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...

Play: Journal Prompt 4

Amusement parks come to mind—offering an ecosystem where play is encouraged and expected.

Play: Journal Prompt 3

No one leaves play mindfully and all at once. It happens slowly, over time. Play that was once innate movement fades away.

Play: Journal Prompt 2

Instead of frivolous, play seems to be a necessary part of helping you step back and manage stress.

Play: Journal Prompt 1

Somewhere, the natural instinct of playfulness gets lost.

Ruminate: Journal Prompt 8

At some point, you are given the choice to release rumination.

Not Depressed, Heart Broken

What if you considered your depressive symptoms as heart broken?

Process: Journal Prompt Series | Day 6

You have been honest, you waded through emotions, you wrestled with thoughts, and you contemplated the tentacles of impact. You processed an experience.