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Archive for the ‘Depression’ Category
Freedom from Depression
Posted by ProliferatingTruth on October 5, 2010
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Enduring and Overcoming Testing, Affliction, and Depression
Posted by ProliferatingTruth on August 29, 2009
Luke 22:7-34, esp. vv. 25-34 – "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. 26 But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. 27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth. 28 Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations. 29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath appointed unto me; 30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel. 31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. 33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. 34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me."
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Seven Questions To Ask Yourself When Dealing with Adversity or Depression
Posted by ProliferatingTruth on August 29, 2009
Proverbs 14:10 – “The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.”
Some questions to ask yourself, to help yourself deal with adversity:
1. Do you have a sense of meaning in your life?
2. Are you able to express your anger appropriately?
3. Can you ask for help from your neighbors when you need it?
4. Are you capable of firmly saying "no" to what you do not want to do?
5. Do you have enough "play" in your life? Can you lose track of time in what you are doing easily?
6. Are you living a "role," or are you living an authentic life?
7. Are you capable of dealing with your feelings? Are you able to have a "happy
depression?" Do you actively seek emotional nourishment for your life?
-A paraphrased summary of a radio broadcast, aired on NPR’s People’s Pharmacy (www.peoplespharmacy.com), 4/22/06, 6:55 am – a series of questions by the deceased Dr. Ferguson.
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Depression: An Accurate Description of the Nature of Depression
Posted by ProliferatingTruth on June 26, 2009
“Now everything changed. My childhood world was breaking apart around me. . . . A disenchantment falsified and blunted my usual feelings and joys: the garden lacked fragrance, the woods held no attraction for me, the world stood around me like a clearance sale of last year’s secondhand goods, insipid, all its charm gone. Books were so much paper, music a grating noise. That is the way leaves fall around a tree in autumn, a tree unaware of the rain running down its sides, of the sun or the frost, and of life gradually retreating inward. The tree does not die. It waits.”
- Hermann Hesse, “Demian”, 1918, quoted on Quoteland.Com
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