A source of depression is unexpressed emotion. For my friends who might find comfort in Jean Vaniers words. Childhood Pain Resurfaces Our childhood fears and anguish begin to resurface; all that we went through when we were mistreated, abused or unfairly rejected, when we witnessed unbearable conflicts around us, which we thought were our fault. We could not express these awful, morbid feelings, feelings of hate toward our parents and ourselves, because we were so small. We concealed them at the bottom of our hearts. Never having been expressed, these feelings have remained hidden in the memory of our body and heart. They have gnawed away inside us, poisoning our whole being, condemning us and making us feel guilty. In order to survive, we had to forget them and hide behind solid walls. Jean Vanier, Seeing Beyond Depression, p. 67
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 19:54:57 +0000
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