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　　“Titcannotbechangedwithoutchangingourthinking。”AlbertCamus
　　Whendepressionhits，ithijacksyourthoughtsandfeelings。Iliesthatgraduallystartsoundinglikethetruth。Iknowhowthatfeels，becauseIhavestruggledwithittoo。Ifontheotherhand，youknewtheliesdepressioncommonlyuses，thenyoucanignoreorreplacethemwithyourowninnertruth。Andeverytimeyoudothat，youhavehealedalittlebit。
　　So，herearesomecommon‘depressiondeceptions’towatchoutfor：
　　1。It’sachemicalcondition。SoIcan’treallydoanythingaboutitright？
　　Wrong。
　　I’mapsychiatristandsoIhearthisonealot。Anditdismaysme。Asasociety，wehavegonefromoneextremethinkingthateverythingwasrelatedtoyourmothertotheotherextremenoweverythingisachemicalconditionthatisbeyondourcontrol。Botharetoosimplistic。Wearecomplexindividualswithuniqueandrichstories。Thereisnooneanswerthatwillalwaysfitallofus。
　　Yesyourbrainismadeupofelectricalimpulsesandchemicalsubstancesthatchangeamilliontimesinadayandmakeupyourthoughtsandoremotions。Andyes，oftentimes，severeclinicaldepressionrequiresmedications。Infact，theycanbeessentialandlifesavinginsomesituations。But，andlistentothisveryclosely，evenwhentheyworkwell，medicationsalonedon’tkeepyoufromgettingdepressedagain。Whattheydo，isgiveyouenoughrelieftothenworkonyourself，andchangethethingsinyourmindandlife，sothathopefully，youdon’tfeelthatdepressedagain。
　　Infact，someformsoftherapy，suchasMindfulnessbasedcognitivetherapy，hasbeenshowntobeevenbetterthanmedicationsatloweringtheriskofrelapse（aslongasyou’vegottenovertheworsthump）。
　　Thehumanmindisverypowerfulbutmuchofitisamenabletochange。It’satoughprocess，butsoworththeeffort。
　　2。Anyonewithmychildhoodjobmarriagehealthfinanceswouldbedepressed！
　　Eachofuslivesinourownheadsandsoweonlycanfeelourownpain。Yeswecanempathizewithothers，butwecan’tfullyfeelanyoneelse’sjoyorpainasintimatelyaswecanfeelourown。
　　Thiscanleadustofeeltrappedbythepainofourownlifecircumstances。
　　Iusedtofeelthiswayaswell。Mydepressionwouldtellme“Yourmomcommittedsuicideandyourdadisanarcissist。It’snotpossibleforyoutoeverbehappy”。Theworstpartwas，Ibelieveditforalongtime。
　　Sincethen，Ihavebeenfortunatetofeelmyownstrengths，tolearnaboutthebrain，toreadbooksandmeetamazingpeoplewhohaveovercomegreatodds，provingtomeoverandoveragainthatthehumanspiritisgreaterthanthesumofpastevents。
　　Youhavegreatinnerstrengthandwisdomwithinyou。Whatevermayhavehappenedinyourpastisonlyonepartofyou。Don’tletitdictateyourwholelife。
　　3。I’vetriedeverything。Nothingworksforme。
　　Doyoufeellikeyouhavetriedeverysinglethingtohelpyourself？Andnothingisworking？
　　Ifthat’sthecase，maybeyou’retryingtoohard。Sometimeschasinghappinessmakesitmore。。elusive，likeabutterflythatwillonlycomeandsoftlysitonyourshoulderwhenyoucansimplybeinit’spresencewithoutchasingit。
　　Tryjustsurroundingyourselfwithpeoplewhoseemgenuinelyhappy。NotthePollyAnnakindofsuperficialhappy。Butthefolksthatexudeasenseofdeepcontentmentandpeacefromwithin。Don’tcompareorforcehappinesstocometoyou。Justbeinitspresence。
　　4。I’llbehappieronceIloseweightgetaraisebuyahome
　　Iwastedlotsofmytimeinmy20’shopingthatifIachievingthisorthat，Iwouldlivehappilyeverafter。Well，Ididachievemostofthosethings，anditdidmakemefeelexcitedbriefly，butsoonIhadgonebacktomyusualstateofmind。Feelingconfused，Iwouldreplaceitwithanother“goal”andchaseafterthat，hopingthatthistime，thehappinesswouldbedeeperandlonglasting。
　　AndonedayIwasexplainingthistheorytoaclosefriend，andshesaidsimply“What’swrongwithnow？Whynotjustbehappynow？”
　　Itblewmeaway。Becauseshewasn’ttellingmetonotreachformygoals，butratherthatIwasmissingoutonthepossibilityofNOW。
　　Thisverymomentisalivewithpossibility。Wheneveryoubegintoworryaboutthefutureorconnectyourhappinesstosomeelusivegoal，takeamomenttobringyourawarenessbacktothismoment。Useyoursensestoreallysee，hear，smellandtouchyourimmediatesurroundings。Andthinkofonethingyouaregratefulfortoday。Maybeit’syourmorningcupofcoffee，thehugyoursongaveyouorthatyourfriendcalledtoshareajoke。Whateveritis，ifyoutrulylovedit，spendafewmomentsbeinggenuinelythankfulthatyouhadthatTODAY。
　　5。I’vescrewedupalot。Ihatemyself。I’mnotworthyofhappiness。
　　Thisisatoughone，becausewhenwedon’tloveourselves，that’swheretheworkmuststart。Nofoundation，nobuilding。
　　Whateveryoumayhavedoneinthepast，it’sgone。Thatmomentcannevercomeback。
　　However，everynewbreathyoutakenowisanewchanceatlife。It’stotallyfreshandaliveforyoutoshapeasyoulike。Andifthisonedoesn’tdoit，that’sfine，yournextbreathisagainafreshpossibility。Andthenext。Andthenext。
　　Untilyoutakeyourlastbreath，youhavemillionsofmomentstostartoverandbecomethepersonyouwanttobe。It’suptoyouwhatyoudowitheachone。
　　6。Mostofmylifeisokay，exceptforthatone‘X‘thing
　　Ioncereadastorythatgoessomethinglikethis。
　　Aprofessorputsupabigwhiteboardwithablackdotonit，andthenaskshisstudentstodescribewhattheysee。
　　Mostofthemcomeclosetoscrutinizetheboardandblurtouttheanswerexcitedly“Theblackdot！Thereisablackdotonit！”
　　Finally，theprofessorsays“It’sinterestingthatmostofyoudidn’tnoticethewholewhiteboardinfrontofyou，butratherchosetofocusonthatonesmallblackdot”
　　Thisiswhathappenswhenwefocussolelyonthenegativethings。I’mnotsayingyourdifficultiesarejustdotsized。Notatall。AllI’msayingis：Don’tforgettoenjoythebeautifulexpanseofwhiteinyourlife。Becauseit’sthere。
　　Doesyourdepressionanxietyhijackyourmindtoo？Shareyourthoughtsinthecommentssection。