Understanding Anxiety and Depression
When we are anxious we feel helpless. When we are depressed we feel hopeless. Dr. Chris Phillips shares an important idea with us about identifying fact from feeling or emotion. We may think that "I am the sum of my thoughts", but that is not true when we look at the facts of our situation. "The emotion does not necessarily have evidence that something is as difficult as it might be." Taking the time to sort out what we are feeling in the context of what is happening can give us hope when dealing with feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. Dr. Phillips reminds us that there is successful treatment options that are sustainable for life.