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You can't let the depression get to you. If you are claiming that you are a creature of reason rather than one of emotion, then you can't let yourself be affected by the depressed feelings you experience. They are unfounded. They help nothing. I think this is the first time where I have thought of the depressed feelings as things that I am subjected to, rather than things that are part of me. I always thought I was depressed. I didn't think that I was experiencing depressive emotions. It makes sense though that I am, because first I feel depressed, then I think about why I am depressed, not generally the other way around.
Depressive feelings are detrimental. Lots of people take anti-depressants, or "mood stabilizers". I have always been really tempted by the idea but never went for it because I thought it would have unknown effects on me that could be bad. Basically, I thought it was risky. Now I don't want to take them because I think I have been coping fine without them. And I think there is the possibility that I can solve my emotional problems by thinking things through rationally. Also, this technique is more sustainable in the long term and is cheaper.
So I will try reasoning away the bad feelings. Just try ignoring them and see how that goes.
Depressive feelings are detrimental. Lots of people take anti-depressants, or "mood stabilizers". I have always been really tempted by the idea but never went for it because I thought it would have unknown effects on me that could be bad. Basically, I thought it was risky. Now I don't want to take them because I think I have been coping fine without them. And I think there is the possibility that I can solve my emotional problems by thinking things through rationally. Also, this technique is more sustainable in the long term and is cheaper.
So I will try reasoning away the bad feelings. Just try ignoring them and see how that goes.