Unknown fear. A spate of inexplicable anxiety, an irrationally
unpredictable inner rage of irritability, and an even deeper fear of
incapability leave us racked with a bewildering preponderance of preoccupation.
No longer are we
free. Our thinking state is bogged down. Our feeling state is vulnerable. Each
and every moment requires courage. Each step is one of faith.
I know a thing that
can arrest the onset of depression: the spiritual gift of awareness
(acknowledgement) and the spiritual courage to design and execute cathartic
change.
But, in the pit of
the struggle, we are forgiven for not being able to see through the profuse fog
in order to see through the rarefied air all around us.
Sure, there is a
biochemical imbalance to be restored to aid physiological healing. Diet, too.
But the spiritual side of depression cannot be undercut nor discounted.
There is an attack
known to make its stand against us without warning.
It’s an attack of
spiritual discord, and whether it takes place external to our being or within
the finery of our soul matters little.
An article like this
is not about burying us further in the mire; we must discuss what is primary to
possibility in most everyone.
These are short
paragraphs. They cater for a mind with limited attentiveness. When any given
moment can’t be taken for granted, we are best fixing on salient principles.
Acknowledging the
onset of depression is about doing an honest self-audit.
***
“Am I especially susceptible emotionally just
now?”
“Does it seem that
what we feel should be rational seems irrational to others (furthering our
sense of estrangement to them)?”
“Am I overwhelmed
either easily or routinely or both?”
“Is life a struggle,
continuously or intermittently, to establish simple and satisfactory order?”
“Is life especially
chaotic and, worse, irresolvable?”
“Are relationships
very difficult to maintain?” “What about untold hurt?”
***
Depression is such a portion of
debilitated agency and visceral torment that it disables us. But recognition is
also acknowledgement, which can be half the battle.
Feeling depressed is not the end of
the matter; it’s the beginning of getting well again.
Helping ourselves can be as much
about seeing through different eyes, surrendering our weakness to God, and
being willing to bring in situations of catharses.
***
Getting back to the sort of change
that can arrest depression...
I’d design a change to my lifestyle
that introduces aspects of health and vitality.
Implementing same is a case of
planning, preparedness, and sheer guts – which is the sincerity of an open mind
and the bravery of a heart ready for hope.
© 2015 S. J. Wickham.
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