Joy of Ageing Esoterically - Depression & Anxiety

DEPRESSION & ANXIETY – AN INTRODUCTION

1/10/2020

Feeling depressed or anxious can rob us of our natural vitality and joy of life. On these pages our writers share their experiences with you, and explain what has supported them to heal from these debilitating emotions, so that they now live with more joy and purpose and harmony in every aspect of their lives.

REMEDY FOR THE BLUES

30/7/2018

Depression comes in many forms. Some people are burdened with serious depression and others may have only had the occasional ‘bad day’. Sometimes depression can be a lifelong problem and for others they may only have had a short bout of depression on some occasion. So, when we talk about depression, it is good to remember that the spectrum is long and varied.

THE TUG-O-WAR OF TENSION VS POTENTIAL

30/12/2017

We read plenty of reports in the media regarding stress, mental health, alarming rates of anxiety, self-harm and the even more frightening escalation of suicide in the 'developed' world. What then can be the cause of such tension given we can access our potential? When free of ‘manmade’ encumbrances, we naturally carry inherent potential from a very young age.

CHOOSING MISERY OR LOVE

31/1/2017

This story probably begins early in life, as a child, not feeling a part of whatever was happening, not belonging, even feeling like a stranger within my own family. In my teens, I was using dope and alcohol to dull the feeling of not belonging and the accompanying anxiousness.

Reflections on Depression

30/9/2016

During my life I have often suffered from brief bouts of depression. I have been very lucky that none of these periods have lasted for very long. However, when they hit they did give me a very good understanding of how people could get caught up into negative thinking and easily drop into depression. During these times I have found that nature can be a great teacher.

Growing up with Anxiety

24/8/2016

As a little child I already had anxiety in my body and it was part of my daily life. After the war in Germany my parents put me in and out of an orphanage several times till the age of maybe eight or nine. I never knew when I was being picked up again to be with my sisters and family or when was the next time they would drop me off there again.

Anxiousness – a Choking Collar

24/8/2016

I would not have described myself as an anxious person, as I thought it was a condition manifesting obvious physical symptoms such as nervous or rushed speech, a worried face, obsessive compulsive behaviour. However, looking more deeply into this word, I now realise that a calm exterior can mask anxiousness very deceptively.

Don’t be Late or You Could Die!

24/8/2016

The anxiousness of wartime experience
Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to live in someone else’s body for a day or even for an hour! Would my five senses experience something fresh and new or would it feel much the same as being in my own body? Is what is normal for the other person much the same as what I consider ‘normal’ for me?