Depression Is Sometimes A Choice!
Would you like to talk to someone? Click Here! People use the word depression too casually. Real depression is very painful, and you would know it. ~ Bill Greguska
Could you take a look at how you can overcome depression?
That might seem like a strange statement that depression is sometimes a choice, but in many cases, in this world or ours, it is true. We sometimes choose depression based on our situation or perspective of things. We need to use the power that God has given us, as it says in 2 Timothy 1:7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline. A person needs to want to feel better and strive to do so. Once a person gets complacent and discouraged for too long, it makes it that much harder to get out of the self-induced depression.
Are we expecting too much? Are we comparing ourselves to others and falling short as a result? Are we not taking care of this life that God has given us? I am not saying this happens all the time, but it happens more when we actually realize it. Be honest with yourself, are you really depressed or just tired of trying? Things like eating healthy, getting exercise, sleeping 7-8 hours per night, and being social with family and friends. All these contribute to overcoming some depression. The truth will set you free.
Proverbs 24:26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.
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I know there is help when you feel very down because I have already gone through severe depression twice in my life, once in high school and the other time when I went through a painful divorce. Depression is genuine, and it is very crippling to deal with.
But there is help for depression, which is very real, too! When you need them, God puts the right people in your life, sometimes a good friend or family member. God can use a pastor, counselor, doctor, therapist, friend, and even strangers to encourage people. Remember that you are not alone! There is help for depression available. You will see your faith and trust in God grow as you strive to find solutions to depression from God, this page, and others in your life! Hold on to the hope that depression will disappear because it will pass! Check out this website, GriefShare.org, today for some extra support! ~ Bill Greguska
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Here Are Some Helpful Links:
- How can a Christian overcome the feelings of being depressed?
- Is it wrong for a Christian to be depressed?
- When emotionally down, what can a Christian do to feel better?
- What does the Bible say about sadness?
- Where can I find help if I think I am depressed?
What Does Grief Have To Do With Depression?
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A friend through estrangement, alienation, or geographical distance.
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It can be the loss of a home.
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It can be a loss of face, morality, health, or job loss.
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Total of 40 Ways To Help Overcome Depression?
Check out the list here:
- Pray.
- Read your Bible.
- Ask God to help you.
- Talk to a friend.
- Make a gratitude list.
- Do something nice for someone else.
- Get outside for some fresh air.
- Take a walk.
- Read a joke book.
- Stop negative self-talk.
- Eat healthy.
- Get 8 hours of sleep.
- Listen to happy music.
- Do something fun.
- Learn something new.
- Use a sunlamp.
- Write a letter.
- Eat some ice cream.
- Clean your house.
- Organize your house.
- Talk to your friends.
- Get some good exercise.
- Enjoy your pet.
- Get a pet.
- Smile and try to laugh a little.
- Do something artistic.
- Paint your walls.
- Hug a friend.
- Sing something.
- Eat Omega-3 fatty acids.
- Take Vitamin D.
- Change your diet.
- Take care of yourself.
- Avoid alcohol.
- Establish a routine.
- Talk to a doctor.
- Be open to the idea of antidepressants.
- Consider cognitive therapy.
- Get help online.
- Realize that this, too, shall pass.
Depression Has Been Around For Centuries!
Psalm 42
1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
2 My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?
3 My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.
5 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why am I so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
6 My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar.
7 Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me.
8 By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me—a prayer to the God of my life.
9 I say to God my Rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?”
10 My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
11 Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why am I so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.
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Six Things That Can Be Overwhelming Without God!
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Numbness. This is an intriguing mixture of shock and strength— almost as if God anesthetizes us to get us through those first difficult hours and days.
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Expressed Emotions. We need to cry it out, work it out, talk it out, pray it out, and worship it.
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Existential (intensely personal) Loneliness. “No one feels it quite like I do.” No one can do it for us. We must walk the valley alone, yet not alone, for God is with us.
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Questioning. “Why did this have to happen?” we ask. “Why did this happen to me? Why didn’t God save me from this?”
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Guilt. “Did I do all I could do? Did I do my best?”
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Return to Reality. This is when we finally have the strength to pick up and continue with our lives. The mark of faith and victory is the ability to go on with God as our Helper.
Some Specific Scriptures to Encourage You:
1 Peter 5:7 ESV
Casting all your anxieties on him because he cares for you.
Matthew 11:28 ESV
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Jeremiah 29:11 ESV
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Psalm 23:4 ESV
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
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