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A friend asked: “When do you think I’ll completely recover from depression?”
A wise person answered:
“When you’re able to be a little foolish! When you can close your eyes to life’s challenges, become carefree about all the problems, and shrug off the burdens of these worries.”
Depression is the price of a high level of awareness! Those who understand deeply and carry great responsibility inevitably pay one of the costs — depression.
Although the “Acceptance and Commitment” approach in psychology tries to soothe people in such situations, let us not forget. Some forms of depression are sacred because they stem from awareness and commitment.
And if they don’t leave us entirely, we should view them as heroic — as sources of strength for our hearts.
But don’t forget—not to let it settle and grow roots—because it can destroy us silently.
Depression pushes our loved ones away, even when they try their hardest to help. Sometimes, unintentionally, we build walls and isolate ourselves.
Depression can feel contagious; people often keep their distance from someone who’s struggling, not out of cruelty, but out of fear or helplessness.
A Voice from Iran 
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depression…I lost a friend/co-worker/employee a few years ago. understanding is huge, and reaching out is hard almost impossible..and understanding what we are in the first place is a challenge. we need to know and how to reach out and where, and know we need to, but others have to recognize the cure isn’t a warm bath, candles and a good nap…
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It is a very dangerous path, if we fall deep into it, would be very hard to come out of it. It is a stinky swamp which at a point no one can be any help. I am sharing my own experience, as someone who lost father in that path.
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oh yes….my father passed away last June, and a lesson there, he and his bothers and sisters had a huge fight about 50 years ago, they never spoke,,,,I warned him that at some point it would be too late, and well, 2 brothers and sisters passed before him, and a sister is left behind…I’m sure my sister and I will patch things up….there’s a lesson there right
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Unfortunately it is a very common thing and we see lot. Hopefully we could teach our children and treat them equally so they could stay friend to the end.
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😭❤️🌷
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But when the depressed person is a family member or your partner in life, you can’t keep your distance. Your own helplessness stares you in the face every day.
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Definitely, I do believe to stay together till the end, but only some don’t deserve the support.
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