In the spiritual sense, depression can have many deeply rooted causes. Some of those causes are:
- not being able to move on from the past
- resisting change
- believing that things should be happening differently and not accepting what is
- harboring resentment, regret, guilt, and shame deep in the subconscious
- not processing pain but instead attempting to mask it
- trying to mask who one truly is
- not answering to one’s higher calling by avoiding it
- feeling and believing that one is not living up to their full potential
I have felt and experienced all of the above at different times. Whatever the cause, depression lowers our vibrational state and we operate in lower energy fields bringing on sickness, attracting negative situations, and having poor mental, physical, and emotional health. The following are some affirmations for depression:
I am checking into this moment now and I am okay with it.
I have a lot to be grateful for.
Painting: “Grateful Hearts”
I am moving to a better place mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
I am making peace with my past including forgiving myself and forgiving others that I feel have wronged me.
Painting: “Forgiveness”
I am committing to loving myself because I deserve to.
I am clearing my conscious of anything that I feel guilty about. I can admit my wrongs and I have learned from those experiences.
I can look at the future with confidence and optimism. I am open to infinite possibilities for success, happiness, and inner fulfillment. I am embracing change.
I am expecting great things to happen in my life. I am deserving of receiving upgrades to my life.
I am worthy of happiness. I deserve to be happy.
I am deciding to do more things that bring me happiness. I am beginning to choose happiness each day.
I am answering to my higher calling and aligning with my purpose. I am excited about operating in my purpose.
I am becoming more aware of my emotions. I am honoring what I feel and processing it for my greatest benefit.
I can smile knowing that everything that has happened in my life has been in Divine Order and that what is happening now and what will happen are also in Divine Order.
I have experienced loss. I give thanks for the lessons. I now have more to gain. New wisdom, new knowledge, new blessings, and new experiences are all possibilities for me.
Pain is a necessary element of the process of life. There is a balance to everything. Without pain there would be no joy. My pain served a purpose. Now I am finding joy deep down in my soul.
Painting: “Balance”
For more about my journey with depression, please check out Emerging , Purpose in the Pain , and After the Pain Comes Power , Don’t Resist, Just Shift.
