THE MEDICINE WOMAN SPEAKS:
I once visited a Wise old Woman who lived in a well-appointed woodland cottage in Hubbard Lake, MI (North Shore). I talked with her amount my recent diagnosis of Depression and Anxiety.
WISE CURE FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION?
THE MEDICINE WOMAN SPEAKS:
The locals lovingly referred to her as “THE MEDICINE WOMAN”. That name was given her, because of her cultivation and knowledge of the medicinal value of the numerous herbs. She grew them in her garden. It was also because of her special brand of genuine, HARD-EARNED Wisdom. She said: “I don’t care what these so-called ‘shrinks” or Psychologists or Psychiatrists tell you. Most are over-educated nitwits. They remind me of witch-doctors; prescribing you all these anti-depressants. There is only ONE single cause of your Depression, Worry, and Anxiety”. She wrote on a piece of paper, with an arthritic hand, a list. She slid it across the table to me.
It said:
1. Self-Absorption
2. Self-Centeredness
3. Self-Aggrandizement
4. Self-Esteem
5. Self-Pity
6. Self-Loathing
7. Self-Degradation
With a glint of humor in her eye, she leaned across the table toward me and said: “Do you see a pattern here…SON?”… “You lack humility. Humility doesn’t mean you think less of yourself. It means you think of yourself… LESS!…Even this stuff about the so-called “poor self -esteem” is a load o’ CRAP!! This Self Esteem is a DELUSION! It’s just another excuse to stay wrapped up in “ME! ME! ME!” Go out and serve others…be more concerned about what worries THEM, and you’ll have less time to ruminate over your so-called troubles. Quit yer’ whining. Your SO-CALLED ‘depression’ will fix ITSELF!”… “You’ll be fine”.
Yeah … that was my mother. It still took a while, and I still have my moments, but I have been OFF of anti-depressants for quite a long time now. Wise Advice.
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