Feeling Your Way Through Depression, 7

Anxious. Depression can feel like the aftermath of a lost fight of climbing anxiety. Dread throbbing its way through your veins, only the shell of your stomach left, clenched. Journal Prompts: The anxiety of depression feels like...

Feeling Your Way Through Depression, 6

Numb. Disconnected. Distant. Unresponsive. Glacial. Depression carries a desire to stay far enough away to not feel.

Feeling Your Way Through Depression, 5

Abandonment. Guard down, exposed, left to the abyss of the cold floor and your negative thoughts. Depression feels a lot like abandonment. Journal Prompts: I feel abandoned by...

Feeling Your Way Through Depression, 4

Active. Depression can appear withdrawn and apathetic, far from active. But in reality, depression contains a lot of energy beneath the surface, energy that has been hurt and disappointed. Journal Prompts: Depressive energy inside me is like...

Feeling Your Way Through Depression, 3

Anger. Depression frequently lugs pockets of anger. This anger can feel a lot like a loss of hope. A resignation. An unobserved crawl to surrender. Journal Prompts: I have lost hope in...

Feeling Your Way Through Depression, 2

Broken. Depression can feel like there is something broken in you. It can feel like you are broken to the point of feeling demoralized, that there may not be a way to fix it. Hope is gone. The clock is smashed on the floor with the parts splayed feet in every direction. Putting it back together is no longer worth it. Journal Prompts: I feel broken...

Feeling Your Way Through Depression, 1

Decline. Depression is a body-felt slowdown. Parts of you shut down, get ignored, even repressed. Journal Prompts: I feel slowdown... I ignore... I repress...

Finding your Values, 10

Evolution. You have considered what you respond to, your current season of life, your work, your relationships, what's absent, and what you admire. Have your values evolved? Journal Prompt: I value...

Finding your Values, 9

Admire What sort of values do you see from a distance and respect? Think through the spaces you currently experience–work, play, or out and about. What do you admire about the people around you? When you breeze by a couple spilling out the present moment, do you respond emotionally? Do you feel jealous? Depressed? Happy for them? When you watch people experience adventure? When you witness courage? When you notice authenticity? What can your reactions to the people around you tell you about what you value? Journal Prompt: I admire...

Finding your Values, 8

Absent Bring back history once more. Comb through two painful moments. What was absent that increased the pain? What did you need? What was missing? What did you hope for? Journal Prompt: I needed...