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ABOUT DEPRESSION Depression is arguably an overused word these days. It seems like so many people use it as a stand-in for words like "sadness" or "disappointment" or other reasonably routine (if difficult) human emotions that come and then go. Depression is not really that. Depending on how bad it gets, it can mean not being able to get out of bed, having suicidal thoughts, not looking forward to much, etc. and it can basically put a real damper on your life's trajectory. Everything can feel "too hard" and you can"t seem to find the energy it takes to actively take part in what life offers. It may be a chemical imbalance, helped by medicine. Sometimes (not always) depression points to a specific place inside us where we gave up hope and decided we were never going to get our needs met, our anger out, our voice heard; indeed that the physics of the system itself were such that our needs would never be met. I personally believe that the Universe doesn't really work that way. In the most desperate of places, with people who have literally lost everything, hope can be found, rebirth can be found. A counselor can be a kind of "midwife" for such a rebirth. You have to do the pushing, of course, but it helps when someone's sitting with you. HELPFUL LINKS
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