Depression and Disconnection
Apr. 8th, 2010 02:35 pmI wanted to share, briefly, an observation I've made in the past couple of days. I've found a correlation between feeling depressed, feeling stiff and mechanical in my body, and not feeling female.
These three things go together, and I'm not sure how or why; however, it gives me a tool for detecting when my brain is starting to go off the rails. It's harder for me to notice that I'm being inappropriately paranoid or angry than it is to notice that I'm walking stiffly or that I'm not moving my facial muscles.
How do I deal with it? I don't know, other than try to wait it out until I can sit my ass down in zazen and hit the "reboot" button.
These three things go together, and I'm not sure how or why; however, it gives me a tool for detecting when my brain is starting to go off the rails. It's harder for me to notice that I'm being inappropriately paranoid or angry than it is to notice that I'm walking stiffly or that I'm not moving my facial muscles.
How do I deal with it? I don't know, other than try to wait it out until I can sit my ass down in zazen and hit the "reboot" button.