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We all
get depressed, however when it lasts longer than we expect,
what should we do?
We can try prayer; we've all prayed for mental health at one
time or another. We've wished for happiness for others and
ourselves, we weren't selfish with our happiness and were
willing to share it, if we could only find it. But we couldn't.
Exercise, they claimed, would be the salvation for the unhappy.
If we could only drag ourselves to the gym, even a jog on
the street would do, but we don't. Sometimes we are able to
do it; and briefly it does feel good. It didn't last as long
as you would like, but what the hell, once a week or once
a month is better than nothing. So we tried.
But really now, what am I supposed to do to get rid of this
depression? Sometimes, we all need a little help from people
with whom we feel close. Sometimes talking to a friend or
loved one is helpful. In fact, relationships are vital to
us because isolation is the road to spiritual ruin. So we
talk. Nevertheless, even family members, special loved ones,
or friends can only take us so far at times.
Sometimes the tools and insights we need are not available
from those we see the most often. So, what happens to us?
The world continues to disappoint, loneliness grows, and habits
that don't work for us become hard to stop or change. We feel
more and more powerlessness. How can we change? What do I
do? What moves can I make that would be a step in the right
direction, and how do I know that I'm making the right choice?
Try therapy.
What do you think I'd say, try push-ups, eat bean sprouts?
Actually, a healthy diet and exercise goes a long way to relieve
depression. But if you are one of us who are not the bean
sprout eating type, or if you are eating bean sprouts and
you are still depressed: try therapy because therapy can help.
(After all, what did you expect from bean sprouts anyway?)
Why therapy? Because therapy concentrates on you - your concerns,
thoughts, beliefs, feelings, relationships, humor and future.
So, find the solutions. See the world through your own eyes.
Lift the veil of discontent and confusion. Become an expert
on your own life and see, hear, feel, think, and do what makes
you happy and accept what doesn't. Sometimes the best move
you can make is to learn what to do to make things change.
Note:
Many have found these articles to be helpful, but they are
not a substitute for professional and personal psychotherapy.
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