New Depression and Anxiety Info: Choosing Light-Heartedness
Depression and anxiety are the symptoms you develop when you
don't deal with your emotions in healthy, appropriate ways. When
you learn simple skills for being who you really are and
expressing your true emotions, you can actually choose to be
authentically lighthearted. You probably didn't learn as a child
how to express your natural feelings, because your parents
didn't know the importance of emotions. Psychology is still a
new science and it's only in the past two decades that people
have begun to realize the value of expressing feelings.
It's sad that we are not taught the importance of emotional
health as children. We learn calculus and ancient history in
high school and college, but we're not given the proper
education or role modeling to be emotionally healthy
individuals. Far too often we don't learn, until it's much too
late, what it takes to have healthy relationships or emotionally
healthy families!
You can overcome depression and anxiety, and actually choose to
be lighthearted by the way you live your life on a daily basis.
Learning to express your true feelings, heal your relationships,
and face your difficult issues head on helps you to transcend
the effects of the way you were raised and become the person you
were meant to be.
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to learn the basic
skills necessary to make your life meaningful and successful.
You simply need a clear understanding of the necessary skills
and consistent practice of those skills over time. The truth is
that with consistent practice, anyone can learn to be authentic
and lighthearted. Often it is simply the lack of knowledge and
practical experience that keeps a person stuck in unfulfilling,
emotional ruts.
As a psychotherapist, I work with depression and anxiety daily.
Much of my time is spent helping people learn to express and
release their difficult emotions so that they can get in touch
with their true selves and make healthy changes in their lives.
Often people don't know who they are or what they need to do in
their lives, because their emotions are so balled up inside that
they literally can't see the forest for the trees. When they do
the emotional healing that is necessary and their emotions are
cleared, the changes they need to make in their lives become
obvious. They don't need other people's advice, because the
truth wells up from deep inside them.
Personal relationships are often people's biggest struggle,
because they have an inner vision of the love and harmony that
they know is possible, while their every day interactions leave
much to be desired. It's such a joy to me to help people find
the simple truth that makes such a dynamic difference in their
lives!
To me it's very sad that with all of the advances we have made
in the field of psychology in the past three decades, that most
people still don't have the knowledge and information they need
to lead healthy, functioning lives. We, as a culture, have far
too much useless information with far too little emphasis on
what really matters and what really brings about the joy and
meaning and lightheartedness that we are all seeking.
The good news is that depression and anxiety don't have to be a
life sentence! You can choose lightheartedness if you are
willing to do what it takes to change your habits and your
lifestyle. You can achieve joy, fulfillment and true
lightheartedness by learning to be authentic and sharing your
heart and soul with the people you love!
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