Depression Blog

The doctor has recommended all sorts of natural remedies to help me sleep, nothing seems to work though.

I decided to seek more medical advice after months of struggling with sleep deprivation, I was advised that sleeping tablets may be something that would help.

I’m a little apprehensive about taking tablets to do something as natural as sleep, what if I get addicted and I end up relying on them?

A Mindful Way Through Depression is an easy read followed by guidance to connecting your emotional and physical symptoms.

You wont find medical jargon or complicated analogy’s in this book, and that is the very reason people from all walks of life really do believe this book can make all the difference.

Whilst tackling each issue with needed sensitivity, the result is highly effective and approachable although I can’t help but incessantly feel that the wisdom gained from mindful meditation is the key here.

This book is a touch of enlightenment and very cleverly pushes the boundaries of the reader although I must stress I would not recommend this book to anyone who isn’t open to change.

Each author has brought something very different to this book, giving you a sense of sheer calm and awareness.

Authors Detailed Below:

• J. Mark
• G. Williams
• John .D. Teasdale
• Zindel .V. Segal
• Jon Kabat Zinn

A very diverse book and a genuine inspiration.

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Of course I would never advise anyone to hide their depression from everyone around them. It is very important you do have someone you can talk to about this, and someone there to support you.

Being diagnosed with depression can be a trying time for anyone, there will be some people who you won’t want to confide in.

It can be very difficult to hide your depression depending on the severity or your condition and the symptoms you display. Don’t be alarmed by this and think everyone will know your depressed, this isn’t the case.

Here listed are a few helpful tips I learned along the way:

• Avoid being in uncomfortable situations, if you find you need to ‘get out’ just make your excuses and do so.

• Duvet days are always the hardest to disguise but I found that crying ill was a great way to hide my depression, we all feel terrible when we are ill.

• Crying a lot was something I struggled with at first, a lot of the time I put it down to stress at work or PMT even the occasional boy troubles. They all worked a treat.

• Hiding away from the world can be a lot harder, you need to remember that we all have bad times and it isn’t abnormal to want to spend some time alone. If however this explanation isn’t suffice then a shortage of money could be another route to take, although you could leave yourself wide open to the old faithful “I will lend you some”.

The best thing you could do for you today: Anticipate what your explanation will be should the situation ever arise where you need one. Be strong and be true to yourself as the one person you cannot hide from is you.

This quote is a constant reminder for me that happiness is not thinking about the way you feel.

We all seek a certain happiness and within ourselves we have the ability to make the change, weather we do make this change is ultimately down to us.

Happiness is never stopping to think if you are.

- Anonymous

I am a bit embarrassed at the moment as recently I have come across really needy with my partner, it’s been a rough couple of weeks for me and I’ve felt a bit all over the place.

We all have times like this but I know when I’m doing it and yet I still carry on, it’s like I have no control over myself. It all starts with me analysing everything he says to me, then I end up thinking; why would you say that?

Nothing he says or does is quite right, its really unfair of me.

Generally it is all about the - Why. Why don’t you ever buy me flowers anymore, why don’t you tell me you love me without me saying it first, why does it always feel like you have a better time with everyone but me. A continuous vicious cycle.

I have tried to talk to him about me feeling like this, when I do I end up getting defensive or just repeating myself over and over again. Although you can never be certain, I do think the bigger picture here is my own low self-esteem.

Sometimes when I am having a really good day I still feel unappreciated, it makes me really sad. In an ideal world we wouldn’t have to say anything, the other person would just know and give you that physical or mental reassurance needed.

Men are funny creatures and most of the time they are blissfully unaware of what is important to us and why it is.

A person suffering from anxiety fears almost everything, I don’t want to live in fear anymore.

This poem makes me want to take more risks and live a little, maybe just because sometimes my life feels like it can’t get any worse.

To laugh, is to risk playing the fool

To weep, is to risk appearing sentimental

To reach out to another, is to risk involvement

To expose feelings, is to risk exposing our true selves

To put your ideas, your dreams, before the crowd is to risk loss

To love, is to risk not being loved in return

To live, is to risk dying

To hope, is to risk despair

To try at all, is to risk failure

But risks must be taken,

Because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing,

The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.

They may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they simply cannot learn, change, feel, grow, love,live…

Chained by their attitudes they are slaves.

- Anonymous

I’m constantly saying sorry for one thing or another.

I feel I have to say sorry in order to feel I deserve any kind of forgiveness. We all at some point find ourselves apologizing for something we have done, weather it be intentional or unintentional the repercussions are all the same.

When I’m down I take it out on others. When I’m tired I tend to see everything bad in my life at ten fold. This often causes me to be unapproachable to those I care about which leads me to expect the worst in every situation.

I am not about to tell you I have a way out of this but I am going to say there are ways to help you from going down this slippery slope.

There isn’t a quick fix, you need to be constantly analyzing yourself, although with a little help and support we can all stop hurting those around us by using our depression as the excuse.

A beautiful quote about finding your own path to happiness and fulfilment.

Sometimes people tell me where I am going wrong when seeking happiness. There are many paths you can take on your journey but you can only make your own choice as to what makes you happy as an individual.

People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

- H. Jackson Browne

When relationships end it is a sad time for everyone, sometimes we make it harder on ourselves when we refuse to let go. I know I find it that much harder to to cope with all matters of the heart since my depression.

We all know it is difficult to loose someone we love, this is why most people suffering from depression stay in unhappy relationships. The fear makes you unable to comprehend being alone especially when you have grown to depend on that person.

Being needy and feeling completely out of control is so hard to deal with and that’s without the worry of the one person you love no longer being there.

Are you that person stuck in a relationship and you know it isn’t going to work? There is nothing more self destructive than what you could be doing to yourself right now by just holding on.

Depression is hard enough without added stress, if you are unhappy and you know things aren’t going to change then make the decision that is best for you.

Put yourself first and take care of the person you are, don’t let unhappiness drag you down into a dark pit where you see no way out.

You can survive this and you will.

My own experiences have brought me to the conclusion that things do get better, just find the time for yourself and be sure it is all about you. You can be selfish and put your self first, make that new start you need and learn to love yourself above all.

I hate birthdays, there’s something quite sinister about them and it’s the very thing that makes today so much harder for me.

No one seems to understand why I would get upset today.

Even if I had achieved everything I wanted in the previous year, I doubt I’d be any happier about my Birthday. The older I get the more it haunts me and I wish everyone would just leave me alone so I can get through the day.

It would be lovely to be somewhere no one knows me and somewhere no one would care, then all those people around me wouldn’t even notice I’m there.