As I see it now, there is no reason to fight depression. Fighting is the opposite of peace. Would you try to accept depression and the person having it? Could it be that de-pression is a way of striving for peace by letting go of all pressures? Could depression be the beginning of meditation? Could we welcome depression in this way and stay with it and feel it and know it and look at it and let our imagination give it a shape so we can place that shape on a soft cushion and sing to it until it falls asleep? :) I am just playing with words now, but perhaps you can find a drop of inspiration in these in response to that question. Respectfully. Anca.

Intresting thougts it sounds as a very good perspective : )

Hmmm... I will try to think about it. Maybe "fight" is not the right word, but I don´t think that just accept it could work. It works with emotions -like sadness, shame, et. which are conected to our environment- but I think depression is an illness.... isn´t it?

Depression is a group of manifestations that we may lable as illness - but this is no better than looking at the behavior of a person and calling her/him crazy or wise. Such labels have little to do with the person's functioning. I prefer to look at the person's manifestations and try to understand the meaning of those manifestations and the message transmitted through them or the goal that seems to be aimed with those struggles. I agree with you that just accepting it does not work. But accepting is the first important step. Who can't accept depression and immediately wants to change it into happiness, does not seem to understand the funciton of the depressive manifestations and may do more harm than good. When we want to change something, it usually implies that we don't accept it as it is. If you accept the depressed person as she is, with depression, with the right to be depressed, then we can help this person not to change, but to develop. Sounds already much better. Doesn't it? Warmly, Anca

Hello. First, I ve been trought burn-out, depression and even worse so if you feel bad or need to talk about it, i m here to talk and show you it's possible to heal. I hope to help people in this topic :

Depression comes from a lot of things : bad surroudings, bad health (being sick for a long time, locked home, not able to move for ex.), burn out, and also it is in the DNA that some people will be more likely touctched by it.

But you better find a way to : 1)realize who are negative people for you (could be family, could be "friends", your boy/girlfrend too);

1')Find a respectful way to keep AWAY from thoses people. Doesn't mean you evade from toxic people, stay isolated and everyone you rfelle negative for you really are, but you are allowed to feel it's not the right moment and that you aren't strong enough to face thoses people.

2)Keep socializing and create more groups of potential positive friends from different places and different interests/hobbies. Don't stay always with the samed group. But join several groups as long as your repsect your energy limit.

2')talk about it to your doctor (not to a guru, not to a friend except if he's doctor haha).

3)meditate : if you can meditate even 15min, you will be able to feel a bit more relaxed

4)Put and Find yourself in a better surrounding : could be a bad appartment, or a bad house, or a bad surrounding or a too dirty or too messy place.

4')Tidy up a bit and make your space a special space for your inner peace.

5)Last but not least, BE GENTLE with yourself and baby steps are steps to get better! Believe it! PIPO :)

"Happyness is maybe to give up on the pleasure to be unhappy.." Jacques Salomé