{"id":655,"date":"2009-11-26T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-26T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2009\/11\/video-depression-and-gratitude.html"},"modified":"2009-11-26T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-26T10:00:00","slug":"video-depression-and-gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2009\/11\/video-depression-and-gratitude.html","title":{"rendered":"Video: Depression and Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I know that the Thanksgiving holiday is all about gratitude. But what if you can&#8217;t get there just yet? What if you&#8217;re encased in fear, and listing your blessings only deepens your depression because you feel like a loser, a whiner, a spoiled brat of an American for not feeling truly grateful?I know this sounds unpatriotic and totally self-absorbed but this is what I say: don&#8217;t sweat it. You&#8217;re not there yet. It&#8217;s okay.One day you will be, and your gratitude won&#8217;t be forced.I wish all my readers a very happy Thanksgiving holiday&#8211;those who are at a place in their recovery where they feel truly grateful, and those who aren&#8217;t capable of compiling that list just yet.<object width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/b6TpjSnBm7g\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/b6TpjSnBm7g\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"350\"><\/embed><\/object><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=b6TpjSnBm7g\">To view my YouTube video, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>*&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beyondblue1\">Click here to <b>subscribe to Beyond Blue<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/thereseborchard\">click here to follow Therese on <b>Twitter<\/b><\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/community.beliefnet.com\/beyond_blue\">click here to join <b>Group Beyond Blue<\/b><\/a>, a depression support group. 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