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The Depressed Mind Can Make Anything Toxic
But we can change if we realize the small ways we hurt ourselves.
“The big problem with the downward spiral of depression is that it doesn’t just get you down, it keeps you down. Depression is a very stable state — your brain tends to think and act in ways that keep you depressed.”
― Alex Korb, PhD, The Upward Spiral
I can hardly remember a time in my life when I wasn’t grappling with depression. I’ve come a long way (therapy is great) but it’s a constant process to learn how to be kinder to myself. I’ve become aware of my self-talk and do my best not to let my internal voice debase me quite so often.
It’s also amazing, how years into working with therapists, there are still little things I do that are actually more harmful than helpful. Three years into making this journey with professional help after more than a decade of meandering through it on my own, I’m still making discoveries.
I’m going to quote Alex Korb, PhD, a neuroscientist who wrote a fantastic book called The Upward Spiral: Using Neuroscience to Reverse the Course of Depression, One Small Change at a Time. It’s a long title and it might sound a little too good to be true, I know. But out of all the books I’ve read on mental health and depression, this is one that…
