Does depression consume too much life energy?

It is said that the body and mind are connected. We all know that even if you are usually a very positive and energetic person, if you are not allowed to sleep for three consecutive days, you are given two meals for three days, and then you are asked to do a lot of work, will you still be energetic and positive at that time?

That is to say, when our energy is low to a certain level, our spirit, consciousness and mental ability to function will decline. For example, our computers can run higher-version programs when there is enough memory and the programs are less conflicting. ； When there is not enough memory, those high-version programs, not to mention running, cannot be downloaded, and can only run low-version programs.

Our lives need a balance of yin and yang, and a degree of opening and closing. The body needs to move and the mind needs to be quiet. Movement refers to exercise. Reasonable physical exercise can generate yang energy and replenish qi and blood. Quietness refers to the calmness of the mind, which can nourish the mind and temperament, generate wisdom, and keep the spirit introverted.

Human life is like the four seasons. Spring and summer are the seasons when all things grow and bloom. In autumn and winter, we need to collect and store, store energy, and prepare for the recovery of all things in the coming year. This is the law of nature. The human body is also a small universe, and it must adapt to the changes of this law, but we humans always cannot achieve this combination of movement and stillness.

Depression means that life energy is consumed too much and cannot be replenished in time. When the battery is low, it enters a state where it is prompted to shut down.

The problem isn't that there's something wrong with that phone, it's not that the phone needs to be fixed, it's that the phone needs to be charged!

For depression, what does not need to be adjusted is the entire life state. Wherever there is a problem, start there. Finding the root cause is the fundamental solution to the problem. Some people will be biased towards the material body level, some will be biased towards the psychological level, some people will be presented in the thinking and cognitive mode, and some will be both.

Disease is here to remind us: return to life itself

What’s behind all the psychological problems?

It’s about a person’s physical and mental health,

It’s about how much a person knows about himself,

Or it’s about whether a person is willing to understand himself,

It’s about whether this person is willing to understand the world,

Understand how you communicate with the world,

How does this world behave intentionally or unintentionally, with good intentions?

Or malicious, conscious or unconscious interactions and exchanges.

In the end, it is the exchange of understanding the internal and external world,

How your mind, body and mind are changing.

When a person has this ability, he will be less likely to fall into the trap of these mental illnesses, because even if he is uncomfortable or unhappy at the moment, or has even been unhappy for a year, he will understand that this is a necessary thing in life. Because life is full of ups and downs, and just like stocks, no stock will always go up.

Human life is composed of three levels: matter, energy, and consciousness. Different people have different levels of depressive symptoms.

The aging process of human beings is the process of gradual disappearance of Yang Qi

Children have a pure yang constitution, are energetic, happy and optimistic, and are afraid of heat but not cold. In their world, there are no worries or sorrows. They can always find the fun in life, be positive, optimistic, innocent, and live happily. The elderly like to be quiet and are afraid of the cold. In winter, they wear three layers of clothing. He moves slowly and doesn't like to talk or laugh. Some people say that they would rather be a kindergarten teacher and be annoyed to death by children than face a group of lifeless and complaining old people in a nursing home.

Do you think that depressed people are more like waning old people, unwilling to move, pessimistic and world-weary, and with weak yang energy? This human growth curve is a process of gradual disappearance of Yang Qi. When Yang Qi is exhausted, we also reach the end of life.

Traditional Chinese medicine has mentioned that the key to depression is that Yang cannot expand. The so-called Yang cannot extend, that is, the Yin is heavy and the Yang is weak, and the Yang cannot come out of the Yin. As a result, symptoms of Yang Qi stagnation such as depression and unhappiness appear. The key is not the sufficient Yang Qi, but the poor movement of Yang Qi. Excessive consumption of milk and cheese can easily lead to excessive moisture in the body, which can lead to sticky and sticky Yang Qi, causing discomfort in the Yang Qi.

At the same time, it was also pointed out that being alone and eating independently can easily damage Yang Qi. People tend to be full of vitality when they live in groups, but when they are alone for a long time, their vitality becomes weak and evil spirits tend to spread. Therefore, there is an old Chinese saying: If there are few people, one cannot live in a big house. If you are in a large residence and have no popularity, you will be prone to Yang damage for a long time. The soul of the human body is yang energy. There is less yang and more yin. If the soul cannot resist evil qi, the soul will be easily injured. An independent diet is also not conducive to the natural development of the human body's yang energy.

The pressure of modern life has increased dramatically, and the accelerated speed of society will inevitably lead to increased stress, nervousness, and anger among people. If the wood energy is too strong, the fire will rise accordingly. If it lasts for a long time, it will greatly deplete the body's true yang. The function of true Yang is to maintain the functional status of various organs, thereby promoting the development of life. Everyone's true yang energy is limited, and if it is consumed arbitrarily, it will lead to a situation where the true yang is deficient at the bottom and the false fire is strong at the top.

Support Yang Qi and replenish life energy

The sun rises in spring, grows in summer, harvests in autumn, and hides in winter. Therefore, nourishing spring qi means extending yang qi. Live a regular life, maintain the balance of yin and yang in the body, comply with the season and climate, rest and sleep at the right time, and return to the track of life.

"The Yellow Emperor's Internal Classic" says: The accumulation of blood begins with accumulation, and the cold is the birth of cold. Yang transforms Qi and Yin takes shape. Cancer patients are obviously negative diseases. People with a three-yin constitution will develop tumors, which are characterized by insufficient yang energy and evil energy entering the three yins, forming tumors in the weakest areas of the body's yang energy. It is also true that depressed people are prone to tumors because their yang energy is too weak.

1. Find an exercise method that suits you

Today's high-pressure pace of life has made us gradually stay away from nature, away from the green trees and red flowers in the countryside and fields. In the reinforced concrete jungle, we eat colorful milk tea and fast food. We also know that our bodies need to be exercised and our limbs need to move. Then when we are tired after work, we go to the gym to run or step on the treadmill. The end result is that I feel mentally exhausted and increasingly tired.

Is our willpower too weak? Can't keep up with exercising? In fact, this is not entirely the case. In the "Huangdi Neijing", the issues of consumption and nourishment are discussed. After a day of tiring work, we continue to consume physical energy and sweat profusely, causing our bodies to consume more. If at this time, we tap the meridians, stretch the body, meditate, do Zhanzhuang, do Tai Chi, and practice yoga on the mat at home ； Will it make me feel more comfortable if I relax my body and mind, adjust my breath between breaths, and increase my body's oxygen content?

Most people in China still have a cold body constitution and cannot consume too much at this time. Why do the long-lived old people who practice Tai Chi are Taoist and immortal rather than muscular men? It means inner conditioning, nourishing the internal organs will further enhance the body's yang energy.

If you find your body feels better and better after going for a run or doing high-intensity exercise, then go for it.； But if you find that it's not the case, don't push on and force yourself. Everyone’s body is different, find a suitable way to nourish yourself. The body is very smart, and it is nourished when it is happy. It will be more comfortable and more perseverant to adapt to it than to fight.

2. Do what you like and get along with the people you like.

Liking will increase your energy and make your Yang Qi more abundant. This is what we call nourishing the heart, that is, nourishing the yang, which is improving life energy. Unhappiness is a kind of waste, which reduces life energy day by day.

There is a saying, don't let rabbits swim and ducks climb trees. Each of us has our own strengths, so don’t compare your shortcomings with others. I am obviously a person who loves literature, but I must listen to what others say about the e-commerce era. I want to understand the Internet and read computer science. I let my perceptual thinking be forced into a rational model, and I am unhappy all day long. He is obviously a rebellious character who advocates freedom, but he is stuck in the system for the sake of career and is depressed. Can he let go? Even if you have to give up for your livelihood, you should find things that nourish you and make you happy after work, between work, and on many occasions at work to resist the consumption in your heart.

They say that if you do a job you like during the day and spend time with the people you love at night, you will be happy all day long. Of course, this is an ideal state, but we still have to work hard to move in this direction. If we can get what we want in this way, each of us will become cheerful and our days will be relaxed and long.

The material desires of the world often confuse our eyes. Sometimes, we still have to calm down and ask our own hearts. If a job makes you feel like going to the grave every day, leave it ； If a person makes you feel tired and you are indescribably tired of talking to and getting along with him, then leave him. If a job or a lover can make us feel relaxed and relaxed, then it must be the right one.

Slowly continue our life energy in a way that suits us. The depletion of energy is also the result of long-term accumulation. Similarly, the accumulation of energy also needs to be done slowly. I wish we can regain our positive constitution and become healthier and healthier.

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