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.
Considering the price of life. Is it really worth it? Am I worth it? Considering...
to all in this thread who suffer. Indeed, with the help of God (who will help ANYONE), you can improve your life.
I am a strong believer in medical attention including medication BUT, these are simply influences or tools. The change comes from within .. professional care or no professional care. You CAN overcome this disease.
If medical care can help (and I believe it can), so be it, but EVERYTHING is within YOU. The entire universe and beyond is within YOU. You can reduce to finding recovery within you and it can happen in an instant. It is like the sun rising after days of rain. It is like the weight of a ton is lifted from you. You must know that the disease is defeated when you make a choice. You CAN choose to have a different life. You have all the power there is .. God gave it to you. It is time you realized the marvel of life and what it means to have one, and what you can do with it.
Get WAY down 'in there' .. some call it 'finding God' and that is what it very well may be. See the 'other' life that is at your fingertips. CHOOSE to shed this burden. Lift it from your shoulders, set it down, and walk on.
"I am not going to live my life this way. BEGONE dispair. Life is wonderful .. it is beautiful, it is kind, it is exciting, it is good. It is these things because I have a life .. it was given to me as a gift. I have not seen the good .. I will see it now.
Life has difficulty, but the difficulties will not destroy me. I am potent, capable, intelligent, forgiving, and accepting. Some things in life do not go my way, they are painful, and sometimes I lose or fail. There are gains and losses. I accept that.
But there is one thing I now realize .. it is worthwhile and I do not fear .. anything any longer. I expect disappointments and failures but I recognize the rewards and appreciate them. I will live my life excusing the disappointments and failures and revel in the rewards. I am afraid of nothing now because I can handle disappointments and pain by laughing at them, and continuing to try. A failure is an opportunity to learn something .. and I will always try again ... that is how I will gain victories.
See your doctor, take your medication, but address the spirituality within you and find its strength. That is the doorway to a cure. It happens in a matter of minutes. Try it and fail, then try IT again. Try it until it works. The exit from dispair is right in there .. not outside of yourself.
Make the choice. See it work. You are God's child and you can have a good life. It was given to you to do with as you will ... choose to live it with an appreciative and loving attitude. Stop fighting it and begin loving it.
IT?? What is IT??? IT IS YOURSELF. Be absurdly kind to yourself .. approve of yourself, approve of your failures, approve of your gains. When you love yourself, you love life and the good things within it. When you do not, you can find nothing loveable and life is miserable.
You can change that ... tomorrow, next year, in a decade, or NOW .. in an instant. Do not even fear failing at doing this. If you fail with an attempt, attempt it again. Read this reply MANY, MANY times. Print it and put it in your wallett.
Happiness is a DECISION, not a reward. Reach for it, have it, .. you deserve it. REJECT sadness. . do not tolerate it. Make it unacceptible because happiness is SO what you have ... have no time for sadness.
All this is what is meant by 'love yourself', happiness comes from within', 'the answers are within you', 'God is with you', 'you are not alone' .. and all those profound things we hear. They are all true .. YOU are the absolute center of "your everything" .. your present, your future, your world, your universe, where you are, where you are going, and the meaning of everything and anything. Having life is the most powerful thing .. to anyone and everyone. With life, you can do practically anything .. from suffer, to be joyful ... we must understand that we CHOOSE what we want from it. Happiness must be a decision ... just like deciding on peanutbutter or jam. Try it. Choose it. Try it right now. If it doesn't work, try it again, .. and again, and again. The first time it works, you will have it and be able to choose it more often. Put yourself in a good STATE OF MIND .. because you can .. and EVERYTHING is a state of mind ... so you have IMMENSE choices.
If this does you well, good. If not, maybe it will another time. Keep it for yourself ... just in case.
I now am in school training to be a therapist and love it. If you were my client (or even me when I was soo low) I would tell you, do something. Anything. Find something that feels good, until these terrible feelings pass. Sometimes for me it's calling someone and crying, other times it's taking a nap, driving and listening to music...find something that makes you feel just the tiniest bit better...
Hang in there, the world would miss you.