How Depression Facilitates Self-Transformation

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I remember Jim Carrey quoting another person that the word "depressed" can mean "deep rest" - deep rest from the persona that we present to the world but is not our true authentic self. Sometimes depression is a signal that we are out of alignment with our inner self.

The greatest moment in your life is when you realise that if you can endure hell, then you can endure anything else, including the way out.

Suffering is fire, a phoenix cannot rise from his own ash without being burned in the first place. Depression is like gas enhancing the fire.

"Most people shoot for happiness but feel formed through suffering." So true.

This video came at the right time lol . Im currently in a mental battle trying to fight off my old self. Its been a VERY tough battle these past days but I wont give up .

There is always two sides to every coin. Not letting depression or any mental illness consume you is where the victory lies.

My father passed away at the age of 75 last month. He had been bedridden for a few years leading up to his death. I thought that once he passed, the pain of letting him go would be easier than losing him all together. It wasn't. My father was my hero, my protector, and the one man who loved me unconditionally. He is a man who will be truly and forever missed by me. I am in a depressed state of mind. I have been here before but tried to drink and smoke (p@t) my way out of it. Today, I let myself feel the hurt that needs to be felt. It ebbs and flows, but, regardless, I FEEL it! I cry, I sit with myself, and I let myself understand that I have experienced one of the greatest losses I will ever feel in my life. It is huge to me, and I should respect it.

No one will know the cost of this battle but yourself, I can only wish you good luck and know that there is someone who wishes you strength, take care of yourself.

Depression makes you realise what you don’t want in life (negativity). And after recovering, one’s mental health will be better than a person who hasn’t experienced depression because it’s a universal law that blessing is doubled after being tested

My worry with depression is when it gets so bad it truly is the call of the void.

There is an aspect of depression not addressed....some of it can be physiological. I had an underlying gum disease that led to low grade fevers, lethargy and impotence. Curing that, my outlook improved. Sugar, junk food, being out of shape can also cause a physical depression that no amount of therepy and or antidepressants can affect. If you had severe trauma, or family history is one thing, but also look for physical reason, which can be ameliorated physically.

Ever heard the 80s hit “Saved By Zero” by The Fixx? This is what they were singing about. Being saved by hitting rock bottom and having nothing left to lose and lifting up from there.

Whoever is reading this, I pray for you: a heart free of sorrow, a mind free of worries, a life filled with joy, an abundant source of financial wealth, a body free of disease disability and a day filled with God's blessings

Psychedelics are just an exceptional mental health breakthrough. It's quite fascinating how effective they are against depression and anxiety. Saved my life.

Iosif Andriasov Quote: “A person’s will is worked on for many years and is expressed in overcoming harmful attachments.”

Depends on the level of depression, some times it’s so extreme with anxiety and insomnia and ocd rumination that it seems very hard to see anything positive in it when you feel agitated and sui cidal

This aligns perfectly with my experience. Lifelong suicidal depression that culminated in personal and spiritual growth that I never expected. Never imagined possible. I had to face the darkness with no deceit or distraction. A lonely and painful process, the truth as merciless as it is necessary. It very nearly killed me. Yet now I feel so grateful to have suffered all of this that I laugh and cry in joy about it all. Academy of Ideas, your team is brilliant. Truly exceptional. You all have my gratitude and love. ❤

Brilliant, I went through a 3+ year MDD. Imagine your worst FLU: no energy, no light, and it does not go away. On the other side, life is full of joy. I would not trade this for anything.