[kesFockplek]

Originally posted by Kidicious
One thing that I do now, that I had to learn (or condition myself for) is not to hurry (as well as worry). I live in the moment but without a sense of urgency. I had to learn to do that because my perspective was all wrong. That's what depression is, bad prespective. I have other problems besides depression, but I think it's similar. This is where zen can be very useful I think. To just be in the present...

[Roneyslelry]

Originally posted by Lorizael


Depression is a different perspective, not necessarily a bad one. It's only bad if you want to lead a successful, happy life. And that's what makes mental illness difficult to recover from. You often believe that your perspective can not be the problem, that there is nothing bad about it. If you suffer from mental illness you can't start to recover from it until you realize that your way of thinking is all wrong. That's a very difficult thing to do.

[codecouponqw]

Originally posted by Lorizael
You're completely wrong. I have no delusions that my skewed perspective is not (at least partly) to blame for my own continued depression, for example.

All I'm saying is, the skewed perspective is only a bad thing if you happen to value happiness.

You can lead a very productive, fruitful, and creative life as an interminably depressed maniac without ever changing your perspective. Just look at all the greatest artists and writers in history. If you see some value to your depression you are mentally ill. You've got much bigger problems than depression.

[QbCp7LaZ]

Originally posted by Kidicious


If you see some value to your depression you are mentally ill. You've got much bigger problems than depression. He seems to think that his depression will help his writing. That seems hopelessly romantic to me.

[Drugmachine]

With all this talk of perspective... I want to offer some advice to you people who keep looking for the perfect psychological disorder for you (as I used to), I'd like you to take about an hour out from your quest and experience another perspective, it wont be perfect but it might just be good enough.

Dealing with the Emotion

Ajahn Brahm teaches us how to deal with difficult
emotions and to learn how to experience more positive
emotions, more often.


Now, stop thoughts like "It's not for me"! You don't even know what it's like!
Go listen to like the first minute of that video and see if it's actually anything like what you'd expect .

It's only your time, you really do have nothing to lose - I mean like you're just going to waste that time anyway.