Psych Central World of Psychology Wonders About, if There is Such a Thing, a Good Side to Depression?

10 Possibly Good Things About Having Depression by Therese J. Borchard... A snip from  her actually quite playful list of what she considers the silver lining side of things.  I like the idea because it is absurd...I mean, who dare ask such a bold question?


Reason #9. I have fascinating conversations with strangers.
Here’s how the majority of my first conversations/introductions go with people who I sit next to on the plane, train, or at my son’s soccer games:
“So what do you do?”
“I write a mental health blog.”
“Oh. That’s interesting. How did you get into that?”
“I had a major nervous breakdown and wanted to kill myself for about two years. So one day I told God that if I ever woke up and wanted to be alive that I would dedicate the rest of my life to helping people who are trapped in the Black Hole.
That morning came.
And you, what do you do?”

Imagine Your Ideal Future

"Your imagination is your preview to life’s coming attractions."
-- Albert Einstein


If you were to create an ideal future for yourself, what would it be like?


All things that now exist in form were once simply ideas in consciousness. We each hold the power to manifest different circumstances for our lives. If we wish to manifest a new reality for ourselves, we need to consistently focus our imagination on the ideals we seek to realize.


Remember to explore your ideal in terms of qualities, not people or things. What qualities do you most want in life? Freedom? Respect? Playfulness? Abundance? Whatever qualities you seek, imagine experiencing them now and be open to new ways to discover those qualities appearing in your life.


"Change is created by those whose imaginations are bigger than their circumstances"
-- Unknown source

Via: Higher Awareness

Stress-less Ideas Hints and Tips

...“Tell your fear to someone else and make sure to be as dramatic as possible, with very descriptive words and emotions. Then, when you’ve told every detail you can think of, start over again. Tell the entire, dramatic story, again with very elaborate descriptions (and gestures). By the third or fourth time, it becomes a bit silly.”  Click anywhere in this sentence to continue reading...

Via:  World of Psychology