It is important not to suppress your feelings altogether when you are depressed. It is equally important to avoid terrible arguments or expressions of outrage. You should steer clear of emotionally damaging behavior. People forgive, but it is best not to stir things up to the point at which forgiveness is required. When you are depressed, you need the love of other people, and yet depression fosters actions that destroy that love. Depressed people often stick pins into their own life rafts. The conscious mind can intervene. One is not helpless. Andrew Solomon
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The quote "It is important not to suppress your feelings altogether when you are depressed. It is equally important to avoid terrible arguments or expressions of outrage. You should steer clear of emotionally damaging behavior." is a great advice for people who have depression. When you have depression, you can use a lot of emotional energy thinking about your feelings and what you should do about them.

In addition, you may have strong emotions that lead to anger and arguments with family or friends. These emotions can be very hard to control. Therefore, it is important not to suppress these emotions altogether when you are depressed.

However, it is just as important not to avoid expressing your feelings and emotions entirely. The best way to handle these strong emotions is to stay away from arguments and bad behavior. Simply take a deep breath and say something like "I'm angry right now because I feel like I haven't been able to find work and I'm afraid I won't be able to pay my bills and I'm worried about how my kids will be able to afford college." This shows that you are aware of the problem, but that the problem doesn't control you.

Instead, it's simply a feeling that you're having that needs to be expressed as well as possible.

Source: The Noonday Demon: An Atlas Of Depression

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