How I survive my depression
The thing that I discovered about my depression is that it doesn't have to own or identify me....There are a few steps I take to keep it at bay and under control.. First, I pray every day and all through the day and ask God to allow me to serve him and his people and in order to do this I have to present my best face ....He has not failed me yet Second, I never start the day without eating a balanced , healthy breakfast....Trying to survive on coffee is a guarantee of a stressful morning at best I guess the first thing I should have said was that I had to sit myself down and swore to address my depression..analyze it, find out what may have or may NOT have happened in my earlier life that brought me to this point and dealt with those issues..Until you deal with your issues in your earlier life, you'll never feel totally better or a winner in life .... Try to notice what things trigger your depression , anxiety or mood swings...I've had them all....It's difficult to notice at first glance as you're so use to going into your (woe is me mode) that you hardly notice where one issue begins and one ends...It may start with that controlling husband or wife. It may start with that mother or grandmother or father living around you who browbeats or tells you you'll never amount to nothing....Whatever the case, you have to know that IT IS THEIR PROBLEM >>>>NOT YOURS ! and you must never lose sight of that....Whatever the issue, you don't have to allow it to control or direct feelings.. Allow yourself to watch refreshing , funny, well informed programs, videos on TV for instance...( for me there's nothing more uplifting than watching Joyce Meyer's videos that educate, and teach us about life and love and happiness....If you don't see yourself in Joyce's life at some point or she doesn't teach or touch on an issue that you have, then you probably haven't seen every one of her videos or lessons.. Finally, learn how to love and like yourself...Know that you are just important on this earth as each and every lowly and high ranking person here because God is responsible for each and everyone of us.....and he doesn't make junk ! In God's love Cajunboy
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