Interesting Depression definition
I'm in Indiana for the weekend, and my friend gave me a book by Louise L. Hay. I guess she was a Christian Scientist, or so my friend said (was raised that way, I don't think the book has any references to CS or its philosophy or doctrine yet, but I'm barely into it).
The idea about depression is kind of old, kind of new: "Anger you feel you do not have a right to have. Hopelessness." I had never heard of the "righteousness" part of it. I know hopelessness and feelings of sadness are classically symptoms of depression, though I certainly agree with the idea I'd heard that depression is REPRESSED anger.
Just, WOW, a theory on why the anger is repressed.
This is Hay's positive affirmation to counteract depression:
New Thought Pattern, as she puts it:
★I Now Go Beyond Other People's Fears And Expectations ★
Nice.
I thought it would certainly be a good idea to have affirmations now. In the past I've felt like I've been lying when I said them, and that it was like shining a vicious bright light in my face in the middle of the night when I have not been feeling well. But my sponsor had given me one, she almost insisted on it. Or she kept repeating it like it was really important. And it's been helpful lately, come back to me lately.
I woke up at 6 this morning, which is not unusual, but if I'm home I usually go right back to sleep. I'm usually in a hopeless, sad, depressed state of mind, circular thoughts and all. I guess since I'm not in that environment I feel rather better, but then I unexpectedly took a nap and had an odd dream, a High School dream.
But the first wakening had me realizing I simply have NO hope, for things to work out financially or any other way. Suxxorz.
I guess I got through it without feeling suicidal at any point, but it was just weird.
The idea about depression is kind of old, kind of new: "Anger you feel you do not have a right to have. Hopelessness." I had never heard of the "righteousness" part of it. I know hopelessness and feelings of sadness are classically symptoms of depression, though I certainly agree with the idea I'd heard that depression is REPRESSED anger.
Just, WOW, a theory on why the anger is repressed.
This is Hay's positive affirmation to counteract depression:
New Thought Pattern, as she puts it:
★I Now Go Beyond Other People's Fears And Expectations ★
Nice.
I thought it would certainly be a good idea to have affirmations now. In the past I've felt like I've been lying when I said them, and that it was like shining a vicious bright light in my face in the middle of the night when I have not been feeling well. But my sponsor had given me one, she almost insisted on it. Or she kept repeating it like it was really important. And it's been helpful lately, come back to me lately.
I woke up at 6 this morning, which is not unusual, but if I'm home I usually go right back to sleep. I'm usually in a hopeless, sad, depressed state of mind, circular thoughts and all. I guess since I'm not in that environment I feel rather better, but then I unexpectedly took a nap and had an odd dream, a High School dream.
But the first wakening had me realizing I simply have NO hope, for things to work out financially or any other way. Suxxorz.
I guess I got through it without feeling suicidal at any point, but it was just weird.