I wonder why is this still happening
Why do we hide the fact that we are depressed ? If it is an illness that affects every aspect of our lives why is it considered taboo to acknowledge it in public ?
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Because if they have to face our ugly tears, they'd have to admit their own.
They'd have to consider not being selfish.
They'd have to be strong enough to care about someone who wasn't giving to them, but instead, needed to be given to.
They'd have to admit that their junk over positivity is a bandaid and face an existential dread they aren't brave enough to face.
They'd have to consider not being selfish.
They'd have to be strong enough to care about someone who wasn't giving to them, but instead, needed to be given to.
They'd have to admit that their junk over positivity is a bandaid and face an existential dread they aren't brave enough to face.
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being · 36-40, F
@LunadelobosIAMTHEDRAGON armour you mean, right ? ...
Anything in excess isn't good. I've been in both sides.
Armour isn't good, going about life naked isn't either. There are all sorts of energies out there.
I'll talk about my own experience.
Extreme sadness is somewhat gathering an enormous amount of load within myself and repulsing everyone around. The armour you're talking about perhaps. The Yang in its extremes. I've been there for too long. Becoming like my dad. Heavy, unmoved. Aggressive. Drinking.
Then flipping to extreme motivation whereas I'm trying to take others with me and draining all of my resources within myself, ending like my mother, giving too much to her children and leaving nothing for herself. The extreme Yin, trying to fulfill itself through others.
Maybe you can call this bipolar, or depression and manic episodes and whatnot. I don't identify with this system so much so I'm not excited using its terminology.
I'm working more with naturopathy, TCM traditional Chinese medicine and common sense nowadays.
Personally I found my remedies in simplicity, trying to follow nature's ways and trying to be honest and clear with what I want and who I am.
I am still doing it and for short periods that I don't, life gets its claws in my heart and mind.
So I must take care of myself.
It takes time for the change to occur and sometimes an individual needs to reach to the bottom of the barrel to realise whatever it is that each and every one of us has to realise.
Anything in excess isn't good. I've been in both sides.
Armour isn't good, going about life naked isn't either. There are all sorts of energies out there.
I'll talk about my own experience.
Extreme sadness is somewhat gathering an enormous amount of load within myself and repulsing everyone around. The armour you're talking about perhaps. The Yang in its extremes. I've been there for too long. Becoming like my dad. Heavy, unmoved. Aggressive. Drinking.
Then flipping to extreme motivation whereas I'm trying to take others with me and draining all of my resources within myself, ending like my mother, giving too much to her children and leaving nothing for herself. The extreme Yin, trying to fulfill itself through others.
Maybe you can call this bipolar, or depression and manic episodes and whatnot. I don't identify with this system so much so I'm not excited using its terminology.
I'm working more with naturopathy, TCM traditional Chinese medicine and common sense nowadays.
Personally I found my remedies in simplicity, trying to follow nature's ways and trying to be honest and clear with what I want and who I am.
I am still doing it and for short periods that I don't, life gets its claws in my heart and mind.
So I must take care of myself.
It takes time for the change to occur and sometimes an individual needs to reach to the bottom of the barrel to realise whatever it is that each and every one of us has to realise.
being · 36-40, F
@LunadelobosIAMTHEDRAGON yes I'm aware of that Churchill's quote. I was living by it for years. I prefer to be more gentle nowadays and take the long route around certain things,
protecting my peace.
More carefully choosing my battles. I'm rarely having them.
I prefer to think of myself more as a heart warrior now and centering into softness.
protecting my peace.
More carefully choosing my battles. I'm rarely having them.
I prefer to think of myself more as a heart warrior now and centering into softness.