Food for Thought~daily Meditations 11-22

[Pony]

Depression


All of us go through times of depression. When we were overeating, we may have felt depressed almost continually. We find that abstinence and the OA program lift us out of depression. The outward circumstances of life may not change radically, but by means of our program we experience more inner joy and contentment and less gloom and despair.

When we do feel depressed, we can take positive action. We can work on a specific step. We can make a phone call. We can offer to help someone else. Focusing our attention on someone or something outside of ourselves is an effective means of combatting depression.

Maintaining abstinence does not ensure that we will never again fell depressed. In general, however, our spirits do not sink as low as they did before and the do not stay down long. As we improve our contact with our Higher Power, we find ourselves less and less despondent. We have new hope, faith, and love--all powerful antidotes to depression.

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Thank You for lifting my out of depression.

[Nina Kay]

I've noticed that when I manage to not eat any sugar, I feel alot less depressed and I also have a very noticeable difference in pain inflammation and stiffness. I think that it helps the depression, not just in a self-image type way, but also hormonally or chemically. Just my 2 cents.