Posted by mist on November 19, 2001, at 13:02:39
In reply to Whatever happened to anger turned inward?, posted by mist on November 19, 2001, at 0:38:49
One of the reasons I asked the question was that since use of anti-depressants became more widespread I hear much less discussion about emotions in relation to depression. Chemical and cognitive approaches seem the most common.
I don't find cognitive techniques helpful (at least not methodical ones as in the book Feeling Good). Just because I change the words I'm thinking doesn't change my feeling about something.
While I hope to find a medication that will help alleviate my depression, I don't want to overlook the role that emotions and how one handles or processes them play in the condition.
For me, depression often follows from a sense of powerlessness in a situation. I'm not sure if it's the hopelessness or the possible unexpressed anger about it that's the problem.
I'm not sure how "turning anger inward" works, either. What actually goes on when someone does that and why does it lead to depression? Is depression a way of just shutting everything down so nothing happens?
I have also heard that anxiety can be a sign of unexpressed anger.
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