Last weekend I watched a movie that I highly recommend you see:
The Intouchables (2011)
It is funny, emotional, serious, moving and totally enjoyable!
What more can I say apart from: ‘Please watch it!’
Here is the trailer:
Lift My Depression Cinema: The Intouchables (2011)
Is it possible to get out of depression in 80 days or less?
Before we get into ‘How to lift depression in 80 days of less’, I want to introduce you to my expert: Phileas Fogg*.
On October 2, 1872 (exactly 140 years ago), Phileas Fogg placed a wager:
“I will bet twenty thousand pounds against anyone who wishes, that I will make the tour of the world in eighty days or less… As today is Wednesday, the second of October, I shall be due in London, in this very room of the Reform Club, on Saturday, the twenty-first of December, at a quarter before nine PM; or else the twenty thousand pounds . . . will belong to you.”
Equipped with astonishing determination, commitment and a “no-matter-what” approach, he won that bet, despite all the challenges that stood in his way!
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To plan or not to plan: A story of two approaches
In my previous post, I promised to illustrate the importance of planning your day.
So, here it is:
Let me introduce a fictional character called Maggie. She is suffering with depression. She is in her mid-thirties, married to James and has an 8 years-old son Dillon. Maggie is a housewife, as she does not feel she is fit to go back to work since having her first episode of depression 6 years ago. She still drives and sees her old school friend Sally on occasion.
Take 1
Maggie’s alarm clock rings at 7:30am. She remembers the first item on her ‘To Do’ list:
“GET UP at 7:30”. Even though she does not feel like getting up and is feeling totally exhausted, she drags herself into the bathroom and starts her morning routine. Despite her aching body and low mood, she dresses up and enters the kitchen.
What kept Robinson Crusoe going and what would help you to get better?
Today is Robinson Crusoe’s Day!
Years and years ago, while in my teens, I read this wonderful novel by Daniel Defoe and admired his character’s determination and resourcefulness. 28 years of being a castaway trapped on an island!
Being depressed often feels like you have been kicked out of society. You are struggling and surviving on your own, day in, day out. The pain and suffering of being lonely is immense. The trust and hope that someone will come to your rescue is fading away with each day.
What kept Robinson Crusoe going? How did he manage to find the strength for over a quarter of a century?
Whether we are castaway on an island or feeling trapped in a cycle of depression, we have the same innate resources available to any human being:
1. We have a very powerful imagination, therefore we can create hopes and keep them going.
2. We have an ability to learn and remember, therefore we can acquire and employ new knowledge and skills.
3. We have an ability to analyse what’s working and what is not, therefore we can solve problems and find solutions.
4. We have an ability to plan and examine our plans objectively.
5. We have an ability to adapt if things are not working, therefore we are not wasting our creativity and efforts away.
6. We have an ability to connect with others.
Regardless of how you are feeling right now, all these wonderful resources are within you!
Happy Robinson Crusoe Day!
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