Comments on: The Secret Behind Stress And Depression http://livewithoutconflict.com/blog/secret-stress-depression/ From Managing Stress To Finding And Following Your Bliss. Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:02:30 -0700 hourly 1 By: Compassion And Depression: Do They Belong Together? http://livewithoutconflict.com/blog/secret-stress-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-1113 Compassion And Depression: Do They Belong Together? Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:58:27 +0000 http://livewithoutconflict.com/blog/?p=806#comment-1113 [...] No plant will ever hide or shield itself from the light, but that is exactly what the depressed do.  They shrink and avoid contact with the truth.  For they fear that if the truth were revealed, they would be revealed as worthless, or evil, and cast out and therefore they must hide from it.  That was the point of my post on the secret behind stress and depression. [...] [...] No plant will ever hide or shield itself from the light, but that is exactly what the depressed do.  They shrink and avoid contact with the truth.  For they fear that if the truth were revealed, they would be revealed as worthless, or evil, and cast out and therefore they must hide from it.  That was the point of my post on the secret behind stress and depression. [...]

]]> By: Depression is a natural response to the world. http://livewithoutconflict.com/blog/secret-stress-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 Depression is a natural response to the world. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:47:04 +0000 http://livewithoutconflict.com/blog/?p=806#comment-1111 [...] last post on the root cause of stress and depression angered at least one person, who saw it as a personal attack on them.  It wasn’t personal [...] [...] last post on the root cause of stress and depression angered at least one person, who saw it as a personal attack on them.  It wasn’t personal [...]

]]> By: Hendiadys http://livewithoutconflict.com/blog/secret-stress-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 Hendiadys Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:22:47 +0000 http://livewithoutconflict.com/blog/?p=806#comment-1110 Hello, Very interesting theory and I think it certainly contains a grain of truth. However, it would be too easy to say to a depressed person that he has to start loving life. The fear for everything often has seeped into every corner of his behaviour, in his daily habits, which indeed consumes all his energy. Often, I think, these emotions -- love and fera for life -- are a byproduct of another process, of a certain lifestyle. For example, if somebody has found a certain passion in life, the love automatically emerges. While a constant confrontation with 'annoying' people might evoke an attitude of fear. The escape of depression has to be, I think, at the same time a conquest for a bearable lifestyle with a certain purpose. The will to impose hope on your life is required, that there is any sense in what you do, which everybody has to find out for himself, since all nice things in life are subjective. (Nonetheless, some people might need guidance in this process. Parents could be helpful.) I have to say, it is a very interesting hypothesis you proposed and it can be a good starting point to develop and deepen this out. Kind regards Hello,

Very interesting theory and I think it certainly contains a grain of truth. However, it would be too easy to say to a depressed person that he has to start loving life. The fear for everything often has seeped into every corner of his behaviour, in his daily habits, which indeed consumes all his energy.
Often, I think, these emotions — love and fera for life — are a byproduct of another process, of a certain lifestyle. For example, if somebody has found a certain passion in life, the love automatically emerges. While a constant confrontation with ‘annoying’ people might evoke an attitude of fear.
The escape of depression has to be, I think, at the same time a conquest for a bearable lifestyle with a certain purpose. The will to impose hope on your life is required, that there is any sense in what you do, which everybody has to find out for himself, since all nice things in life are subjective. (Nonetheless, some people might need guidance in this process. Parents could be helpful.)
I have to say, it is a very interesting hypothesis you proposed and it can be a good starting point to develop and deepen this out.

Kind regards

]]> By: Al DiSciullo http://livewithoutconflict.com/blog/secret-stress-depression/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Al DiSciullo Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:21:25 +0000 http://livewithoutconflict.com/blog/?p=806#comment-1109 Not sure if it's fear of life or an ignorance of life depressed people have. That is, they feel they really don't know life and how it works. Because they don't know they don't know how to improve their own situation. They feel alone and powerless. This leads to even more loneliness and depression. I always thought depression was synonymous with a lack of energy. Energy to do anything because by doing anything may just waste their time and run out of the little energy they have. Not sure if it’s fear of life or an ignorance of life depressed people have. That is, they feel they really don’t know life and how it works. Because they don’t know they don’t know how to improve their own situation. They feel alone and powerless. This leads to even more loneliness and depression. I always thought depression was synonymous with a lack of energy. Energy to do anything because by doing anything may just waste their time and run out of the little energy they have.

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