Now for the serious part!!! And of course this is about me!!!!!
An Important rule is to be careful about labeling thyself! Of course, it so easy to fall into the trap of referring to yourself as depressed. Now, you are probably wondering what in the heck is she talking about?! I am referring to labeling.
The whole reason that I have brought up depression again, is that it is so highly prevalent in sufferers' of chronic pain, etc. We have talked about that before. It will continue to be one of the most important and critical issues.
If an individual struggles with anxiety, it is so important to try not to call them "an anxious person", but a person that deals with anxiety. (It is hard to resist defining people this way!) And it can be the hardest when we are dealing with ourselves: "I get great satisfaction from calling myself names, and negative descriptors! But it is so sad! And the worst part is the satisfaction lasts only a short time, and then adds to the description that I was using to describe myself!!!!! Wow, that is a mouthful!! In other words, I cannot possibly feel better!!! Failure, here I come!!!!!
Most of us have heard of Einstein's Theory, Doing The Same Thing Over and Over and Getting The Same Results. Hmmmmmmmmmmm
So, a person is more healthy, emotionally if they refer to themselves as, a person that struggles with depression, deals with depression .......
I thought it was interesting that this article continued on to point out that, You don't fix depression. - You treat it!
By researching it yourself, and learning as much as possible about it. As we well know, we are the only real experts on our own bodies! That can be hard.
Follow the doctor's orders. Do not quit meds when u feel better. These medications do not work that way. But if you do, be honest with your doctor. Also, be patient with the medications because they can take a certain period of time to start working.
I remember when I first start taking an antidepressant after the birth of our first child, I felt like I was a particle floating in outer space!!!
After a week or so though, it was amazing how it helped with insomnia and depression!
Hopefully, many of you have had the same positive experiences.
Today, I thought it might be helpful to try and concentrate on that aspect of depression, and helps dealing with it in perhaps a healthier way. But it is not easy as we know. But nothing worth working for is easy, right?!
From Me to U!
God Bless You!
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