Psalm 18 - A Letter on Depression
"In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears." [Psalm 18:6] Recently, I have been wrestling a lot with depression. And I think wrestling is a loose term because it has felt a lot more like just allowing myself to be dragged passively along by it. Feelings of hopelessness are not unfamiliar to me--I think it has a lot to do with my personality and the way I think. In some ways, sadness feels like an old acquaintance whose company I tolerate (perhaps even settle into at times) because the other option, hope , seems much more terrifying. Unhappiness is familiar but true and lasting joy (in my current worldly mindset) feels foreign and untrustworthy. The reason for my depression is unimportant because I think the same principles and thought processes still apply, no matter the factors behind it. At its root, I know it is not necessarily based on any specific circumstance, but more from ...
