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Depression: 14 Universal Laws for Recovery
By Jeff Herring
The Law of Blue
Just sort of feeling blue, kinda out of it, gets
confused with being depressed. We all get the blues from
time to time, and they pass.
The Law of Sad
Feeling sad, while not pleasant, makes sense in the
context of the situation.
The Law of Clinical
True clinical depression is not just feeling blue or
sad. It’s both a biological and psychological struggle
that’s often best treated with a combination of
medication and counseling.
The Law of Boot Straps
When you are depressed, some well-meaning people will
tell you to just “pull yourself up by your own
bootstraps.” The problem is when you are clinically
depressed, you don’t have bootstraps.
The Law of Music, Part 1
Music can either lift you up or keep you down. Listening
to certain kinds of music while depressed is like
pouring gasoline on a fire and then wondering why it
gets worse.
The Law of Music, Part 2
Make your own list of uplifting, positive, energizing
music.
The Law of Coping
You need to have a variety of tools in your tool bag to
effectively cope with depression. Here’s a few suggested
tools:
Talk about it. Trying to handle depression on your own
is like trying to do your own open-heart surgery.
Write out your feelings. Getting it out on paper can get
it out of you.
Take a drive and ease your mind.
Cry if you need to. There’s a great line in Pat Conroy’s
novel Beach Music that goes something like: “Men die
younger than women because men have not washed their
faces enough with their own tears.”
Exercise. If I can get a client that is depressed to
exercise regularly, I know we are part of the way home.
The Law of Lifestyle
I’ve come to believe that there is such a thing as a
“depressive lifestyle.” Over-working, over-stressing,
expectations of perfection, a critical, complaining and
cynical spirit, focusing on the negative in life,
feeding a sense of hopelessness through what you read
and listen to, all these things contribute to a
depressing life.
The Law of Discovery
Discovering they are depressed, while frightening for
many clients, also gives a name and a beginning
understanding of the struggles they have experienced.
The Law of Warning Signs
Many people feel like depression sort of snuck up on
them. They didn’t see it coming. As you work your way
out of depression, it’s crucial to develop a list of
“early warning signs.” These allow you to take early
action to prevent a reoccurrence.
The Law of “Like Minded People”
If you surround your self with depressed people, you’re
likely to stay depressed. Or get depressed if you
weren’t already. And if you surround your self with
positive people, it’s a lot harder to get and stay
depressed.
The Law of Focus
Focusing on everything that is wrong with your life and
the world is a great way to stay stuck in depression. By
the same token, focusing on everything that is right
with your life and the world is a great way to move on
out of depression.
The Law of Recovery
The really cool news is that people can and do recover
from depression every day. Recovery begins with the
decision to recover, and then selecting the best guides
and creating the best map for your journey back to the
passion of life.
The Law of Getting Stronger
This one comes from a special client of mine who has a
wealth of experience in this area. Instead of only
praying that circumstances change for the better (which
is a good thing to do) pray and work on getting your
self stronger to deal with whatever comes your way.
As Chicago, one of my favorite bands still sings:
"I'm feelin' stronger every day............"
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