Sad - Depressed - What is the Difference?
We all get sad, even depressed.
Life is not easy for anyone. Even for those that look like they are happily sailing along. We all crash. We all have pain and hurt, and deal with it differently and in our own timing.
Depressed is sadness that lingers. It is common. God made us with emotions. He feels, we feel. We are made in His image.
Sadness that moves into a season causes us to slump into being depressed, but even that is normal. Ever had your heart broken? Of course! You don't jump up the next day and skippingly sing, "Oh, well! That was that! Here comes the sun, na na na na, here comes the sun. na na na na, And that's all right." We have to work through our emotions.
Grief is often part of sadness. When we lose something or it is taken away, depending on how important it was to us, we grieve. Grieving is a bundle of emotions piled into one - and the process is never the same: anger, unbelief, shame, resolve, giving up, oppression, belittling, acceptance and forgiveness. We never get past grief until we walk through acceptance and forgiveness - the bridge to freedom and love.
But sadness and depressed can pile up or can link to our past. It can be a pattern of what often happens to us or even what had repeatedly happen to us (or someone we cared about) when we were much younger. When we experience something with a familiarity to a deep hidden wound - one that we may or may not have dealt with or realized - we can begin the cycle of depression.
Depression is deeper than both sadness and being depressed. It is not a season but a presence. It is there and does not intend to move along. And it is not something we can easily shake even if we go through acceptance and forgiveness because it is loaded with painful experiences that have to be looked at. It speaks deeply to our soul and tells us "this" is what we deserve and it imprisons us - emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.
In time, I will talk more about depression but for today, I am lingering in sadness and being depressed. It is not something I want to share about because I am learning to deal with some things personally and without exposing my vulnerabilities. I know I am in a season that will end when I go to God and accept His perspective and forgive, but it is so hard to do when you don't want to loose what you think you deserve.
Life is not easy for anyone. Even for those that look like they are happily sailing along. We all crash. We all have pain and hurt, and deal with it differently and in our own timing.
Depressed is sadness that lingers. It is common. God made us with emotions. He feels, we feel. We are made in His image.
Sadness that moves into a season causes us to slump into being depressed, but even that is normal. Ever had your heart broken? Of course! You don't jump up the next day and skippingly sing, "Oh, well! That was that! Here comes the sun, na na na na, here comes the sun. na na na na, And that's all right." We have to work through our emotions.
Grief is often part of sadness. When we lose something or it is taken away, depending on how important it was to us, we grieve. Grieving is a bundle of emotions piled into one - and the process is never the same: anger, unbelief, shame, resolve, giving up, oppression, belittling, acceptance and forgiveness. We never get past grief until we walk through acceptance and forgiveness - the bridge to freedom and love.
But sadness and depressed can pile up or can link to our past. It can be a pattern of what often happens to us or even what had repeatedly happen to us (or someone we cared about) when we were much younger. When we experience something with a familiarity to a deep hidden wound - one that we may or may not have dealt with or realized - we can begin the cycle of depression.
Depression is deeper than both sadness and being depressed. It is not a season but a presence. It is there and does not intend to move along. And it is not something we can easily shake even if we go through acceptance and forgiveness because it is loaded with painful experiences that have to be looked at. It speaks deeply to our soul and tells us "this" is what we deserve and it imprisons us - emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually.
In time, I will talk more about depression but for today, I am lingering in sadness and being depressed. It is not something I want to share about because I am learning to deal with some things personally and without exposing my vulnerabilities. I know I am in a season that will end when I go to God and accept His perspective and forgive, but it is so hard to do when you don't want to loose what you think you deserve.
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