Posted by Katia on April 17, 2003, at 15:30:19
In reply to Re: Yoga for depression » Katia, posted by bluedog on April 17, 2003, at 2:12:21
Hi Bluedog,
To answer your questions, I think a lot is intertwined so it's hard to say what it was exactly that threw me into a major depression. I think it was definitely brought on by tooooo much going on in my life (stressors). It was building and then just after I finished the yoga teacher training program (Dec. 2001), I moved to Scotland to be with my (then) boyfriend and that move threw me down even further. (esp. in the midst of a Scottish winter!) (i live in America).
(another topic, dealing with depression in relationship when you don't know that it is depression between the two of you). I didn't realize that it was a depression until the big crash and burn of the relationship just before the summer and my move back here alone, and what happened at the end of the relationship threw me even deeper. I came right close to losing my mind totally and couldn't quite pull myself off of the floor day in and day out, crying, screaming, etc. That's the rock bottom point that told me "wait, this could be depression". (duh!) It's so hard to see when you're in it because it feels too real to "just be depression". So that's when I started on ADs for the first time and also started addressing this lifelong depression of mine.
I still do yoga and it works for me. It helps and I'm glad I have it in my life as a healthy resource to relax and cope.
I wouldn't worry about starting a program in fear that it could bring up too much "stuff" as long as you have good support around that - meditation teacher, therapist, friends, etc. who are aware of what's going on.
anyway, hope that helps.
Katia
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