My story: What does depression NOT like?

In the previous article I shared with you what depression likes. But the more important question is – what does depression NOT like?

I believe that in principle everyone knows very well what depression does NOT like.

Depression does not like physical activity, meeting with friends, does not like healthy food, walks in the park, sports etc.

I knew all these things perfectly well. In principle I knew what to do. The thing is that when you have depression, you just cannot do them. It is the same when you have a broken leg – you just cannot walk.

People who do not suffer from depression are very good at giving advice – practice yoga every day, train, you must be active, go out with friends, eat more blueberries, green vegetables, fish etc. Seriously? I did not know that.

Yes, you know perfectly well what you have to do and not to do. But only the ones that have been caught in depression’s embrace, know how difficult it is to get rid of it.

I will share with you what helped me and how I managed to have more and more good moments.

Depression definitely does NOT like acting spontaneously. It does not like surprises.

What do I mean? You are comfortably cuddling with depression on the couch and suddenly you start thinking of your favorite pasta and craving to eat it, You jump off the couch to cook it because if you hesitate even for a couple of seconds, the pasta will become a mirage. You will say to yourself: “Ok, I will get up in 5 minutes, I will just lie down fir a little bit more”. And so, these 5 minutes will become an hour and 5 minutes, half a day…

That is why it is called “spontaneously”. You do not wait for a specific hour or for the movie to be over, you do it spontaneously, at that very moment.

Depression is simply terrified of spontaneous and surprising actions. No matter what exactly they are – if you will be cleaning, cooking, training or going for a walk. The secret is to do it at the very moment you thought about it. Thus you don’t need to blame yourself of missing your walk or your daily exercises at exactly 9 o’clock.

When you give in to the impulse, to the spontaneous actions, then you start feeling pleased and happy with yourself. You feel happy about the things you have managed to do. You start feeling strong again. And, I assure you, spontaneous actions gradually begin to become more and more. And as their number increases, you increase your strength and your faith that you really need in order to get rid of depression’s embrace.