'Denying depression the space it needs can help you move toward recovery.'
Depression lurks in our minds, in the space between ourselves and others, and in the spaces within ourselves.Source: johnhain/Pixabay Commonsin different ways. There is usually a sense that depression is a presence that overtakes them, as unwelcome as it may be. They may describe it as a dark cloud that hangs over them or refer to it as an uninvited guest. Novelist William Styron famously characterized his descent into depression as entering a"darkness visible.
Depression lives in spaces within ourselves and between ourselves and others. In working with depressed patients, I've noticed three types of spaces in which depression takes up residence: the spaces between our ears, the spaces between ourselves and others, and the spaces within ourselves. Depression affects how we feel, what we do, and what we think. It sucks the pleasure out of everything we once enjoyed, sapping ourto such an extent that even getting out of bed in the morning becomes a titanic struggle. It leaves us feeling hopeless in just about everything we try to do. Layered over deep feelings of sadness are negative thoughts about our self, the world, and the future.
Depression finds spaces in your head to plant its roots. But denying it the space it needs can help you move toward recovery. Depression is a serious psychological disorder that should be one equipped to evaluate your symptoms and propose an appropriate treatment plan. Yet there is much you can do for yourself to deny depression the spaces in your head where it takes root.Cognitive therapists recognize that how we think affects how we feel, and that to change how we feel, we need to change how we think.
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