I was trying to explain a lot of these concepts to Cassie this morning, who is feeling disheartened that she needs to switch one of her medications. This article was exactly what she needed to hear! She particularly appreciated the part of the extra nipple, which she referred to as weirdly amazing. You in a nutshell, Todd. Weirdly amazing!
Cassie is so cool. You have no idea how beautiful this comment feels.
I didn’t think about this angle on how this post could help youth in understanding the value of meds or anything else. I’m going to pitch this in hopes more parents are as tight with their kids as you.
Thank you. I have depression. I have been medicated. I have read a thing or two. And as you say, the important thing is: find whatever works for you.
In other words, the journey will teach you. Be mindful. Study. But most importantly, experience. Notice if it feels right. If medication works but you feel addicted to it, stop. If exercise works a bit but you don't like it, find something else.
And maybe we shouldn't talk about depression as something to "get out of" or to vanquish it.
Maybe the answer is to give it some space, talking with it (as IFS therapy suggests) and see what actions help you to bring the upside of that depression. (See what I did there?)
Short post but highly enjoyable. We need to talk more about this!
Love this, Antonio: “And maybe we shouldn't talk about depression as something to "get out of" or to vanquish it.
Maybe the answer is to give it some space, talking with it (as IFS therapy suggests) and see what actions help you to bring the upside of that depression. (See what I did there?).”
Realized recently I wasn’t having mini-depressive episodes. That my “primary” and unaddressed pain—that pain that can feel beyond awareness and words…needs me to shine the light and converse with it right now.
So working on doing that, while also working to strengthen “what works” for me to combat anything that may be more on the biochemical depressive side and buffer against anything further worsening while my stress and despair resiliencies are rather low.
Really helping and healing to read your frame alone with Todd’s “whatever works” assertion.
Magical stuff in the combination of Todd’s post and your comment tonight. Thank you, Antonio 🌸
Hi Lesli, glad you connected with what I mentioned.
See how we tend to use words like conflict, against, combat, fighting, instead of using integrate, befriend, unite, talk, understand, include...?
The limits of our language are the limits of our world. Maybe we should stop fighting depression. Giving it some space can help us notice why is there. Maybe we're off our purpose. Maybe intuition is giving an alert on something.
Absolutely agree, Antonio—the notion of “fighting” with our illness and ailments has not resonated with me in decades.
And deeply agree about the limits of our language being the limits of our world—this very sentiment is huge in my heart as well as in my healthcare startup. Your phrasing around this concept is beautiful and succinct.
Krista Tippet also always (I believe still) starts her podcasts with “Words matter.”
They sure do.
Curious if you’d care to share more about your intuition. Been feeling the same things—it ebbs and flows, but lots of big stuff swirling about these days and significant unknowns feel more prevalent than even last year’s…
It's one thing to have insurance companies dictate how we manage our health but it's an entirely different issue to have the government limit and control what choices a person makes to achieve their best selves.
Weirdly this sentiment is a relic of laws against cannabis at home or the still on the books laws against sodomy (that is, homosexuality). Used to be a staple of conservatism to protect individual rights.
Used to be the role of conservatism to promote democracy and freedom; now they're threatening to annex Canada and limit its sovereignty too -- my how times have changed.
We now get to see the right’s version of woke. Spoiler alert, it looks like political performance pretending to be science.
Since we already know there's a prevalence and a threat - because it’s what I believe - it follows that funding will flow toward confirming what I've already told you is the problem. Scientists whose hypotheses and/or data don't confirm will be financially cancelled.
Todd, you should expect some new questions and checkboxes on your NIS grant applications. Probably something like:
Do you agree that the 2020 election was rigged?
Do you agree that systemic bias against nonscientists and common sense is prolific in American scientific research?
yep, both extreme margins are annoying as hell. That said, one steals your freedom unlike the other. I am giving my twix bars to the Flying Spaghetti Monster in hopes the offering fixes this.
I was trying to explain a lot of these concepts to Cassie this morning, who is feeling disheartened that she needs to switch one of her medications. This article was exactly what she needed to hear! She particularly appreciated the part of the extra nipple, which she referred to as weirdly amazing. You in a nutshell, Todd. Weirdly amazing!
Cassie is so cool. You have no idea how beautiful this comment feels.
I didn’t think about this angle on how this post could help youth in understanding the value of meds or anything else. I’m going to pitch this in hopes more parents are as tight with their kids as you.
Thank you. I have depression. I have been medicated. I have read a thing or two. And as you say, the important thing is: find whatever works for you.
In other words, the journey will teach you. Be mindful. Study. But most importantly, experience. Notice if it feels right. If medication works but you feel addicted to it, stop. If exercise works a bit but you don't like it, find something else.
And maybe we shouldn't talk about depression as something to "get out of" or to vanquish it.
Maybe the answer is to give it some space, talking with it (as IFS therapy suggests) and see what actions help you to bring the upside of that depression. (See what I did there?)
Short post but highly enjoyable. We need to talk more about this!
Love this, Antonio: “And maybe we shouldn't talk about depression as something to "get out of" or to vanquish it.
Maybe the answer is to give it some space, talking with it (as IFS therapy suggests) and see what actions help you to bring the upside of that depression. (See what I did there?).”
Realized recently I wasn’t having mini-depressive episodes. That my “primary” and unaddressed pain—that pain that can feel beyond awareness and words…needs me to shine the light and converse with it right now.
So working on doing that, while also working to strengthen “what works” for me to combat anything that may be more on the biochemical depressive side and buffer against anything further worsening while my stress and despair resiliencies are rather low.
Really helping and healing to read your frame alone with Todd’s “whatever works” assertion.
Magical stuff in the combination of Todd’s post and your comment tonight. Thank you, Antonio 🌸
Hi Lesli, glad you connected with what I mentioned.
See how we tend to use words like conflict, against, combat, fighting, instead of using integrate, befriend, unite, talk, understand, include...?
The limits of our language are the limits of our world. Maybe we should stop fighting depression. Giving it some space can help us notice why is there. Maybe we're off our purpose. Maybe intuition is giving an alert on something.
Absolutely agree, Antonio—the notion of “fighting” with our illness and ailments has not resonated with me in decades.
And deeply agree about the limits of our language being the limits of our world—this very sentiment is huge in my heart as well as in my healthcare startup. Your phrasing around this concept is beautiful and succinct.
Krista Tippet also always (I believe still) starts her podcasts with “Words matter.”
They sure do.
Curious if you’d care to share more about your intuition. Been feeling the same things—it ebbs and flows, but lots of big stuff swirling about these days and significant unknowns feel more prevalent than even last year’s…
It's one thing to have insurance companies dictate how we manage our health but it's an entirely different issue to have the government limit and control what choices a person makes to achieve their best selves.
Weirdly this sentiment is a relic of laws against cannabis at home or the still on the books laws against sodomy (that is, homosexuality). Used to be a staple of conservatism to protect individual rights.
Used to be the role of conservatism to promote democracy and freedom; now they're threatening to annex Canada and limit its sovereignty too -- my how times have changed.
We now get to see the right’s version of woke. Spoiler alert, it looks like political performance pretending to be science.
Since we already know there's a prevalence and a threat - because it’s what I believe - it follows that funding will flow toward confirming what I've already told you is the problem. Scientists whose hypotheses and/or data don't confirm will be financially cancelled.
Todd, you should expect some new questions and checkboxes on your NIS grant applications. Probably something like:
Do you agree that the 2020 election was rigged?
Do you agree that systemic bias against nonscientists and common sense is prolific in American scientific research?
Tip: there's only one right answer to each.
yep, both extreme margins are annoying as hell. That said, one steals your freedom unlike the other. I am giving my twix bars to the Flying Spaghetti Monster in hopes the offering fixes this.
❤️❤️
🙏