If you live with someone who is depressed, here are a few pointers for you: A depressed person is different from the real person. Even if you know the real person you have to see him/her differently. What a depressed person needs is gentleness, understanding, comfort. Not a kick in …
It’s a common and understandable question. Why do we suffer? I asked that question when I was overwhelmed by the depression of the person in my household. It wasn’t his/her fault that s/he came went through difficult and tragic experiences as a child. And my empathic senses were flooded with …
The five signs according to ChangeDirection.org are: Personality Change Withdrawn Agitated Poor Self-Care Hopelessness Now, all of us have moments where we feel any of the above, but what differentiates a warning sign from someone just having a bad day is how it affects their energy. If it seems out …
I use the term life energy to describe our innate desire and will to live. Survival is a built-in instinct and it has tremendous amount of energy. In developed countries our lives have become so comfortable that when I think about bygone eras and the hardships humans used to endure, it …
If you don’t know what depression feels like, you should listen to this early gem from Toad the Wet Sprocket. This is what it feels like. All withdrawn, with lots of self-loathing. It’s like a little kid who’s hiding in the corner, trying not to reveal a terrible shame or …