http://www.wildmind.org/meditation/depression/index.html

http://www.kundaliniyoga.org/kyt17.html

If sadness is your suffering then happiness is on the way. MU

Replace anxiety with depression.

"We intrinsically have the countenance of the person of suchness and so need not be anxious about the essence of suchness. Because anxiety is itself the essence of suchness, it is not anxiety." Dogen

http://mro.org/zmm/teachings/myotai/myotai20.php

Quote: "Depression is a choice, since it is created in the mind you do have control over it. I don't believe in any of the doctor-prescribed medications. Only you can control your state of mind. "
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There are things you can do, but probably still hurdles to leap over.

Self Hypnosis can be a valuable tool.  Once you know how to 'count yourself down', you can do it just about any time anywhere.

I finally talked to my brother about the many times he had tried to kill me as a baby, and how he made my life miserable with his petty tortures long after that.  I asked him how he felt about that.  He said he no remorse whatsoever, older siblings do that kind of thing, it was just the way it was back then.

I thought about that.  I remembered seeing an interview with a Nazi SS Officer, talking about the Holocaust, who said, *You had to be zere. Its just de vay it vas back zen*.

I decided that my brother, having no remorse for countless felonies, is no less a sociopath than a Nazi, and I dont want anything more to do with him.  Since then I have been estranged from him and his immediate family, and I have not been experiencing depression anymore. 

Whenever it arises, I just recall that I have settled that matter and put it behind me.

Quote: "no! people are responsible for their choices, the name of the organisation doesnt matter, nazi, human race, soldier, this is one of the reasons humanity is where it is now. 'he did it i can too, if i dont do it i lose my job, it was him or me'

glad u settled with u bro though
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All you can do is your best.

Life is mostly a process of *muddling through*.

Quote: "i was directly replying to stardusters comment bout his brother,  "
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Obviously, unresolved issues need to be resolved so you can move on.

I only wish I had done it sooner, but I waited until both parents were dead and their affairs were settled.  They always wanted us to get along.

(Years before, at 14, when he was 16, I finally *called him out* to fight in the backyard.  Suffice it to say that he ran away waving his arms in the air like a little girl.  I nearly killed him for a change.  We still fought verbally after that, but he never tried to get physical with me again.)

I was really feeling bad after my second divorce in 1981.  Also had a lot of other stuff going on at the same time.

Went to the self-help section of the bookstore and read all kinds of stuff.  I recall taking a number of psychological tests that were in the books, for self inventory.

In particular I recall taking a Stree Index test.  300 was critical, and I scored a 450. Yikes.  But it put me on track to solve my own problems.

Okay, meds if you need them.  But also study and learn about your own condition so you can help yourself too.

Quote: "I found my self in depression since last 2 weeks. I don't know why..I am not feelink well. In company also I can't concentrate on y works.. "
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In meditation, the only thing you need to be able to concentrate on is your breathing.

It helps to take a *time out* in order to remain focused on the rest of your life.  Even if only for a minute or two at a time. 

Any time you can pause, close your eyes, and feel your breath entering and exiting your body, slowly.

Meditation is not another demand on you.  Dont let it be one.  Scheduling it, rearranging your schedule for it, etc, counternands it purpose, which is simply to be able to *stop*.

pretty much. very good don. i like this.

A number of people were surprised at how quickly I learned to snow ski.  I was on my way to the top of the mountain in less than an hour.

While practicing on the Bunny Slopes down below I knew exactly what to learn first:  How to Stop !! 

It helped that I already had experience ice skating.  The edge controls are the same.  Skiiing is just like skating in clown shoes.

Learning how to stop worked.  If I got going too fast I just stopped, or partially stopped until I slowed down enough to go again.  When in doubt, just stop.

And meditation works that way in life too.  If it seems that life is going too fast, or is overwhelming in some way, take a moment, a pause, close your eyes, breathe slow and easy, and feel your breaths enter and exit your body slow and easy, and then pick up where you left off with a renewed outlook.

Im not sure that the physical effects of depression are more than the overall affects of depression.

Depression causes depression, in a clinical sense.

Ive been suicidal since the age of three.  Depressed virtually my whole life.  Most kids three years old dont even know about death, let alone covet it.  But when someone tries to kill you everyday for an extended period of time, you learn about death.

Since I finally made the decision to estrange my brother, the principal factor in my depression, it has gone away.  I wish Id known that earlier.  Still I had to wait until the rest of the family, mom and dad and the grandparents, uncles and aunts, had passed away.  Now that they are all gone, so is he.

I have no family except for a couple of cousins in Canada that I see about every 20 years, but Im better off alone.  I'm no longer depressed, or suicidal. 

Im finally fine with things as it is.

Quote: "You never stop talking about it. "
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If I ever really do get over it I will let you know.

Quote: "yaaa..my sad ness is now decreasing...I hope it will end soon.

depression
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I remember as a little boy repeating to myself over and over, *They can make me do anything, but they cant make me care.*

If you cant find happiness within yourself  you may find that not-feeling is the next best thing.  Comfortably numb.

If you dont like what you are thinking and feeling, stop thinking and feeling.

Quote: "yaaa..my sad ness is now decreasing...I hope it will end soon.

depression
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Dont care.  Write is all off.  Just dont care.

No one, and nothing, can hurt you unless you care.  Thats why I say to write it all off, including yourself, and just dont care.  Then even if someone points a shotgun into the middle of your chest and pulls the trigger they cant hurt you. 

Nothing can hurt you, unless you let it.

Still, sometimes you may let it.  But that is your choice.

Quote: "I care and you can't hurt me."
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I have no desire to harm anyone.

Even those who have harmed me.

Of course, that doesnt mean I have to

embrace them either.