depression

Depression is the flip side of anxiety — they both represent turning feelings of anger or upset internally, on ourselves. And they are both common conditions in modern, developed countries. Clinical depression can be a serious disease that requires treatment by a mental health professional. But occasional depression or situational depression are part of life. When a follower asked Dear Mishu what she does when she’s depressed, her answer was that she stares into space. That it’s okay to be depressed sometimes, and to act depressed when you’re down. Whatever you do, being upset with yourself or angry with yourself that you feel bad or are not happier will not solve your problems. Accepting negative feelings, observing them, acknowledging them, and then trying to let them go, at least for a moment, is a more productive way to approach something that happens to all of us and is a natural part of life.