Dear anon,
If this helps to hear, I am yet another person who has down-days. Do not become trapped into a mindset that believes you should not experience times of depression. Sometime seeking out the cure requires a search for the cause, which may lead to an even heavier sense of depression. Having a handful of choices as to how to help get through a particularly difficult day is what works best for me. Some days talking helps, or a walk, or escaping into a well-written novel. I also practice yoga, and inversion poses, where the head is hanging down, do two wonderful things: physically forces the blood to flow in a typically opposite direction and helps release muscles we unknowingly tense while upset, and mentally gives us a new perspective. My first introduction to yoga came to me through a kit called "Yoga in a box" by Cindy Lee. She has a wonderfully soothing voice as well as insightfully gentle comments that encourage us to listen to ourselves and simply be okay with where we are in the moment.
Keep hope in your heart and think happy thoughts.
Blessed be and be well.
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Dear anon,
April 10, 2009 - 6:29amIf this helps to hear, I am yet another person who has down-days. Do not become trapped into a mindset that believes you should not experience times of depression. Sometime seeking out the cure requires a search for the cause, which may lead to an even heavier sense of depression. Having a handful of choices as to how to help get through a particularly difficult day is what works best for me. Some days talking helps, or a walk, or escaping into a well-written novel. I also practice yoga, and inversion poses, where the head is hanging down, do two wonderful things: physically forces the blood to flow in a typically opposite direction and helps release muscles we unknowingly tense while upset, and mentally gives us a new perspective. My first introduction to yoga came to me through a kit called "Yoga in a box" by Cindy Lee. She has a wonderfully soothing voice as well as insightfully gentle comments that encourage us to listen to ourselves and simply be okay with where we are in the moment.
Keep hope in your heart and think happy thoughts.
Blessed be and be well.
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