It seemed like I could turn on the 'manic' phase at will - and be as friendly and outgoing and talkative as the situation required. But as soon as I was alone again, I'd start sinking down, down, down.
You hear that stuff in your head and you start believing it.
One option involves taking antidepressants. And under those circumstances - who could blame you'In my opinion, this may perhaps be the only real situation where taking a depression medication truly qualifies as an appropriate response. Especially if you can't do the second option.
All emotions exists on a scale, from the most positively expansive down to the most negatively constrictive.
True depression - along with the thoughts and feelings it generates - lies at the very bottom of this scale. Nothing is worse than severe depression. It's the lowest level of all possible emotional states.
But if you can correctly identify where you're at right now - emotionally speaking - then you have a starting point with which to work. And once you have a starting point, then you can reach and stretch for the best possible thoughts and feelings available to you.
Beyond that lies hate and rage. Being consumed with hate is two steps up from depression. Much better to feel hate than to feel depression.
Yes, if you're currently lonely or depressed, definitely reach for your hate. Not to stay there, but as one step on the emotional ladder.
If you're not lonely, depressed, hopeless, empty or hollow - then don't go for hate!The goal is to always reach for a better feeling state.
If you will take a sheet of paper and write out all your thoughts -and then take another sheet and write down all your feelings -...you will begin to find your hope. And a tiny bit of your power.
Go through your emotions. You could imagine yourself walking through a minefield or a battlefield, if that's what it takes. Embrace your emotions by walking into them. Release your emotions by walking out the other side. That's one way to embrace and release your emotions.
If you're depressed - write it out. Then FEEL what you've written. Then you can reach for loneliness.
(See the full list at key is to STOP AVOIDING those horrible feelings. Instead, go into them and out the other side.
