{"id":5424,"date":"2020-10-21T05:21:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T05:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/?p=5424"},"modified":"2022-07-29T13:36:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T13:36:32","slug":"depression-is-a-heaviness-of-the-soul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/depressionhelp\/2020\/10\/depression-is-a-heaviness-of-the-soul.html","title":{"rendered":"Depression Is A Heaviness Of The Soul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Depression is a heaviness of the soul.<\/p>\n<p>When I feel depressed, my entire body feels its weight plus more.<\/p>\n<p>My arms dangle because if I try to lift them, it takes all my energy.<\/p>\n<p>My core feels like a dull rod has been staked through it.<\/p>\n<p>I muster my strength to do what I must.<\/p>\n<p>If I cry, then my whole body shuts down once more. My eyelids close, the world blocked out from a mind overwhelmed and distraught.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot imagine anyplace to go for help, nor do I want to go because it hurts when I move.<\/p>\n<p>I cry and moan inwardly that no one cares or respects my presence in this world.<\/p>\n<p>I feel alone.<\/p>\n<p>There can be many people all around me, there might only be one. But I feel compelled to believe the pain that tells me I am alone.<\/p>\n<p>So I sit and huddle with pain. Despair joins and I feel wounded and alone.<\/p>\n<p>published with permission from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tereziafarkas.com\">Terezia Farkas<\/a> (copyright December, 2013).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Find me on twitter @tereziafarkas<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depression is a heaviness of the soul. When I feel depressed, my entire body feels its weight plus more. My arms dangle because if I try to lift them, it takes all my energy. My core feels like a dull rod has been staked through it. 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