Life is awesome - argumentum ad populum

[Vaginasaur]

And I hope nobody suffering from depression reads this bullshit and decides that the only thing they need to change is their way of thinking.

Let me explain how psychological stress is manifested.

From the age of 0-7 your brain is like a sponge and absorb all the knowledge from your environment, from then on your ability to learn slowly diminishes over your lifetime. These make up your beliefs.

Your environment includes:
- Parents/guardians/family
- Peers
- Education
- Media
- Culture
- Religion

Your beliefs are activated through priorities which is what the most important thing to you at the time is after your brain has weighed up all the pros and cons of an action. That which is very pleasurable and very painful will come into the equation also.

You experience your reality through your senses, your brain then takes this information and asks the question, "what is this?" and is answered via the information and beliefs you already have. The brain then asked another question, "what should I do with this?" or "what does this mean to me?" and is answered via the information and beliefs already there. You then make a decision, which translates into your behaviour and emotion.

Emotions are indicators of your beliefs, a reaction/response to your thoughts and they drive/stimulate action.

An action is something we do due to our thought processes based on what we belief as stated above.

Goals are something you want to achieve, they give you direction in life and they do not define your self-worth.

From our parental and societal conditioning, we learn that in order to be a valuable human being, you have to offer or contribute to society to have any value, but this is inaccurate thinking. When you attach your self-worth to your goal box (how you want your life to look, feel, have, be, involve), you start seeing life through 4 lenses:

(1) Right/Wrong Path
The indicative emotions are:
- Stress
- Frustration
- Annoyance

Your use of language and assumed roles/responsibilities includes:
My life is not going to plan
- Need to have more control

I need to get back on track
- I'm a bad person

I have to remain positive
- I've got to do the right thing

My life has gone wrong
- I'm worried thing's could go wrong

I trusted I, they or life would act to plan
- I or life needs to be perfect

I need more self discipline
- Things are out of control

I need good job, good career, good education
- I need a good partner, good family, good life

(2) Missing Out
The indicative emotions are:
- Sadness
- Sorrow
- Grief
- Loss
- Disappointment

Your use of (missing out) language includes:
On recognition
- On acceptance

On being appreciated
- On attention

On support and encouragement
- On my development

On my career - financial rewards
- On my life

My life's on hold
- My life has no balance

I don't have any friends, family, kids, etc
- Divorce, separation, etc

I'm alone and lonely
- Death, dead, dying

I'm physically limited so I can't do...
- I had to do 'this' instead of 'that'

(3) Could've/Should've
The indicative emotions are:
- Blame
- Guilt
- Criticism
- Anger
- Resentment

Your use of language includes:
Made better decisions
- Made the right choice

Angry, pissed off, etc
- Trust, loyalty was broken

Abusive, violent, aggressive
- Addicted, alcoholic, drugs

If only I hadn't...
- I wish they were...

(4) Worth Less
The indicative emotions are:
- Helpless
- Useless
- Worthless
- Inadequate
- Overwhelmed

Your use of language includes:
I feel less than...
- I have nothing to give, to offer...

I'm not good enough
- I need to prove myself, my worth, my value

I don't like/love myself
- No one likes/loves me

I'm hopeless, useless, stupid, an idiot...
- It's always my fault

I have a problem...
- Why me, poor me...

I hate myself
- I have low/no self-esteem

I'm not meant to be here...
- My life means nothing...

I failed, I'm a failure...
- Why bother, what's the point, what's the use...?

If only I was; smarter, prettier, better than I am
- I can't do it...

Doing stress:
Your core belief is that life is not going to plan, you fear missing out on your desires and this leads the feeling of no value and no worth.
Your goals are not being met, you are using goals to define your value.
To escape from this mindset, the affirmation "life is a journey" can be applied.

Doing anxiety:
Your core belief is that you must control or prevent (constant surveillance) an unfolding situation.
You have too many goals.
The affirmation "I do not need to control life in order for it to be unfolding correctly" can be used in this circumstance.

Doing depression:
Your core belief is why bother...
You have a lack of goals in one or more major areas of life.
You can use the affirmation "I'm a human being, not a human doing" or "my goals don't define my self-worth" to escape this thought pattern.

We are human beings, not human doings.
Our worth on this planet is not defined by what we do, but the fact that we are here to do it.

(1) Life is a journey
(2) I'm always learning and receiving
(3) I/they only know what they know with the information, beliefs and priorities I/they have at any given moment in time
(4) I'm 100% worthy 100% of the time

So to sum it up, it's just your thoughts that cause all of your psychological suffering, that billions of people suffer worldwide on a daily basis.
Antidepressants and anxiolytics are just a patch, they only correct your chemical imbalance temporarily and will cause you physical harm in the long run.

You don't suffer from psychological stress, you're doing psychological stress.

Sorry for the long post, I hope it helps.

And you still haven't explained why that hasn't given your life meaning.

Suffering gives my life meaning, but it doesn't justify procreation.