“And let them first pray together, that so they may associate in Peace.” ― St. Benedict
Wednesday, 21 December 2022
Saturday, 17 December 2022
Hey Buddy Is everything alright???
Hey, Buddy is everything alright???
Are you Depressed???
In today’s times, many of us talk about
depression. But does anyone know what depression is? or how does one get it.,
or what does it do? Depression has many faces. But we all have to be prepared
for it.
Honestly,
I’ve rarely been asked to explain what depression means to anyone. You can just
say the word and people either turn away in fear or try to relate to console
and/or fill the silence. What really, all I need is for someone to ask “How
does depression affect you?”.
The
scariest thing I have found about suffering from a mental health illness is the
effect it has on every aspect of your life; Depression, for anyone, is another
soul, taking over your mind and body. It cohabits day in and day out, in
attempts to knock your confidence, and whispers insult in your ear. it starts
playing games in your mind.
it’s
not just what’s inside your head that messes it up. it's everything around you,
may it be physical or mental, for me, suffering from depression can become
debilitating as one couldn't find happiness in the little things one would
enjoy doing. More often than not, depression would cause one to sit in a dark room,
think about the bad things in the past, present, and even the future, and cry
about it.
So!
nobody was there or nobody to tell anything or console and again what was the
use coz nobody neither cared nor bothered. And one can live with this; I know it
is a part of any individual and grateful to merely exist – so if I were to
share my life with depression then so be it.
I
was told by a doctor that 'there was nothing to be depressed about and that everyone
gets over it because every individual will have a great group of friends and no
enemies to worry about. But two things I have learned are that over this
period, there is no such thing as friends & family, they will continue as
what they were, were, and will be forever an entity in life against you.
In
everyone’s life, family and friends will be against you wherein they used you
discourage you to an extent even drive you up the wall by ridiculing you. With
this, your social life would become lesser & lesser. Leading you to cut yourself
off from society, Facebook, Instagram, and other social media life.
Furthermore,
the real enemy I had made was myself believing that nothing will be all right.
Depression
is something that cannot be healed simply, and I wish I had been told just how
easy it can be to fall back into a spiral of severe isolation and anxiety.
Everyone
thinks & believes that depression is nothing more than being just Sad. The
struggle comes when depression really takes over, and one forgets their
strength, vitality, and the love they have for those around them. Every word,
action, or passing glance is an attack. The body aches and all everyone wants
to do is sleep until the pain goes away. Depression isn’t just feeling sad; if
it were, it would be so much easier to deal with. Every time depression affects
one, the body would just shuts down as one could hardly sleep, and feel sick, unwanted
thoughts would come to one’s mind, or what we generally would say, “ We have no
energy to fight the circumstances in what in we were in”.
Often
and definitely, sarcastically I’ve been asked what triggers everyone to feel or
be ‘sad’. I felt so humiliated that everyone didn’t have a ‘trigger’; that
depression hits you or me when you least expect it, and as it comes in frequent
& different disguises. As well as being physically fatigued, my depression
led to paranoia, which had a huge impact on my life, causing me to fret and
become severely overwhelmed, and so, the cycle continued between being
paranoid, which made me panic, which made me depressed. I wish I had been told
that depression isn't something to be ashamed of, as telling people I had
depression was a task I still struggle to achieve.
Sadly,
I’ve found that depression (as well as other mental illnesses) is romanticized,
especially in the media. There really isn’t anything glamorous about suffering
from depression, and this trend must be stopped before it gets out of hand. But
then again who cares?
It’s
so true when you hear that support is always available, whether it be from
friends, families, charities, or organizations, but seeking this kind of
support made me feel uncomfortable at first and it's true you will definitely
feel uncomfortable, coz you will never know who are your friends and family,
coz everyone will abandon you and leave you in the dark. Nobody cares nobody is
bothered, that’s what happens to everyone. Even your spouse and children will
abandon you.
Society
has reached a junction in life wherein, there will be people who will even
convince your spouse and children what kind of person of a loser you have as a spouse
and a parent for you all. Aren’t I right? With this, A person might have lost their
respect for society for they have no right to judge others. A person with
depression will think that they may have lost authority and no respect for their
decisions which might lead them to be a useless loser for a spouse and parent.
Depression would make anyone feel worthless, insignificant, and burdensome, Nobody
won't ask you for help, because they don't have the strength & are discouraged.
Depression
isolates you, making you believe your importance matters less than those around
you. Depression pushes so many people out of your life to the point where we
fear forming friendships because we will face the pain of losing the people we
love too much. Depression with these or current circumstances makes you feel
that you should give up on life. To be honest, many have tried many times to
give their lives, but we always have to start thinking of the ones we leave
behind, our Family. Because they mean a lot to us.
It
was important that our friends would embrace our depression rather than see it
as a flaw of ours, so we have to begin openly talking about it to those around us,
and by raising awareness, quite a few of my friends stepped forward to say they
had been through the same or at least knew somebody who did. but then again
everyone thinks depression is a joke. They tend to get fed up with the notion
of what a person is going thru. They begin to turn a deaf ear to the depressed
person, thereby leading the depressed person to unthinkable acts, where no one
is there to be by their side. Thereby suicidal thoughts.
Now
with depression, as I have mentioned earlier. No one is actually bothered about
others. They just don’t care anymore. On the contrary, they will put you down
more. And won’t listen to you anymore. For them, they will feel like it’s some
story from some storybook which is nothing to think about.
Families
fall apart & change so drastically, it’s as if the marriage doesn’t mean
anything to them anymore. It’s like there is no difference between dirt and
humanity anymore. The scars act as a reminder that we all may have lost some
battle. Tell me is it right to give up on the person who loves you so much, or
just abandon them and let them fight their battles alone, or turn your children
against their Parent, or turn people or furthermore convince everyone what type
of loser you have married.
Now
you tell me if is it worth living for this life really needed. How does it feel
that your children think that their parent is a losers? Tell me is it worth
living?
By
accepting one’s depression and openly discussing it with others, one shouldn’t
feel ashamed anymore. People have begun to feel that living is of no use now.
There’s no one for us or by our side. And with losing everything, we are just
alone in this world.
Again,
in the beginning, we all should realize for the first time that we aren’t
alone, and mental illness is actually far more common than we’re led to
believe. Depression is not a sickness. There is a point of return for the
person to recover when the damage is been done. Therefore we have to be there
for each other. Help, listen to & counsel.
Mental
illness isn’t a trend, but it shouldn’t be taboo either.
One
day & I hope one day we’ll find a common ground to find peace.
I
pray to God every day that he will give us all the strength to overcome this
situation before it’s already too late for all of us.
Anonymous
Saturday, 10 December 2022
Heartbreak π
When someone doesn't love you back, it's like your heart cracks, it breaks a little more than it was before, you give it your all, you love them whole, all just what for, because they leave at the end, they use you in the name of a friend, it's only on you they depend, but when their heart is fixed they leave you alone to bend, they leave you to bend down to pick up your pieces yourself and put them back together, it's like their heart changed from hot to cold like the weather, you doubt yourself and cry yourself to sleep, feeling worthless, hopeless, helpless, breathless, restless.
You spend time thinking about how you were there for them only so they could get better. But they leave, so you could mend your heart alone after they've left you in terror, one-sided love drives you crazy, but what's even worse is that they promise you they won't leave but they vanish when the sun comes back up after the night ends because they're done using you, so leave to look for better, not knowing you were the best they could've ever got.
Do you think their gone????????ππ€
Hey!
So, today’s topic is one I hear about ALL the time from Men & Women.
Unfortunately, most men & women face this challenge, seeking help far too late, when their woman & man is already “checked out” and have been for some time when his / her mind is made up around no longer wanting sex to work or no longer wanting the relationship to work.
Something you guys should keep in mind is that most men & women emotionally detach/decide to leave you months (or even a year or two) ahead of time. This is tough because by the time he/she’s giving you obvious (more verbal and physical rather than emotional) signs, he/she’s already made up his / her mind and it’s almost impossible for you to change his / her decision.
One of the signs most men & women notice as more “obvious” is his / her portraying a lack of sexual interest. He / She may verbalize that he/she’s no longer attracted to you, she may passively, consistently sexually reject you, and get very “snappy” in his / her tone regarding sex topics, etc.
And if you’re in this situation, you need to be very aware of how you’re responding to him/her.
Pay attention to your thoughts and actions. Are they more focused on pleasing him/her? Or are they more focused on doing what’s best for the relationship?
The biggest thing to remember, during a “walking on eggshells” time when you notice he/she’s losing sexual attraction to you:
Don’t focus on what makes him / her happy, feel most comfortable 100% of the time.
Focus on what’s best for you and the relationship.
What I mean by this is…
Initiate the tough, needed conversation, even if you’re afraid of “rocking the boat”. (This may not be "comfortable", but it will get you both answers/clarity).
Set boundaries if he/she’s disrespecting you, by standing up for yourself, (even if it might piss him / her off).
Keep doing things for your own happiness/health (even if it means you’re leaving him/her for a couple of hours at a time).
The obsession with pleasing him or her combined with a lack of respect for yourself (letting him or her walk all over you because you’re afraid he or she’ll leave or never have sex with you again), only makes her less attracted to you.
I know this is hard but it’s the truth. When I see men or women weaken out of fear of their man or woman never having sex with them again or leaving them and turn into pleasers who are afraid to have a conversation, he or she eventually does leave them.
When men or women remain in their power and do what’s best for themselves and their relationship (not making it about constantly pleasing him or her but doing what’s best for them both), their man or woman begins to gain respect and attraction again.
When you feel out of control in your relationship and the attraction within it, remind yourself of why you’re attractive and start acting from that place again. You can’t control how he or she feels about you, but you can control how you feel about yourself. And when you do control and seriously improve how you feel about yourself, it’s the best way to attract him or her to you once again.
If you’re looking for help with...
Improving how you feel about yourself and your attraction
Enhancing your communication skills
Becoming a better sexual partner (for yourself and your partner).
Talk to a professional and not to friends and family coz you might just end up damaging the relationship. trust me I speak from experience.
Don't end your relationship!!!!
Byeeee and hope things work out... Will Pray for you all your families
Byeeee.....
Tuesday, 11 May 2021
Do Dreams or Nightmares come true!!!
Greetings All,
After a good days work i have decided to take some rest, and meaningfully a small nap just to ease my old but not to old bones. Like each and every doctor says we have to take some rest. But then i say rest is only when we are six feet under, i hope you know what i mean, six feet under means rest when we are dead.
So back to the topic. again after a days work when i just went to take a small nap, I to be honest have a bad habit of never lying down on the bed, i'd rather sit on the couch and rest for sometime. the moment i sat on the couch. i crashed and went in to a deep sleep, and when i mean deep sleep i really mean it. It was like byebye everybody and gone to sleep into another world. During that small nap i had the most scariest, i wouldnt say scariest but yes it was really stressful that i thought i had got a heart attack. When i got up i got up with a start and really messed up head about the dream, which led me to collapse onto the floor.
For the past few months i have been undergoing some huge stress. and i didnt know it would affect me to such an extent. So when i regained my senses, the first thing was did the dream mean anything? So again as i was curious about my dream, I decided to go on the internet, i saw somewhere it was also mentioned that, Nightmares or dreams are not real and couldnt harm or hurt us at all. Even if your dream is scary or brutal doesnt mean it will happen in your real life. Or even if it means you are a bad person it doesnt mean it will tell you to do scary things. but then again, Dreams are our dreams anything can happen.
Well back again to my life, like i said have been going thru alot of stress. Namely becoz of Job issues and to top it all up it was family issues. Its maybe becoz of that it trigged these dreams then let us find out what my dream, told me or what it would lead me to believe after a few more lines about dreams.
Ok, when we drift to lala land, deep into our vivid different realms, i mean into deep sleep, like big snoring sleep, knocked out sleep. Yes so our minds begin to sync into a active mode and start to build stories and images that can be either unique or nonsense, prophetic or maybe sometimes to an extent even terrifying that could make us believe, that whether it could all be TRUE?
Again, we may not have any answers, and different factors cause different dreams,
Well i think i better take a small nap, my eyes are beginning to close, like my daughter always says when she falls asleep, "Dada my head is falling" meaning in childrens lingo correctly means i m falling asleep.
Sorry after my long snooze, I've managed to come back to reality.
Like I mentioned earlier. We may never have the answers to our dreams. Some may be lucky some may not be. Because sometimes when we awake from our slumbers we forget about the dreams but some don't. Those what we say are the fortunate ones. Who remember what happened in their dreams.
I have to be the fortunate one, I think? But yes I think am, because after having been going thru a traumatic life now with stress, I have happened to remember all my dreams, and each one of them plays a crucial role in whatever we do.
I have had two most horrific dreams and it really did say something to me. It made me jump out of my skin and simultaneously really hurt me emotionally.
I will be back soon....
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