Depression Help

Do you want to better connect with your depressed friend? I know some of my friends wish they could better understand me, or help me cope with the darkness. I get that they want to help. But there is a gap between their world and mine. Instead of writing an article on how to connect with…

    How do you deal with a depressed person? It’s easy to slip up and make mistakes. To say something that you shouldn’t have. So here’s three rules of thumb for dealing with a depressed person. 1. TALK NON JUDGMENTALLY WITHOUT LEADING THE PERSON. Communication is very important. If you talk to someone, you…

  Here’s 7 rules of life to follow. These rules won’t defeat depression, but they will help soften the pain and slowly lead to healing. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present. What others think of you is none of your business. Time heals almost everything, give it time. Don’t compare…

As an adult, you will have to deal with your abusive parents at some time. But at some level, you are always your parent’s child. No matter how old you are, how aware you are of the abusive relationship between you and your parent, there remains a parent-child dynamic that any emotional trigger will immediately send…

Creating your To Do List isn’t complicated. It only takes a few minutes of your time. Most people get stuck in their To Do List when they start judging it, because they’re really judging themselves – how well they can handle the stress or get the job done. Toss that attitude out! Here’s how to create…

Have you ever felt destroyed by someone’s opinion? I doubt there’s anyone who hasn’t experienced someone’s bad opinion. Often times what is being hurt or harmed is your identity. That is, how you see yourself and believe yourself to be. Beliefs are subject to identities. Your identity is the source of all your beliefs. It’s…

  Negativity causes unhappiness. When negativity takes over, almost every situation seems hopeless and unwanted. But not every situation is hopeless. Only your mind makes you believe it is. Have you ever found yourself on holiday complaining about the quality of the hotel, the bad weather, the crappy food?  It might be true that the hotel…

The loneliness of depression is real. It’s as painful as any physical pain. Loneliness comes from abandonment by friends and family. It’s the feeling that you are completely alone in the world. That no one cares for you. If you were to die today, no one would notice, care, or miss you. One of the…

  Did Jesus fight depression? After all, knowing he was going to die a horrible death sometime in the future must have weighed heavily on Jesus. The human part of Jesus would have experienced fear, anxiety, and certainly some amount of depression. So how did Jesus fight depression? Find someone who listens without judging you.…

The daily mantra is a way to bring positivity to your day. Daily mantras are a quick and free way to bring a bit of positive thought into your day. Some people like to say positive mantras first thing in the morning. Others prefer to say the mantras throughout the day. Staying on the bright…

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