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Healing Depression through the Emotional Brain

by John Folk-Williams 8 Comments

healing through the emotional brain

I’ve tried many methods for treating my own depression over the years but have most consistently relied on medication and psychotherapy. Most of the therapies I’ve tried, however, have not produced lasting relief from the illness. I think that’s because they often miss the emotional core of depression. Instead of taking it on directly, most […]

Filed Under: Depression Treatments Tagged With: consciousness, emotion

The Problem of Now in Recovery from Depression

by John Folk-Williams 16 Comments

Some Rights Reserved by monkeytime at Flickr For a long time, I found it hard to relate to the idea of living in the present moment as a method of recovery from depression. The present never seemed all that attractive when I felt smothered by its darkness. That’s the way it had been in the […]

Filed Under: Mindfulness Tagged With: awareness, consciousness, detachment, identity

Many Selves, One Mindful Direction

by John Folk-Williams 14 Comments

1. I walk around with a crowd inside – so many selves wanting to go in different directions. Too many voices are talking all at once, and it’s hard to pick out the one I need to listen to right now. Here’s the intuitive talker, waking up with the big picture and the ideas for […]

Filed Under: Anxiety, Creativity, Mindfulness Tagged With: awareness, brain, consciousness, depression, love, self, tension

Dreams, Depression & Spirituality – 2

by John Folk-Williams

Some Rights Reserved by Elena Acin at Flickr Insightful comments by Stephany and Jane are helping me get to another stage in dealing with depression. In a previous post I started wondering if there might be a very different way of imagining and experiencing this illness. Could there be a way of adapting that started […]

Filed Under: Depression Causes, Fighting Depression, Spirituality Tagged With: consciousness, depression, dream

What Depression Can Do – 1: Disappearing

by John Folk-Williams 2 Comments

I can’t remember when this started happening. I’m walking about in everyday life reacting to nothing, feeling nothing, and it’s happening now when I’m on the job, running a meeting with 20 people around a table. This is not the self-control I developed as a kid, the bottling up of intense feeling out of a […]

Filed Under: Depression at Work, Depression Symptoms Tagged With: consciousness, work

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Depression affects emotions, mental abilities, self-concept, behavior, relationships and the entire body. These core posts describe the full range of symptoms affecting daily life. Read More.

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Hoping for recovery gives you a motive but not a method for getting there. This section has posts about therapies and healing methods you can work with either on your own or with professional guidance. Read more.

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