DEPRESSION

Have you ever felt like chains are wrapped around you. You have no contol over your blackest thoughts of doom. For some death seems to be the only way out. Maybe for you it's pills, food, sex, or drama. Tell me please tell me how you deal with the abyss.................

Here's something for you to ponder: I read this in a book called: 1001 Meditations by Mike George
Characteristic of depression is a feeling of entrapment in a meaningless void. Trips into this psychic underworld are scary, yet there can be surprising benefits for those brave enough to confront the darkness. If you find yourself in such a place, imagine walking down a long, dark tunnel. When you feel you can go no further, a faceless figure looms out of the shadows. He places the bud of a white rose in your hands before slipping away into the darkness. Continuing along the tunnel you spy the light ahead. As you emerge into the sunlight, the rose bursts into bloom: it is the flowering of wisdom and insight, gained from your journey into yourself.