To feel depressed is to feel overwhelmed, isolated and despairing, just existing is a struggle!
When life hurts us, we respond by retreating and protecting ourselves through disconnection. In the short term, this saves us from pain, however, in the long term, it imprisons us as we lose access not just to our pain, but also our joy. This leaves us isolated and closed to life and friends, Just existing is a struggle!
Depression is an inability to express our hurt and a break in connection to our life force. The healing for this requires a nurturing, sensitive relationship with someone who can support us to unravel this deep sadness and find our emptiness. We need to work with someone who can help us to find our way back to ourselves.
long term depression stops our engagement with people and community. Our alert system at a point in our life needed to mobilise the protective wall of shutdown when pain is too great. However, if we don’t process our pain, we don’t heal and we stay shut in a protective empty space.
Connection is simply being there with another and never giving up on them. Listening not just with our ears but also our heart. This is empathy and allows someone to heal and start to find their way out of this desolate and frightening place.
