‘The first step is recognizing that depression is not your enemy. It’s a messenger, and it’s trying to help you.’
I’ve been trying to lean into this thought pattern more lately as I have been struggling with feelings of depression lately, due to illness, imbalance and loss, but also due to a lot of what you wrote about here-following old patterns that are making others happy and not myself.
I’m glad that you found it helpful. There is so much to what underlies depression that it’s impossible to fit it into one piece. I’d love to recommend a couple of books that you may find amazing allies in your journey. 1) Cured by Jeffrey Rediger (absolutely amazing) 2) Everything is here to Help You by Matt Kahn
‘The first step is recognizing that depression is not your enemy. It’s a messenger, and it’s trying to help you.’
I’ve been trying to lean into this thought pattern more lately as I have been struggling with feelings of depression lately, due to illness, imbalance and loss, but also due to a lot of what you wrote about here-following old patterns that are making others happy and not myself.
Thank you for this very well written piece.
It really resonated.
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I’m glad that you found it helpful. There is so much to what underlies depression that it’s impossible to fit it into one piece. I’d love to recommend a couple of books that you may find amazing allies in your journey. 1) Cured by Jeffrey Rediger (absolutely amazing) 2) Everything is here to Help You by Matt Kahn
Thank you for these recommendations ☺️