The Book :depression is a choice

it's this book that i found out about from clicking on somones link.....arg can't rem who, but it's somone on here.

anywho, it is, and yea, i will write my findings on here everyday for whoever would like to read, the book is great so far, so yea, i'll update soon:)

so anyway.... yea, i'm not too motivated to write about what i've learned because i haven't kept reading, but just the phrase depression is a choice. it's it's great! freeing, i know that when i'm at my worse i never thought that it should be a choice, but really it is, and i'm chooseing to be happy now, no meds, and i'm feeling rather good:)

moramind,

don't know if you are into college/pro basketball... but there is this guy named "Rick Pitino" who wrote a book entitled "Winning is a Choice". That was just great until about 8 years ago when he wiped the Celtics future all the way through now because he was a stupid GM. It helps to be smart and lucky too - to write such books and to live them.


The point is. Yes, sometimes depression is caused or made worse by the mind being hung up on the wrong stuff. Other times there is no such choice. I'm glad yours works for you at this time.

Take care,
W

No I don't think it's choice for me.
However I'm happier then I ever was, but weather can effect my mood, triggers etc.

I don't think that it's a choice for everyone.

sadgurl wrote:No I don't think it's choice for me.
However I'm happier then I ever was, but weather can effect my mood, triggers etc.

I don't think that it's a choice for everyone.

I don't either. I think it is sometimes, but not always. SOmetimes I think it's a choice for me, but other times I can't do anything about it. The think happy thoughts thing just makes me feel worse.

ya, i got a lil jumpy i suppose, well, i guess i've just been in it my whole life that i'm sick of it, i'm almost 20 and i wanna live my life, get dirty and all that good stuff! lol, yea, i think i def have SAD becasue i dread the fall and winter because it's aalways horrible, but i'm gonna change it, and i think i'll get a lightbox and start using it at the first touch of winter:)

... as an srtist, i should leave some things in the sketchbook, and bring some things to the show, sigh, i hate this topic, other mods, show me how to delete this if possible, i meant to say somthing like this, but in a differant way, one that made a lil more sense, eh? lol, anywho, yea:)

For me, at this point in my life depression is a choice. I know what I have to do to get myself out of depression. It is my nature, probably genetics that has caused me to tend toward depression. I can't stop a depression from coming on, but I have learned many things that will pull me out of depression. Most of these are well known, but they do take time and effort. The hard part is that when I am depressed, ambition and effort are things that I lack.

Basically, I do exercise, try to get in the sun everyday, write in a journal, help others, read inspirational materials, and go to many support groups. My depressions are triggered by my trying to be do an exceptional job, by expecting too much from myself, others, and the world. The more acceptance and gratitude I have the less depression that I have. The more I try to help others, the better I feel.

People seem to get angry with me that I can work my way out of depression and do not take antidepresants, but that is the way things are for me. I'm sorry if that makes you mad. But, I do not like to tell lies to make people accept me. Believe me, I have put a great deal of work into fighing my depressions and continue to do so on a daily basis. Maybe some time in the future, my methods will not be enough, then I will have to go to my doctor and go on meds again. I do know that meds do work wonders for many people.
Good Luck,
Jim S

moramind wrote:... as an srtist, i should leave some things in the sketchbook, and bring some things to the show, sigh, i hate this topic, other mods, show me how to delete this if possible, i meant to say somthing like this, but in a differant way, one that made a lil more sense, eh? lol, anywho, yea:)

Moramind you can always edit your posts, or close the subject if you think it will cause problems... It's your subject so i'm sure Sean won't mind...

kk, maybe i'll just leave it, eh, but jims, yea, your the one that i found out about the book from, from your link, wow! it's great, yea, it is hard, but depression is a choice for me, to choose to be sad, and wallow, or say hey, lets do somthing to make me happy, and get over it, sorry if it can't be that easy forothers, but this is the first time it's been this easy for me in my entiee life, anywho, have a good saturday everyone