Give Your Depression a Voiceĭepression is sometimes the elected spokesperson for a lot of other emotions that don’t feel “safe” such as grief, anger, disappointment, rejection, shame and even happiness. While you focus on your breath, simply notice thoughts and feelings that surface without pushing them away. Invite your depression to a meditation session. Research shows that using mindfulness-based approaches that include paying attention to difficult thoughts and feelings - and accepting them without judgment - can support traditional depression treatment and sometimes prove just as effective as antidepressants.
Swiss psychologist Carl Jung summed it up nicely: “What you resist persists.” If you’re spending a lot of energy fighting thoughts and feelings that accompany depression and ruminating about how you wish you weren’t depressed, chances are it’s going to stick around like a nagging little brother who really just craves some attention. Invite Your Depression To ‘Let It All Hang Out’ However, your dislike of depression and efforts to escape it may be what is keeping you stuck in it. It seems perfectly logical to try to avoid these emotions, not embrace them. People don’t typically enjoy experiencing sadness, lethargy and hopelessness. Motivational Interviewing Therapy Program.
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