When facing adversity, sadness, feelings of depression, being overwhelmed, loss of hope and feelings of aloneness - how long do you suffer in silence before you seek help? When friends or family give you advice or words of comfort, do you allow those words to resonate within your soul or do you discard them? I am here to comfort you to say that you are definitely not alone. The sad thing, there are too many people suffering in silence.
I have been there myself carrying the depression, sadness, loneliness and honestly just wanting to give up. I have been there so many times in my past, the weight on my heart and soul was so heavy. After the last time that I had my heaviness, I begged God to take me home. When this happened, I knew I needed help. I reached out to my spiritual teacher who recommended a friend of hers for me to go see. I knew spiritually within my soul this was the right course of action versus seeing a therapist. Once I met him, I felt great comfort and was able to talk to him and he helped me discover so much about myself that I wasn't even aware of. We had a reiki session, and it help me release so much of the pain that I was carrying. I continued to see him a few more times and I do believe this healing therapy guided me to be who I am today in my role as a Reiki Master Healer. I chose to do the homework he gave me and chose to change my attitude, thoughts and feelings. The biggest thing I need to stress, you have to be prepared when you do seek help, to do the work. I know of two people who I see that no matter what advice I give them they are choosing to see the darkness and not the light. They choose to not want to do the emotional work. It all comes down to choice.
So if you are feeling at a loss, please reach out and know there is help. Life is hard but we can choose to move into the light and give ourself permission to heal.
This is an interesting blog post. As the expression goes "you can lead a horse to water..." The question of choice is a complex one. What would motivate someone to make a bad choice? Lots of self inquiry required. And that can be more painful than the bad choice.