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Have a look at some Emotional Choice Theory, that will explain so much about how to deal with what you just mentioned. The TL;DR version is that we have power over our emotions and that we need to take a conscious moment to choose how we want to react emotionally to situations. Some info will...

If you are comfortable with who you are as a person then that trumps everything else. You don't need your colleagues affirmations on who you are as a person, just on your quality of work. You can't be all things to everyone all the time. Sometimes accepting our limitations allows us to drop the...

There is an element of comfort you can take (and keep) when you do something to deal with how you are feeling. Essentially when someone decides to seek help they have taken the first step in taking control of how they feel. I think this act needs to be acknowledged more as it is more than just a...

Part of beating depression and anxiety is understanding how it occurs. Great video that simply shows that we don't look after our psychological well being as much as we do our bodies.

Everybody makes mistakes in life. It's okay to make them because we all do and those who reign fire on us who make a mistake are sanctimonious, self-righteous dicks. But as a person who has made a mistake that we regret we have to ask ourselves, what CAN we do? Firstly we can do nothing and hope...

One common thought process that sufferers of depression find themselves thinking about is measuring who they are by the thing they arent. I might not be wealthy, I dont have many friends, Im not skinny are just some of the thing that Im not. But because i am none of those things means they arent...

I watch those videos every couple of months just to re-centre myself and remember that its okay to be myself, its okay to put yourself out there and its okay if not everyone gets me. It says to me that its better to be vulnerable and open yourself up to rejection than to close down and avoid it...

So you are capable of talking with people and making friends. You just talk yourself out of it. I guess that is a form of anxiety but putting labels on things doesnt help fix it. But the pertinent fact is you CAN participate in conversations. That is not usual. I have had that described to me...

Watch the first 2 videos. The answer to how your feeling comes from the same place as why your feeling it. Putting yourself out there can be scary. But if you cant or wont do that then you are responsible for how you are feeling. Only you can change your circumstance. Worrying or beating...

I've been meaning to post these series of TED talks as I think they have some really good info and latest thinking on depression, anxiety, grief, shame and guilt.

Sausages I am really heartened to read your last few posts. You're on your way. In time I think you will come back to this thread and notice, like I have, there was a change in your perspective and outlook in your last few posts. Keep moving down your path, if that is where your direction is...

Okay, Ive been depressed, lost my job, my missus and our house too. I was already a confused, angry, habitual pot smoking depressive in a job i hated, with a missus that was a bitch before we split. And then everything got to me and sent me over the edge in to thoughts of self determination...

Taking one issue at a time in isolation and looking at them from this simple equation. 1. Can i do something to fix the situation? If yes work out a the best solution and then go do it. If it is out of your control dont invest emotionally in a problem you cant control. The next step is taking...

It is depression if it causes behaviours that wouldn't ordinarily occur. Feeling sad is feeling sad. Being depressed will change behaviours.

Absolutely spot on. You can extend that out to your overall emotional state too and this is what I do too. If you can achieve a emotional state that you are content with or even better happy with, it then becomes imperative to protect that emotional state. If an event or person unsettles that...

As a counsellor I focus on this alot.

When I was on medication for depression it was to stop major mood swings. I didnt at any stage felt like they were helping in anyway. What helped me more than anything was gaining my own understanding of how different therapies work. The ones that were brilliant for me were emotional choice...

You're doing the right things as far as addressing how you feel. Diet and exercise are huge factors on peoples well being. Fresh uncooked fruit and vegetables provide the best nutrition to address the diet side. I can only relate things I have personally done to address feeling down and get to...

I posted the following message in another thread and was surprised by the response it got so I thought I might post it here for people who may not have seen it To those of you who are feeling emotionally spent at the moment I hear you and feel your despair. I understand you, I know what that...