Depression
My
sleep pattern has completely altered. I’ve turned into a night owl. i read an
article once, it was in Times magazine I think; that there are two kinds of
people. those who work best in the day time. And those that work best at night.
Each have their peak hours in which they work their optimum and then they have
their low hours. So I have always been an owl. My most creative hours are after
sunset. Well its good to find out early in life so you can do maximum in your
peak hours. I usually sit down to write very late at night. Its 2 am Pakistan
time. In an hour I will be waking up everyone for the suhar( the pre dawn meal
of the fast)
So
at 2 am I have decided to pick up a topic that is very common, known and
experienced by everyone in the whole world. Something that is inflicted on the
humanity since the time began. When our father Adam and our mother eve (alaisalam) were casted
out of the heaven they were separated on the earth, they cried and repented for forty years before
they were united. Imagine being all alone in such a huge earth inhabitant by no
one and you have lost your only love and companion. Wow that is depressing!
So
What is depression? We all know what it feels like, we all have experienced it
one time or the other at some point in our lives.
Wikipedia
describes depression as a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a
person's thoughts, behavior, feelings andsense of well-being.[1] Depressed people can feel sad,anxious, empty, hopeless, worried, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable,
hurt, or restless.
Well wiki as always is spot on.
Is it a disease, or just a
state of mind. ? some people eat heavy doses of drugs to get rid of their lows.
Greatest form of depression makes one suicidal, people end up dead. It must be
disease of some sort. Who in their right mind take their own lives????!@#
But what if I told you it’s not
a disease? It’s not even a state of mind. And if you suffer from it you can rid
yourself from it completely.
Before you understand
depression you have to understand your body and your make up. We humans are
made up of two things; our physical body and our soul. Think of us as a cell
phone. You have your cell phone casing, the beautiful touch screen, the battery
etc. but your phone will not work until and unless you have a sim / your
service provider. Your cell phone gets its signals and that’s how your phone
works. Our soul is like the sim /service provider. Without the soul the body
doesn’t work. Our souls is what makes us alive and conscious. Some people call
it your subconscious.
This soul is alive too and it
has its needs. When its needs are not met you feel detached. Unhappy empty.
Sometimes just to fill the vast emptiness you tend to fall into addictions.
Addiction could be of any type, it maybe alcohol, drugs, adultery, food, social
media, television. Anything will do to fill the emptiness. Addictions tend to
make you forget your feelings for sometimes. That is why you choose to stay
addicted.
This soul… what does it need.
How can I fill its hunger.? What will end my depression? Well it’s really very
simple and basic actually. you may have forgotten or deliberately choose to
ignore but your soul knows and craves
one thing. Your soul craves the remembrance of its Creator. The one who created
it. Simple isn’t it. So if you want to be happy remember to call upon GOD.
Agonist and atheist are
probably rolling their eyes. What a waste of time to find this piece of
writing. And I was actually waiting to hear about the miracle cure. Maybe some
ancient spring water to drink or some absurd thing. Anything, actually; to cure
my blues.
Before you press the back
button and the close tab button. Hear me out! You have come this far. Why not
try it once. this doesn’t cost you, it doesn’t hurt you either.do this may be for
3 days. Or just when you feel depressed until you start feeling okay again.
This is actually very easy on the tongue. Say Allah ( pronounced AL-LAH)
continuously whenever you have time. But don’t say it sceptically. This is food
for your soul, say it respectfully. Like you are feeding a child its first
meal.
Stay happy! Don’t give up on
yourself. You are precious to your Creator. If He can give you things without
asking think what he will do for you when you ask him .:D This article will
have a follow up. Where I will share some of my own experiences too.
