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Originally Posted by learning1
I've had two therapists ask me to describe depression as an object. It doesn't make sense to me. One of them said he thinks the depression is outside of me. So I guess the idea is to believe it's separate from you. How do you do that? Does that make sense to anyone? I'm not sure how you decide which of your thoughts, feelings, actions, etc are depression
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I have never had a therapist ask me to describe depression as an object. Unfortunately for many of who suffer with these debilitating bouts of depression we buy into the idea that we are not in control of our thoughts at all. I disagree with the idea that depression exercises control of our lives. I feel that our comfort zones are the nesting place for our depression. Even though we all know that there must be something better out there for us we continue to thrive despite our inability to betray the betrayer that taught us to be what we are, not what we really are. Depression is confusing and sometimes to all encompassing denying us the opportunity to begin to heal from within. The lack of the proper tools for coping have us all trapped in a dark place called
memory.We all need to find out about coping skills but without being properly introduced to the option available to us so that we can learn to take one problem at a time, one day at a time, we will be forever doomed to feelings of hopelessness. I think we can all agree that this is not where we want to be, EVER!