Thank you for the video clip on beyond blue. Creativity and mood disorders. I really related to this. For 5 years i have ben in and out of psychiatric hospitals for borderline personality disorder and psychotic episodes. I still very much hate to take meds. But listening to your advice maybe it is there to help us. Doctors are still unsure what my proper diagnosis is. I feel lots for my familly as none of us understand what is happening. I never remember. I guess i have been through a lot.But listening to you makes me realise that we are not alone. Thank you. You are an inspiration.xx

I watched and listened to the video and can’t tell you how grateful I am to Laura for sharing her views on jealousy as this trait has plagued me all of my life. She mentioned its relationship to anger and that hit home with me, too. I think mine goes way back in time when my father left us. I was 4 yrs. old or so. I remember the jealousy I felt that other kids had dads, etc. Thank you, Laura. When the time is right, I am going to sit down and write from the inside out to learn more.
Therese, thanks for sharing Laura with us.

Thanxs for this video. I’ve been trying to start writing as part of my therapy. Every time i sit down with my notebook i just stare at it. I don’t know how to start. My therapist said is a good way to cope with my problems. But is so difficult for me.

This PERFECTLY articulates why journaling has been so helpful to me; I’m often not even always sure WHAT I’m feeling until it appears on the wriiten page! I might start off writing on one subject and then suddenly it leads to an area that is a total revelation to me; an “I can’t believe I didn’t realize I felt that way” kind of epiphany. I really like the “hole in the soul concept What an EXCELLENT way to describe the miasma that clouds my thoughts during my times in the “snake pit”! Abby: Try choosing an abstract subject and just letting your thought flow as if you were talking or praying. At least for me, that “unblocks” my creative juices when I’m stuck with a blank page. another thing that works for me is writing inletter form either to God or another human being who has touched my life(in either a positive OR negative way; even those who are no longer a part of it due to death or abandonment. Your local bookstore may also have books with writing prompts that can unlock your inner thoughts. ; try a teacher’s store as well. Even prompts aimed at grade school children can give adults a place to start. ONE WARNING: Writing, like anything else can become addictive although in a good way. You may be surprised how much time it will demand once you get started.)

As I’ve said numerous times, writing is a positive (IMO) compulsion for me.
I can’t NOT write.

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Hi (((Abby,)))
I can relate! ^I^
* For 30 Day’s:
* Put the Date.
* One Word that describes your feeling(s).
* One Sentence why you feel like that word
Spelling, grammar and punctuation doesn’t matter. It’s for Your Eyes Only
Would you consider trying this?
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Abby,
A little more clarification might help ^I^
* One Word.
* One Sentence, “I feel (fill in the word) because:_______.
WHEN You’re Ready:
The next step is to add:
* One sentence, “One thing I did Today for Myself to Not Feel (_____) Is ______.
(See I told You “I can relate.” LOL)

thank you for doing this too. i have a co writer that passaway april 7 and i have felt very lost too. so now i am starting over and writing again by myself. my co writer was my songwriter that i wrote with.

Writing is a tool for the soul. Poems that I write have depth. My
favorite is “Faith In Ourself” and it was a surprise that I didn’t have
to rewrite any of it.
Free Writing is anything that thought can be put onto paper whether you
type or free hand.
Bring out your creative side and use descriptive words that feed the
memory of yesterday. Memory plays a large part. No one will see it ever
so it can remain private.
Be glad for someone so that you can find what makes success for you.
Start with a goal and make more achievements. Focus on what you CAN
do.

Couldn’t get the audio to work.

Hi Therese
It’s a teaching of Jesus that we should clean the inside first, that the outside will be clean also. I’m sure you know this.
Matthew 23:25-26 AMP Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, pretenders (hypocrites)! For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but within they are full of extortion (prey, spoil, plunder) and grasping self-indulgence. 26 You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may be clean also.
I’m not a writer, but I do like to write down my thoughts on passages in the Bible, and it helps me learn about God and to be more satisfied with what I have, and thankful. One study on Cain and Abel I did helped me be less envious or jealous of others. I was analyzing this short little story about Cain and trying to figure out what might have been going through Cain’s head. First off he was the first born thus the oldest, and because of that, he may have felt he was better than Abel. Secondly he had an occupation that required him to work really hard to get the ground to produce for him, and he may have felt that it was his own power that produced the results rather than God’s doing. Moreover his job also provided food for the family, which is also necessary. So it might have been that he was un-thankful for what God had allowed him to do, in that he thought it was due to all he did and not what allowed him to do. Then when his sacrifice was rejected he felt as if God’s favor was stolen from him, as if he Cain was owed it. So he concluded, “If I am the only one for God to favor, then God has no other choice, but to accept my sacrifices.” So he killed Abel, in order to remove all the competition. His peevish remark to God’s question also reveals his thoughts about how he felt about God and about how he felt about his fellow man. His punishment also has something to say about how God saw him. Because Cain felt so confident in his own works, the ground would no longer give him it’s power no matter how hard he worked it. From this I realized that we should be thankful for everything God allows us to do for his Glory, we should even be thankful for being thankful.
Joh 8:31-32 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

i know this all to be true
and thank you for the reassurance
the reinforcement that i am doing the right thing
for myself
i journal pain
i journal gratitude
i journal life
thank you
very helpful stuff

I wish I could HEAR your videos…oh well as always I can deduce from the comments enough to know that it was inspirational. I agree with reader Linda, except that… bring that light out from under the bushel. That gift you have was meant to be shared! I plan on sharing mine more.

I liked the video, I love that the both of you KNOW that ALL healing comes from within! Many blessings to you two for teaching what you do.

Dear Theresa,
Thank you for your compassion and desire to help those dealing with depression! The only problem is that a person is never enough to fill a hole in the soul–this requires a supernatural presence. We choose who we we serve–God as He reveals Himself in scriptures is the only logical healthy choice. I appreciate the scriptures Sean posted today!

Fill the Emptiness Inside:
“The cure for almost any emotional hurt is creativity.”
” … connect with your deepest, truest, self …”
“All healing takes place from the inside out.”
” … become creative again …”
Nam myoho renge kyo, Nam myoho renge kyo, Nam myoho renge kyo …
Thank you.

Dear Theresa
It is so refreshing everyday to give God thanks for his wonderful blessings and sharing the talents that he has blessed me with. I try always to do the best I can in giving a helping hand to children and adults That is why I am a member of an international organization that cares so much for the welfare of children and the elderly. May each and everyone of us look deep inside and share the talents that God our Father has guven us and see the rewards even when we ourselves are faced with adversity
Thank you

I VERY GLAD TO HEAR ABOUT ALL THIS TOPIC.
I LIKE TO KONW IF THIS VIDEO O BOOK EXIST IN SPANISH LANGUAGE, SO I CAN SEND THIS MATERIAL TO MY MOM & SISTERS/
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
GOD BLESS YOU;
MARTA D.