Depression and Self-Discovery |
Wednesday Feb 20 2008
By Stu Whitley | Bio
So what is to be done about depression? Much the same, I think, as rediscovering the rational self in a time when emotions hold sway. Not an easy task, but it’s done all the time. One disciplines oneself to think. The brain is exercised through reading, or better yet, writing. Journaling is a powerful tool to self-discovery, and one doesn’t need to be a Joseph Conrad to diarize one’s thoughts. What better way to explore the inner self—the ossuary of our life’s experiences, events, images, biases and tribal assumptions—than to set them down on paper as influences for our present course?[Read More]
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