Don't Feel Bad When You Snap

People affected by depression are the most sensitive individuals you'll ever encounter. What you don't know though is that they pay a very high price for being this sensitive.  Their sensitivity makes them vulnerable to the outside world built on self-serving values, which are excused with sayings like "survival of the fittest."  Depressed people are often guilty of making one of the biggest mistakes - putting others'...

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Being Too Nice Contributes to Depression

There is such a thing as being too nice, too giving, and too caring. To overcome depression you must stop the habit of bending over to gain people's approval. I know, it's easier said than done. But no one said it'd be easy... Those who are affected by depression tend to be people-pleasers. And yet, ironically, quite often they are viewed by others as selfish and self-centered...  For over three decades I believed...

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Developing Psychic Abilities is Actually Easy

Recently I've noticed that at times I'm able to "sense" otherwise unknown information about strangers I encounter.   The first time this happened to me I was in a car with a woman whom I just met literally a few minutes before. While chatting with her I almost immediately began to have a feeling that I was in the "presence" of diabetes.   The strange sensation and my persistent thoughts "confirming" it weren't...

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How I Intend to Re-Revolutionize the Entire Mental Health Care System

Someone had asked me today: "Why do you want to re-revolutionize the entire mental health care system, and how exactly do you plan to accomplish that?"  The question made me realize how confused we've all been when it comes to this topic. The phenomena of depression and suicide particularly have been misunderstood greatly, for ages. We've made some baby steps when it comes to talking openly about those issues, but we...

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Don't Be Afraid of Me

When I was depressed and suicidal people always seemed to shy away from me. Even my own family appeared to be intimidated by me and my condition. No one knew how to talk to me.  I could see the fear in everyone's eyes and in their body language. I could sense it in the energy coming from them. It hurt like hell. It made me feel rejected, unwanted, and overall gross. Sometimes I even wondered if I smelled bad......

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Depression: Birth of a Healer

Have you been affected by prolonged depression, or any other "mental disorder" for that matter? If the answer is yes, then you, my dear are a very, very special person.  It's time for you to know what an incredible gift you are to this world. You didn't come here by chance. You weren't born in this particular physical body, with those particular genes that made you predisposed to depression or some other mental "issues"...

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How to Reach Enlighten Joy

You said you want to be happy. You said you want to feel peaceful and full of joy and that you want to feel this way all the time, not just from time to time.  As a Child of God, you were born with the right to such lasting happiness. But the question is: "Are you READY for it?" Is this really something that you want more than anything else? Is peace more important to you than conflict? Is experiencing joy more important...

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