.
How are you feeling right now? Take a few deep breaths, step outside your body and take a good look at your physiology. How is your face? Is your forehead smooth and relaxed or is it furrowed and anxious? Is your jaw tense and anxious? How is your posture? If you are looking anxious, imagine you are talking to that anxious person. Ask them what they are anxious about. Allow a wiser part of yourself to pass on some words of wisdom. Notice how the picture begins to change and transform into a much calmer you. Continue to offer those words of wisdom untill all the muscles in the body seem to relax. Notice how your breathing has slowed down completely. Step inside your shoes again and associate into your relaxed calm body.
A load of rubbish? Or a helpful exercise? YOU DECIDE!!!!
Exercise: Listen to your own advice.
How are you feeling right now? Take a few deep breaths, step outside your body and take a good look at your physiology. How is your face? Is your forehead smooth and relaxed or is it furrowed and anxious? Is your jaw tense and anxious? How is your posture? If you are looking anxious, imagine you are talking to that anxious person. Ask them what they are anxious about. Allow a wiser part of yourself to pass on some words of wisdom. Notice how the picture begins to change and transform into a much calmer you. Continue to offer those words of wisdom untill all the muscles in the body seem to relax. Notice how your breathing has slowed down completely. Step inside your shoes again and associate into your relaxed calm body.
A load of rubbish? Or a helpful exercise? YOU DECIDE!!!!
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I have been here before, a long long time ago and now I am back.Forgive me for not just saying what I want to say,even under a triple dose of antidepressants it is still raw and seeping and I am hesitant at revealing it as at least under the bandages around my heart I don,t have to look at how raw and wounded.My child was cleaved from my heart by his own actions. my child of ten,turning eleven...
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Has anyone tried these supplements? Do they give MGers more quality of life by improving memory and overall well being?Thanks!Barbel
Thanks xx
Thinking of ways I need to "do better" makes me sick.
So it's nice to hear/read something positive. Nice post.