Alm t 10% f ur

ul ti n v r the g
f 18 suffers with
m f rm f depression di rd r. Living in a developed country lik our wn

m to put u m r
t risk

15% n v r g
f th population f developed
untri
h v it.

Thi may lead some to deduce th t th r may b

m thing in ur d v l m nt that r t
a depressive response.

In n

, ign
f depression m
in lud in mni , v r l
ing, l k of int r t, indiff r n , unu u l w ight l

r gain, fatigue, tir dn
, l k of m nt l focus, apathy,
dn
, nxi t , nd feelings f h
l
n
, in d u
, nd w rthl
n
. Physical ff t

n include cardiovascular di

, hormonal imb l n
, and v n more
ri u

nditi n
nd di

.

With ll this being
id, in m n

, depression b gin with th
u r
i n f f ling . Thi m n th t feelings th t are uncomfortable r
inful like w rthl
n
, in d u
, betrayal, loneliness, in
urit , loss, h l l
n
, f ilur , r j ti n nd b nd nm nt are u h d d wn int th subconscious and hidd n.

The h llm rk f n rg i movement. Emotions r a f rm of energy that mu t move. They h uld b f lt, n matter h w un mf rt bl , and allowed into
n i u n

in order t b di h rg d. This w uld allow th feelings t

l
r
rl
nd b released.

Su r
i n

ur when w kn wingl ignore or u h down uncomfortable f ling int the ub n i u
nd t
th ir

ling.

When w

ntinu t

u h d wn th

emotions when th

r tr ing to be r l

d fr m the ub n i u , it i

ll d r r
i n. Th more w repress, th
tr ng r these emotions become. Thi can ft n lead t the ddi ti n t drug , m di ti n , f d, nd even
tivit , th t r vid
more energy t k

th

unr
lv d f ling h ld hidd n.

M king
iritu l progress is
v r l hampered b
u r
i n and r r
i n. Our bilit to feel is l

m r mi d. Th r are ff tiv w

t work thr ugh th

m ti n . Av id n
will nl m k lif more diffi ult and miserable.

Let’s be h n t, your r d to recovery has t begin with courage. Take the fir t step, you’re w rth it.