Depression: A dark cloud over everything

2011-05-31T12:47:00.000-07:00

I have recently recovered from an almost life long bout with depression, and I have recovered, and I wished to share with you a few simple things I learned.

The biggest thing I learned, was how to try and find happiness and something to be proud of in myself as I was in the thickness of despair.

It was a simple concept, and something almost everyone can relate with and understand. We all have standards, little things we do, that we do not compromise on. These things, we can be proud of, and use to help raise our spirits.

I used to think depression was all in our heads, but now I realize it is truly a chemical unbalance in the brain.

So anyway, back to these standards. Lets say for example, you have a standard of wanting to keep a roof over your head, and no matter what, you will maintain this standard. Lets say you have another, about taking a shower every 3 days no matter what. These are standards you have, that you will not compromise on. You should think about the standards you have, and be happy for them, and to be proud that you have them.

I have seen humans with almost no standards, and believe me, its more animal than human.

The final thing that helped me, was giving an anti-depressant a fair chance. In the past, I would take them for a few weeks and give up. Well, this time was different. I had to take a bunch of other meds for my blood pressure anyway, so when my doctor offered me Lexapro, I decided to take it. Well, within about 6 weeks, I was really starting to feel it working. Later, some other doctors upped my dose, from the standard starting dose of 10mg per day, to 20. About a month after that adjustment, I was done with depression.

Something I like about the drug, is that it also can help with anxiety, another problem I have delt with. So not only did it knock out my depression, it put a huge dent in my anxiety too.

So keep these simple things in mind, if you are on meds, that aren't working, ask your doctor for something else, and when you are feeling down, and blue, try to think of your standards, and allow yourself to be happy that you have them.

The truth in my eyes

2011-05-31T05:10:00.000-07:00

Religion, the bible, these are the "anti-christ" some religions are waiting for to be born. It is not a person at all, but the whole idea of religion itself.

All they do is serve to further divide us as a people. All one needs to do is slow down, open your eyes, open your mind, and open your heart and you will understand my words.

God, is a personal god, created in YOUR OWN image, not us in his. He did not say "I am all knowing and all powerful" He said "Knowledge is power!"

Man, with his own weaknesses have taken the simple words and concepts, and twisted them to their own advantages.

We don't need religion, we don't need boarders, we don't need all these things we create that only serve to further divide us.

This devision in itself, is indeed the anti-christ.

We only need to open our hearts to the truth. We only need to feel and to slow down, and we will see.

Love each other, as you love yourself.

This is the only concept we need, period. Everything else, just gets in the way.

There is no heaven, and there is no hell, these are only concepts used to describe how one feels when they know they are doing good, or they know they are not doing good.

When one is doing good things, one is in heaven, and obviously when one is not doing good things one is in hell. Simple concepts to describe a feeling.

Give yourself some time, to read this post, and to open your heart and your mind, and it will be as clear to you as it is to me.

I am NOT the chosen one, I am the messenger. Please read, except and understand my message.

Until next time. Love each other as you do yourself.

Truth

Depression: A dark cloud over everything

The truth in my eyes