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Buddhism & Depression – Is Enlightenment a Myth?

by Aya Hajime Leave a Comment

Can Buddhism help with anxiety, suffering, and depression? Is Buddhist enlightenment possible and will it lead to an end to suffering? We explore Buddhism and enlightenment, as well as how they help with suffering and depression.

Fear of Wasting Time and How to Stop It

by Aya Hajime 4 Comments

Life only gives us a limited number of days so we want to spend our life bucks well. To ensure that we are living a full life, we reason that we should cram as much as possible, be as productive as possible, be as happy as possible, in each moment of time. We explore what it means to waste time and how we can effectively spend our time.

Chronic Anxiety and My Mother

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My mother’s life was full of pain, unhappiness, and suffering. One big takeaway from growing up as her child is that I never ever wanted to be like her. This article is about my mother and her gift of chronic anxiety to me.

Self-Love and Why We Are So Hard on Ourselves

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Everyone agrees that self-love is one of the main keys to happiness and a good life. However, instead of being kind to ourselves, we berate ourselves for small mistakes and set up impossible to achieve goals. Why is that? Why is self-love so hard to do?

My Journey Through Chronic Anxiety, Depression, and Existential Angst

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How do we escape from this life of quiet desperation? How do we recover from despair? So began my journey for self-discovery.

Love and Fear – Overcoming Our Wiring for Suffering

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Love and fear duality. Large scary werewolf with redhead fantasy woman conjuring a magical light. Pinup Gothic 3d-art. Daz Studio Iray image.

Love and fear are two of the strongest human emotions and they seem to work in opposition. In this article we explore love and fear and consider how we can resolve this most challenging of life’s dualities.

Love, Loss, Anxiety and Grief

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Love between fantasy girl and lion. Cute armored warrior girl with hood and lion. Fantasy woman pinup 3d-art. Flowers and grass in the background. Daz Studio Iray image.

Love is not simple. As soon as there is love or an attachment, loss enters the picture. Rejecting loss or the pain of loss means rejecting love and the pain of love. They are one and the same.

Your Puny-Pathetic Depression is Not as Good as My Awesome Manly Depression

by Aya Hajime 5 Comments

A closed-heart and judgmental criticism leads to abandonment and depression. Sci-fi girl with light emitting hair screaming with robotic tentacles all around her. Sci-fi fantasy woman art. Daz Studio Iray image.

Depression combined with social comparisons can lead to envy, jealousy, shame, and a closed heart. Ultimately, we end up alone, feeling abandoned, hopeless, betrayed, and more depressed than ever.

Depression – The Terrible D-Word

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One of the most frustrating and depressing things about depression is that nobody knows what it really is and nobody knows how to “fix” it. This article is about my own experience with depression, and my own framework for understanding it.

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  • Dream angel with colorful wings, smiling and flying in the night sky.To Dream of Angels – Meaning and More
    • Christine
      - I drempt of seeing 3 white clad angels about 3-4 off the ground hovering above an empty thick bed that folded at the top. ...
    • Alison
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  • Blue dream girl sitting and playing in a calm pool of water, under a bright full moon.Dream of Water – What Does It Mean?
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