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Originally Posted by CreativeSpace  I know depression is a very individual thing and people have different coping mechanisms and ways of presenting symptoms but I am so proud of the way I have turned this around that I just want to shout about it. I can not believe that for so long I protected my depression. How bizarre is that!!!? Now I want to be active and alive. I have never felt so better! |
That is great!!! That's a big corner to turn -- when you consciously make the decision to stop trying to survive and start living. I think that's the hardest part, because once you have that the old patterns don't look the same to you when they return. And they do resurface, because they're ingrained patterns that your ego will try to protect. But once you see them as something separate like that, when they arise you can simply accept that they're there -- like a sore muscle -- and keep on walking.
That's a beautiful thing.