Introducing myself

@Cuddlebear

i relate so much to you saying what you do. when iu met true love in my life i had no love either and could not say anything good about myself. Not because that was really true, but because depression made that to be the truth. The fight i done is hold onto the truth when you see it in you. Grant yourself the same you do others when you see good in them. Not heed self denying thoughts saying 'they are and i'm not' or despair 'i wish i was like that'. ever said to yourself that you were cursed Depressed? That is more like the truth of our reality depressed. when we let go of our truth we lose love fro ourselves, greatly increasing our depression. Self compassion is therefore of UTMOST importance.

I can say much more than one good thing about myself. i'm 66 and survived clinical depression for 30 years a better person now than then. i love, i grief, i struggle, but i will not ever again heed despair, hopelessness, regret, or fear down in depression.

21 years ago i had my suicide all planned i had said a silent goodbye to my family my will to die. whewn suddenly i saw the truth i had let go of good life i could take it back and then never let it go again. i'm still growing. true and good makes depression not less but a far easier burden to carry.

So do not hate your depressive mind as yourself, but love such a mind set to death - honesty instead of depressive lies that cannot love for depression doesn't. And any good moment snatch and speak it i call DINE on it. Even a flower on the side of the road that looks beautiful say thank you to YOU seeing it and enjoy it. Depression can not beat that! Depression is so cruel. i hate those emotions so much. But i used to hate myself like that. Now i have finally learned to love myself even down deepest.

21 years of gathering truth about myself. Even going through a very painful break down. At 66 years i find that awesome to be even depressed.

And true, my depressive illness keeps on going, with me anyhow, but to not believe it makes a world of difference, and to know who i really am in the truth, i even bring a lot of treasures and special emotional strength and know how along with me.

ALL treasure YOU also carry!

For when wish you wish you were LIKE THAT a love/good longing in your heart, then you wish is really YOU already, that is why you wish it, and it hurts your are not. Not because you are not like that, but because you deny the truth of yourself. So you have not given yourself the chance your own depressive mindset. A lot of my depression was fuelled by the lies believed about myself because of that.

So look in the mirror without SHAME and hug yourself a promise to fight fro you and not heed depression. it is an illness not you.

Sorry about the sermon. i mean well. You are precious!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O11CCbU37l0&list=RDO11CCbU37l0&start_radio=1

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A Way Out Of Depression.

How can we have meaning if we don't love?

everything else is but a clinging cymbal,

a sounding gong in our empty hearts!

Especially Down that hole down deep.

Our life becomes of no importance

the scheme of things that way.

For loving elevates us good life.

even living it down.

Loving must begin with love for self

How could we hope to compete,

all the other emotions otherwise?

So lets love everything

ALL depression cannot

ever love inside of us!

And so prove ourself right our own voice

For that is the only way,

to safely ascend our Down

love ourselves out of hell hole

Simply loving ourselves

out of the reach of depressions

loveless grip on ourselves.

sorry @Jynx i didn't realise we could do that.

@Bottlebrush

My heart goes out to you. You been through hell and back again too. Hearing you are a man of faith i want to invite you to our Christian chat. i thank Jesus He got you through so far your sad story.

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i have been through very different trauma my childhood, but feel and think much like you in my life by the sounds of it. Unfortunately my wife of 43 years only just recently left me life is hard on those taking care of us. Great to hear you love her. Such is always true and helps fight our hardships.

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It is about let true love flood those places in us were we want other people to fill it now our vain attempts.

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Good song about this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOGa-hXuEVo