bulmabriefs144 said:Look at it this way. In order to distinguish joy from sadness, you'd have to experience sadness at least once in your life. Same with love and heartbreak, loneliness and etc. These things are part of us, there's no "winning" against them.
Lua said:Yes. But you might be able to win in a way if you do not give them as much power over you. Even though they're part of you, they tend to just feel horrible. If you trust that you're going to feel less anxious or depressed in an hour, a day or a week, it helps and you might have won a little.
bulmabriefs144 said:Lua said:Yes. But you might be able to win in a way if you do not give them as much power over you. Even though they're part of you, they tend to just feel horrible. If you trust that you're going to feel less anxious or depressed in an hour, a day or a week, it helps and you might have won a little.
No, no, this is "coming to terms" with, not "winning" against. (Though to most people, it comes out to the same thing, not having depression for awhile)
bulmabriefs144 said:While it is true that depression should not "rule" you, the same is true of fixation with happiness. When depression hits anyway, a person hung up on being happy can actually be depressed about being depressed. At least one book I've read on the subject of happiness, says part of the problem is actually going out of one's way to seek things we think will make us happy, when actual happiness is nothing to boast about anyway (it's basically contentment, with a bit of ambition thrown in to keep off complacency).
bulmabriefs144 said:Basically, try to be happy if you can, and not have depression/anxiety run you. And try to find something to be happy about, even if depressed (you can even be happy about being depressed, as sometimes it's good not to be in the mood to be around people, and have a good cry).
Okiedokes said:No, but mine is considered chronic. However, it takes acceptance and loving yourself to get past it because you can still be happy and positive if you are easy on yourself. I have been very hard on myself and it really takes it's toll. Loving others is important as loving yourself too.
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