The opposite, or the other side of'Depression'can
be considered as'Expression'. In short, being in a depressive state
means to be unable to express.
What cannot be expressed are the emotions of the
person. Actually, people do have alot of emotions they are not able
to express. Emotions that cannot be expressed are stored or saved up
in the piggy bank of one's heart called the unconscious (or subconscious).
The troublesome part is that the storing takes place automatically
without one even being aware of it.
When a person in a depressive state draws a picture
or a painting, writes something, and/or plays music, there are dramatic
recoveries seen at times. This is the so-called "art therapy"at
work, but there is no more to it than that the emotions held down were
finally given the place to express themselves.
The above resembles the aforementioned issue of the
subpersonality. We tend to have the habit of stepping in and staying
inside a certain particular subpersonality automatically, that due
to this, many other emotions are overlooked, pushed and shoved in to
be hidden away. By taking the safe way called art, those subpersonalities
which were pushed downwards and almost killed are finally enabled to
have a chance to be in the limelight.
In brief, through expression, one can get out from
one's depressive state. The issue is to find out what is the safe and
effective way of expression which fits one. In other words, what kind
of stage will be given to the subpersonality being pushed down is the
key.
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