Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Dear Whitman, Here, for me, is a clue. Hopefully, you will find something helpful in this. Often, when The Work appears to not work, it is because I have skipped an entire generation of story. I have experienced an uncomfortable feeling and then mind builds a story that that feeling was " depression or fear or anger or etc. " and another story that I should not be experiencing that feeling. So I do the Work on " I should not be depressed or afraid or angry, etc. " and I get nowhere because I am still stuck in the illusion. Once I have the story that I know that the feeling I am experiencing is " depression or fear or anger or etc. " , I am stuck. I have believed " my thinking " is true and from that point on, it does not matter what I do, because I am stuck " out there " in a story. Here are some suggestions for doing The Work. Ask yourself, " Do I really want to know The Truth? " Could it be that I am preferring to " Do battle with a windmill that I have labeled " depression or fear or anger or etc. " ? Some questions might be: " I am depressed, is that true? " " Can I really know that that is true? " . The feeling that you have labeled as depression, do you have it all the time? Do you have it when you are asleep? Do the Work to find the Truth around this feeling that you have labeled as " depression " . And " What do I get when I believe this story? " Just some thoughts, Cheers, Steve D. > Hello all > > I've been reading posts on this website for about 6 months and have > posted some work on depression where I got really great feedback > from those who have been depressed and have gotten relief through > the work or other techniques. > > Anyone have any breakthroughs or success stories by doing the work > on depression? > > I went to the school in March and did a lot of work on depression > and have yet to find relief. I even went up to and told her > that I had been searching--to no avail-- for about 20 years for the > thought that precedes my depressing feelings, and she just told me > to keep showing up. Well, I did keep showing up and will keep > showing up looking for clues. > > > thanks! > Whitman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 > > Hello all > > > > I've been reading posts on this website for about 6 months and have > > posted some work on depression where I got really great feedback > > from those who have been depressed and have gotten relief through > > the work or other techniques. > > > > Anyone have any breakthroughs or success stories by doing the work > > on depression? > > > > I went to the school in March and did a lot of work on depression > > and have yet to find relief. I even went up to and told her > > that I had been searching--to no avail-- for about 20 years for the > > thought that precedes my depressing feelings, and she just told me > > to keep showing up. Well, I did keep showing up and will keep > > showing up looking for clues. > > > > > > thanks! > > Whitman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Hi Whitman! I have found that " The Work " is a good tool if you want to reframe a negative situation, learn more about your projections or just look at a situation from another perspective. But there's another element to holistic care and that's listening to the messages our emotions are trying to tell us. I once had a client who was so depressed and suicidal, his wife was ready to have him hospitalized. Upon investigation, it turned out he was a 3rd generation farmer who had just inherited the family farm and hated farming. His emotions were screaming at him, " Get out of the farming business! " When I explained this to him, his depression dissipated immediately and he no longer wanted to end his life. He and his wife realized he had to make life-saving change. He actually became grateful for the depressive message he was finally able to hear. An excellent series of tapes called Energetic Boundaries by Karla Mclaren offers a more detailed explanation of how emotions tell us when we or someone else are doing something that is harming our souls. It also teaches how to detect when a situation is an unhealthy one. The hardest part of investigating our emotions is finding the courage to make the needed changes to bring us back to health. Good Luck, Eddie > >Reply-To: Loving-what-is >To: Loving-what-is >Subject: Working on Depression >Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 23:55:24 -0000 > >Hello all > >I've been reading posts on this website for about 6 months and have >posted some work on depression where I got really great feedback >from those who have been depressed and have gotten relief through >the work or other techniques. > >Anyone have any breakthroughs or success stories by doing the work >on depression? > >I went to the school in March and did a lot of work on depression >and have yet to find relief. I even went up to and told her >that I had been searching--to no avail-- for about 20 years for the >thought that precedes my depressing feelings, and she just told me >to keep showing up. Well, I did keep showing up and will keep >showing up looking for clues. > > >thanks! >Whitman > > > _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2004 Report Share Posted June 12, 2004 Thanks Steve I am going to do some of the work that you suggest shortly love Whitman > > Hello all > > > > I've been reading posts on this website for about 6 months and have > > posted some work on depression where I got really great feedback > > from those who have been depressed and have gotten relief through > > the work or other techniques. > > > > Anyone have any breakthroughs or success stories by doing the work > > on depression? > > > > I went to the school in March and did a lot of work on depression > > and have yet to find relief. I even went up to and told her > > that I had been searching--to no avail-- for about 20 years for the > > thought that precedes my depressing feelings, and she just told me > > to keep showing up. Well, I did keep showing up and will keep > > showing up looking for clues. > > > > > > thanks! > > Whitman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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