Using Your Will Power in Managing and
Conquering Depression
Your will gives you the ability to maintain your
determination to survive. Your will is your resolve in strengthening
your character. The will provides us choices, desires, wishes,
preferences, bids and commands as well as wants. When you have will
power, you have motivation and a spirit that can force you to take
the correct action when times are hard. Will promotes our
self-control along with hope which, for many, comes from prayer.
When you feel down and out, prayer can work wonders to
help you find your will to survive. Prayer pleads for help and
support to find a way out of a situation or condition.
Prayer enables us to call upon a Heavenly Body who can
help us to fill urges and requests, which stems from our human
needs. Thus, meditation is another helpful source in finding
recovery, since to meditate you pray.
If you're suffering depression, you need will
power, since it can help you pull out of your negative state of
mind.
Sit
in a comfortable position in the floor or on your bed. Sit with the
legs folded, crossed over, thus Indian style. Place your palms
upward on your knees and close your eyes. For a moment, remove all
thoughts from your mind. Once you've cleared your mind, experience
the feelings and sensations in your body. You may notice tension
starting to develop, or else you may notice tension leaving. Focus
on your stomach and feel the expansions of your breathing. Allow
room for relaxation.
Now, think depression. Consider depression. Consider
how depression affects your body and mind. Deliberate through the
process while seeking ideas that can help you to relate to your
symptoms. Why are you sad? Is there a solution that will make you
feel joy?
Now, contemplate on the questions to seek new answers.
Next, use reflections to conjure mirrored images in your mind.
Picture yourself standing in a beautiful garden.
Acknowledge the surroundings, while smelling,
listening for sounds, hearing and tasting the fresh air. Now, tell
yourself that in the garden there are no dangers. You're safe.
You have permission to explore the cavities of
the grounds to seek out indicators, signs or manifestations that
cause your depressive symptoms to arouse. Express what you
find. Yell, scream, shout, cuss and cry, etc. while exploring for
suggestions and expressions that will give you evidence to define
your depression.
Move to ruminate your mind. In other words, continue
using reflections, while prompting your thoughts to explore by
musing over your discoveries. Don't feel afraid of your discoveries;
rather, view them as indicators to help you find reasons behind your
depressive symptoms.
Next, we're going to set a goal for you to follow,
succeeding a plan.
Goal: Depends on the severity of your
depression: Each week I want you to meditate or pray at least 5
times per week.
Plan: The plan is to help you manage
and conquer your depression.
The more you practice meditation, the more you'll
start to feel relaxed. Thus, the action is great for sparking your
will power to continue your journey in life. Remember, when life
gets you down, there is someone on the other side of the world who
is suffering worse than you are. Therefore, you're not alone. In
addition, somewhere in the world someone can relate to you,
understand you, and accept you in life. So never think no
one cares.
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