Dangerous Dan
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I honestly believe that depression is nearly always because of a lack-of-hope. We see no future and so we start to look at the spiral below us. Are we depressed because we see that there is no-hope, or do we feel that there is no-hope because of depression? Can it be either - can it be a combination? .
I'm not so sure I agree with this. I personally have to look forward to the "next". Be it an event during the week, changes in work, big events like lambing, clipping, calves in or out or simply a date, a birthday, or just getting each milking out of the way till weekends are over. It's my coping mechanism, not always fool proof but generally works.
However, even with that, I get sideswiped. Last Tuesday was the classic. Helping a work friend with a listening ear, nothing new..... Suddenly got swiped by memories, anger, sadness etc etc. This wasn't a lack of hope or future. I'm. Trying to push forward to make a better future than the past that has obviously done the damage.
Not sure where I'm going with this......just wanted to throw a halfpenny worth in.