Posted in Derek Smyth's Posts, tagged Depression Help, Depression Symptoms on September 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
(From Students Against Depression)
Depression encourages self-neglect
The depressed thinking habit of self-bullying is often accompanied by self-neglectful or self-destructive behaviours, such as poor eating and hygiene habits, or binge drinking. It can also lead to physical self-bullying or self harm.
Downward spiral of self-destructiveness
Physical self-neglect or self-destructiveness can be a strong contributor to the downward depression habit [...]
Posted in Derek Smyth's Posts, tagged Dalai Lama, Dr Derek Smyth, Mortal Lessons, Richard Selzer, Yeshi Donden on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This story of Yeshi Donden and the art of listening is one that I often read and re-read to remind myself of the times I have been present physically but was not listening.
Yeshi Donden was the long-time personal physician to HH the Dalai Lama. In this story, he visits a US hospital.He is to visit [...]
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