I find it unproductive to focus on appreciation when I’m angry or depressed (I just end up fighting my anger or depression and they tighten their grip on me.)
But it IS possible for me to accept my anger or depression, which begins to shift my focus onto acceptance. From there, I can move onto optimism or appreciation.
In my day-to-day life, this seemingly minor difference in my perceptual approach will determine whether I remain trapped or whether I move toward ease.
I agree
If it is only the daily grind depression which everyone gets and not the fearful torment of the clinical versions, the depression can be focused as a reflective method. ‘Ok. What am I doing here?’ approach, and indeed move on to optimism and constructive reappraisal.
Just never listen to the naysayers (Or give them to good old classic… pbbfffft!)
I so relate to this post! Definitely feel anger a lot with my current situation, but you have to accept it and find a way to move on productively. Meditation and self care have been great for me, but I still have my bad days.
I feel angry at so much in the world these days. And depressed that no one seems to be taking the problems seriously.
Short-termism is the rule. Few governments, or people in charge of anything seem to want to see beyond the next few years, at best. What is needed to keep them in power or their lucrative job is what they think about.
Acceptance of my feelings is essential, I think, to go on to optimism about the future.
So true. I never can get anything done if depression or anger rear their ugly little heads. Except eat. Those things make me eat. Too much.
Depression, the result of your other 173 personal friends who amalgamate in your sperm count! Your twins, mates or extra’s who add on a religious or not attachment to your world and mess up the areas you want to work on! I like the my central walk collecting the lights, your psych report! and as they air themselves … well i am the intern and practical applicator and carriage to those who cannot move! Mapped and tracked by consoles, passed the bar, died the perfect military deaths by minding others for their masters! On second rotation carrying you body bags as Vatican and parliament who architected the raising of your failed fifteen minutes! I know myself, love myself and let them air themselves under my name to the reasons they had to work! i also like adding dark arts craft methods to alleviate them of their own personality disorders!
Kent Wayne 
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