A view on Depression.

 We have every right to feel depressed, the world is upside down, not you. There is no need to take pills, you are not pill deficient!

However, long periods of sadness can make one feel exhausted and lethargic, and therefore affect our immune system, so we could be ‘out of sorts’.(‘Being out of sorts’ means that the person is not themselves. They are acting differently, such as depressed; very quiet when they generally are bubbly; secretive or not communicating with their family and friends). So maybe we need a fresh approach, better diet, exercise, a chat with a good friend.

 So what is happening?

First of all there is nothing wrong with you. If you are well adjusted to this mad world, then there would be something wrong with you!

 We have a constant inner conflict between our true reality and a seeming reality of everyone else around us. We just cannot fit in…thank goodness! We get to a point where everything seems pointless. I seem to do this every day!

 The great news is if we are aware of this, we are not covering it up.

However, the feeling is – in its most raw state – really mentally painful. We want to do the right thing, but obstacles are thrown in our path at every turn. Funny that!

 Conventional medicine will want to give you something for this inner turmoil. However, this inner confusion is natural to a sentient being who is questioning, it is not a permanent mental disorder.

Of course where a person is “outside the power of reason” and is in danger, perhaps there will be a chemical imbalance, and conventional medicine can be of use.

 If you are feeling depressed, it is most important to talk it through with someone ‘who will listen’.

We all need to become good listeners.

 If we are looking for reality in a fabricated world, we will not find it. It is the only awareness that can see reality. We will always have a inner conflict until enlightenment, so we have to live with this. Conflict can be like rain, pleasantly refreshing…at times! This means that something is shifting, and the ego feels a little uncomfortable about it.

 If we try and make our lives perfect and protect ourselves in every way, then we have taken the pill, to numb the pain.

 I am speaking as someone who has been depressed…I know how self-destructive and aggressive it is – but, to repeat, you have every right to be dissatisfied, and in that, you will find your answer.

All the best

Tony