The participation in crafts today has drastically reduce, yet our statistics of depressions has greatly risen. This post is in no way taking away the serious of depression, as I know it is the lacking of serotonin. I myself fight this battle since living with chronic pain hence musing of this subject. This was just my musing as life got busier, and busier and more stressful, eroding at the make up in our brain that gives us the sense of well being, hope and future. Binds us in darkness and miserableness of negativity the opposite to what we had.
This made me consider back in the 1920 when ladies spent a lot of time with in the house their was no television or computer demanjnd more thought they could participate in a thoughtless repetitious activity like sewing or knitting. This made me wonder if this would aide our mood. Time to stop and just concentrate on a thoughtless motion with no aim just something to relax you. This is reason I been writing again with my chronic pain and I have found me personally this has helped, what about others I would love to know if you have found this too? Or is this another unspoken thing of the pass the actual well being of the folks another aspect that just was not spoken of. Hmm does creativity allow room for hope to flow in at this stage, food for thought anyway.
I have suffered depression for the last 16 years. During this time I have tried several different activities to try and take my mind off things. Personally, I've found that needle work is one of my favorite activities. It is repetitive yet at the same time I am creating something, achieving something and while I am embroidering I have to concentrate on the task and don't think of anything else. I have also found gardening as a huge soul healer. I realise that with chronic pain, this is not something you would be able to do however for depression, the sense of nurturing something and watching it grow because of the care you have given it is a sense of achievement also.
ReplyDeleteMatey, Depression is just as crippling as any other illness. If you find releif go for it. You deserve it.
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