Truth or Consequences
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
There was a game show in the 1960′s called ‘Truth or Consequences’.
The same thing happens to me with depression. If I don’t tell myself the truth there will be consequences. If I believe the lies in my head the consequence will be depression.
I cannot afford to live with the lies. It is truth or consequences for me and for all of us who are challenged by depression.
Here is an example of a lie I hear in my head: “you are such a loser”.
That is not true. I am not a loser. Sure, I feel like a loser. I can’t work. I can’t do a lot of things without suffering fatigue and then depression. But I am not a loser. I get up every morning, wash myself, get dressed, tidy my house, get outside for some fresh air and exercise and occasionally I am even good company for my husband. My kids (even my step kids) are all talking to me, hey, they even love me! That is not the description of a loser.
Those are the kinds of truths I tell myself when the lies try to take over.
What kind of truths can you tell yourself, right this minute? We have to fight the lies with the truth. It is not easy, but if we don’t, the lies will take over and we will get even more depressed.
Are you doing your part?
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Don’t give up, I’m praying for you!
Wendy Love
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Wendy–
It is always good to look at the truth of thoughts, and I appreciate hearing about your successes as a parent. It is so easy to focus on my failures (and I’ve been doing a lot of that lately). I’ve gotten better at seeing how a project can turn into a loss without implying that I’m a loser as a person. But it’s also good to remember that one reason I’m not a loser is that there are other aspects of my life in which I do well. Thanks for the reminder.
Hi Will,
Thanks for commenting. You are definitely not a loser! Never, ever…. None of us remind ourselves enough of our value. Funny how when something goes wrong we analyze it and try to figure out what happened. But when something goes right do we ever bother analyzing and discussing and figuring out whey things went so well? No! It is like we think it is just supposed to be that way. When in fact both the failures and successes of our lives have equal value…I think….
Oh man, what a great analogy Wendy! Depression really masks our truth and makes me believe I am useless, dumb, never going to amount to anything. Guess what? I already am someone! And I am loved. If I can’t hear that truth than I know something’s wrong and I need to seek help.
Mary,
So glad you dropped by. Thanks for leaving a comment! Ah the truth! We need to put it on sticky notes and stick them all over the house so we don’t forget! Dropped into your blog to remind myself just who you are and was delighted to see some of the progress you reported! Your blog is doing more good even for you than you had anticipated! Keep up the great work! I have linked to you on my ‘blogroll’ and hope you will do the same for me. You have value! Remember that!