Feeling Your Way Through Depression, 9

Lonely. Blocked behind a brick wall, depression can blind you. It can feel like you are not participating in life. Like you are looking through an omitted brick and seeing life happen. Observing, not participating. Isolated. Withdrawn. Journal Prompts: The loneliness of depression is...

Feeling Your Way Through Depression, 8

Shame. In the corner, clammy, recoiled, and done trying, depression feels like there is something broken inside that needs to be hidden. Shame is exhausting. Shame is always in fear of exposure. Shame is pressure. Shame keeps you trapped. Journal Prompts: I feel shame…

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 Depression can appear withdrawn and apathetic, far from active.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, 6

Seasons Values can adjust overtime to reflect the needs of the life season. For example, when you are parenting with a partner, you may value responsibility in ways you have not. Or, if you are in a season of pain and betrayal, authenticity might feel like a necessary character trait for those in your support system. Find your values through evaluating the needs of your season. Journal Prompt: In this season I value...