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How does one overcome depression and anxiety?

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(Edvard Munch  Anxiety  [1] ) I want to answer this from the perspective of C.G. Jung’s depth psychological perspective because in my experience, both personal and professional, this way of  seeing into  anxiety and depression offers not only deep insight into the problem, but also, profound healing. What I mean by  healing  is that you embrace and transcend the anxiety and depression by consciously working with them, rather than alleviate the symptoms with medication. Let’s start with a quote from Jung, which may strike you as  insensitive  or arrogant without context, but I promise you, the quote is rich in meaning and it comes from Jung’s own experience with depression and anxiety: The foundation of all mental illness is the unwillingness to experience legitimate suffering. What he means by  legitimate suffering  is that anxiety and depression are actually symptoms of a deeper problem, a problem of the soul which has n...
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What are some of the most effective ways to fight depression?

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Fair warning- I’m a therapist and this answer is super nontraditional. But it’s what I’ve seen and what I know up close and personal… Here’s my story- After sending out a blog post, I opened my email to find a note that bruised my heart- like a UFC champion fighter kicking me hard in my chest. I am so proud of your success and your embracing life as it is given to you. But I have to be honest when I say that I can't even relate to the places you talk about being. But I'm that one person who hurts more when I read about what it might be like to not be in this place. You have no idea what this life here is like and for that I have to let go of the idea that believing in myself is going to change my situation. I wish you all the best and I believe you are changing lives in a positive way. Please unsubscribe me for the reason that I can no longer expect or hope for my life circumstances to look different. As I wiped the tears from eyes, my blood ran hot and pulsed ...
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What can I do to help myself when I’m depressed?

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Meditate. 1. Depressed people have an atrophied “hippocampus” brain region. Meditation practitioners have the opposite.  In 1996, researchers from the University of Washington (St. Louis) measured the brains of 10 major clinical depression sufferers. What did they find? The brain region best known for memory loss and disorientation, the  hippocampus , was remarkably more underdeveloped  for the depressed participants when compared to normal people. In fact, the  longer the time  since their depression diagnosis, the more atrophied their hippocampus. Luckily, this can be reversed. Numerous brain studi... (more) Upvote ·  25 Share ·  1   Recommended All Chinmay Ghosh , works at Century Interactive Answered May 12, 2016 Originally Ans...
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