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One of the themes in the past weeks is that depression can be an adaptive response. This article from Scientific American covers one of the benefits of depression — that rumination can help to solve problems. After a heart attack, for instance, it can be very important to ruminate on what is really important in [...]
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(Continuing on the theme that “The way out is through”, that depression after a heart attack is not something that can be easily denied or medicated away…) Dream of Ravens On the mythological level, nigredo signifies the difficulties man has to overcome on his journey through the underworld. Nigredo is sometimes called ‘blacker than the [...]
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As mentioned in yesterday’s post about the adaptive strategy of depression, the Jungian metaphor for the journey is that of the “nigredo”, the first stage of alchemy. Although the excerpt below is primarily about the encounter with the psychological shadow that needs to be dealt with, it is also descriptive of the encounter with mortality, [...]
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Depression is a natural and adaptive consequence of a heart attack. Dick Cheney allegedly did jumping jacks the day after he had a stent placed to show that he was alright. Not such a good idea, Dick. Give your body a chance to rest and recover after it has been wounded. This is an excellent [...]
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Depression And Anxiety Can Double Chances Of Heart Ailments ScienceDaily (Jan. 19, 2008) — Matters of the mind can affect matters of the heart. A new study by McGill University and Université de Montréal researchers has found that major anxiety and/or depression, can double a coronary artery disease patient’s chances of repeated heart ailments. This [...]
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