#defeatingdepression

[mydefeatingdepression]

A little bit of sunshine goes a long way during a rainy day. Hopefully this image becomes that ray.

[usmccarter]

Posted @withregram • @the_daily_battle_ptsd FRIDAY NIGHT ROLL CALL — #ContinueForward #TheDailyBattle #MeToWe_PTSD #WeBattleTogether #WeAreThe22 #TBI_RisingAbove #DefeatingDepression #BattlingSuicideTogether #ServingThoseWhoveServed #CivilianServingVeterans #VietnamVeteransDaughter https://www.instagram.com/p/CI94Sr3rh-o/?igshid=1n77xc57fmlcb

[thedailybattleofptsd]

Fighting The Daily Battle Together against Suicide, PTSD, TBI, and Depression —

[lavenderpainter-blog]

So I painted this to represent my emotions pretty much, my depression is the cool colors girl on the right. It represents how my chest feels when I feel down, the black hole it creates inside my chest, the heavy tears I cry when my world seems to be crashing down. How my body slowly feels like it's turning into a void. The warm colors shows me, when I feel me. The happy me essentially, how my spirit feels like it is flying. How I feel radiant and beautiful, like a spring flower shining her brightest in the sun. My soul feels warm and happy... this isn't finished yet but I thought I'd share and if anyone feels alone out there please know that your not, someone cares and you can make it through this. #painting #sketch #doodle #watercolor #selfportrait #fantasyart #upcomingartist #newartist #depression #inspiration #defeatingdepression #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #anxiety #depressionrecovery #artaboutmentalhealth

[wat22support]

Arkansas Veteran Suicide Intervention Team responding statewide 24/7 to any veteran in suicidal crisis.

[shineofdarkness1-blog]

The one thing I learned from 2018, is not all love is true love. Not every person can love the way that God intended. Some of us are living a lie just because we don't wanna be alone, we don't wanna feel unloved, but feeling little love is better than none. Fight hard for who you are, and not who you were. 2019 is the year for surprises, love, laughter, peace, and sanity. #defeatingdepression #defeatingptsd #defeatinganxiety #ptsd #anxiety #majordepressiondisorder #loveisblind #loveisfree #lovemyselffirst❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/BsDyEvNHXq9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vdziy9jqy8r5

[babycakesandbrunch-blog]

Learning to put you 1st over everything is a Great step in overcoming Depression. It's hard most time to not worry about everyone else. But look at it this way.... If everyone is dependent on you how does it work when there's No more You To Give? Start Today with "Putting You 1st Everyday" #pressforprogress #defeatingdepression #defeatinganxiety #maternalmentalhealth #putyou1steveryday #sundaymotivation Order Your Copy http://bit.ly/recoverystateofmindjournal (link in bio) and Let's Take The Mental Shift Together #shadesofblueproject #ppd

[killinthebeat]

New Single by BoBo T featuring PohSi13Bilities! #New #Music #Feature #Repost @authentic_bobo_t (@get_repost) ・・・ #SoundCloudSundays is back this week! Thanks @syndrome_beats for this week's beat! And to @realkbishop for the feature!Soon to be available on all streaming services, until then enjoy it on SoundCloud! https://m.soundcloud.com/user-324386638/double-d-feat-pohsi13bilitiesprod-syndrome-bobo-t #soundcloudrappers #newmusicalert #localartists #depessionsucks #defeatingdepression

[taekomccarrollmusic]

My #tbt today is kinda on a serious note. There was a period in my life where depression consumed me and controlled me... Most people who know me today would probably never guess, but it was serious... This man and his band were my lifeline during those days. I can honestly say @chesterbe & @linkinpark saved my life. 5 or 6 years after my darkest days I had the opportunity to tell Chester that he saved my life and ask for a photo with him... wished he had someone or something like what he was for me. I know it's hard when your in that place... but know that even if it doesn't feel like it, there are people who love you and life always has the opportunity to get better. DON'T GIVE UP. #rip #chesterbennington #legend #inspire #change #depression #beatit #defeatingdepression #music #savinglives (at Burbank Airport)

[mydefeatingdepression]

A little bit of sunshine goes a long way during a rainy day. Hopefully this image becomes that ray.

[choosing2live-blog]

Being thankful *groan*

Thoughts on thankfulness by a thankfulness skeptic

I told myself to sit down and write for an hour and see what happened. Though it started out rather mundane and superficial, I was pretty surprised by what it led to...

Sitting down and simply writing is hard. There are the ways in which it’s physically hard (tired hand and arm, leaning over a desk, sitting still) but that’s not the main reason it’s hard. Writing spontaneously is hard because I have to be willing to just put pen to paper and see what comes out. I have to be willing to let myself be vulnerable and just see what I have to say. Putting “myself” down on paper like this is scary, because it makes my thoughts ‘real’ in a way that they weren’t before I wrote them. Writing is concrete; it makes things exist.

That got me thinking about the power of speech. 

If my thoughts in my head feel more real once I write them down, then it’s no wonder that the spoken word is also more powerful that mere thoughts. Perhaps I should therefore be more intentional in speaking out the truth.

I started to declare what I believe about who God is and what he’s done for me, and I was surprised to find I loved it! I had previously thought that I was too depressed to praise God and be thankful, but I was so wrong. I loved thanking God for all that he is and all that he’s done; thanking God made me happy! :) [Note: That’s pretty impressive, because right now very few things make me truly happy.]

Thankfulness has never been something I’ve been particularly keen on before, and, to be honest with you, if I’d read a post like this previously I would most probably have just wanted to punch the author. Hard. (That’s not very “Christian” of me, I know, but it’s the truth.) I wouldn’t have actually punched them of course, but I would have wanted to. And why would I have been so angry? Because I’d feel like they thought they were so much holier than me. Like they were sat up there on a fluffy cloud of thankfulness, while I’m down here, wrestling in the dirt. The speech I’d be rehearsing in my head would probably include an infuriated “I know thankfulness is important, but you just don’t get how hard it is!!!”

Is that what you’re thinking right now? If you’re anything like me, you might even want to punch me for that part too, because you know where I’m going with this, and you don’t like it. It’s no surprise that our worldly selves don’t like the truth that’s coming. It’s totally natural; I don’t particularly like it either! I am sat here typing this and wishing I could tell you that thankfulness is too much hard work, and isn’t worth the effort. But though that’s what my earthly nature wants to tell you, it’s a lie.

The truth is that I get to tell you something even better. It’s a secret that the world doesn’t want you to know, and it will change your life. Are you ready?

I often feel like the effort of being thankful “just isn’t feasible” when I’m exhausted and drained of energy, but in actual fact, thankfulness rejuvenates me. Telling God how great he is reinvigorates me. When I tried it it made me so very happy, and I want to keep doing it. 

I’ve often thought that being thankful is a burden and requires too much effort, but in fact it lifts a burden. A friend pointed out to me the other day that “we were created to praise God, so it’s no wonder that our body, mind and soul loves it when we thank Him”. That is so true! It’s such a shame that I have seen thankfulness as a chore, when in fact it is one of the greatest gifts God gives us!

So whether you believe me or not, I just wanted to share these thoughts. They are the thoughts of a real “thankfulness skeptic” if ever there was one, and perhaps these musings will touch the heart of other thankfulness skeptics out there. I hope they do, because I’ve now realised that the times I’m too fed up to thank God are the times that thankfulness can lift my spirits the most. Thankfulness is a gift God has given us, a gift that can bring joy to the joyless, and a gift that’s truly worth thanking God for.

(Sorry, I couldn’t resist that one ;) )

All the best,

Choosing2Live

[writtenintheshadows]

Week 23: It's amazing how a sky once so dark can become so filled with stars that you can't even remember the feeling of not being able to see your own skin sparkling with the light. #growingapromise #writtenintheshadows #poem #quite #stars #depression #defeatingdepression #darkness #light #happiness #sky

[usmccarter]

Posted @withregram • @vietnam_veterans_daughter DON’T GIVE UP — YOU ARE ENOUGH! #TheDailyBattle #MeToWe_PTSD #WeBattleTogether #WeAreThe22 #TBI_RisingAbove #DefeatingDepression #BattlingSuicideTogether #ServingThoseWhoveServed #CivilianServingVeterans #VietnamVeteransDaughter #ContinueForward https://www.instagram.com/p/CI9MtqmrRL4/?igshid=jr3rh3rn696e

[thedailybattleofptsd]

[dailybunnymemes]

We save bunny lives, but they save our lives too. Thank you Billie Rebecca for sharing this beautiful tattoo. http://ift.tt/2pTjprU #rabbit #bunny #pet #depression #defeatingdepression #tattoo #tattoogirl #tattoodesign #semicolontattoo #tattooedgirls #tattoooftheday http://ift.tt/2qAgArM

[shineofdarkness1-blog]

#depression behind the glasses is a face of many smiles but you can't see them cause this soul is fighting through the darkness to the bright light #shineofdarkness #comingsoon #defeatingptsd #defeatinganxiety #defeatingdepression #majordepressiondisorder #beyourownwinner🏁🏁🏁 https://www.instagram.com/p/BqbJWNEHZyP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qbq74o0zbk4b