As far as depression, sadness, or suicide goes, we need equipment we can go use to help us. We want to use the right equipment at the right times.
Take baseball for instance. If you are on defense in the outfield, you wouldn't take a bat to catch the baseball; you would make a glove right? Or vice versa, if you were up to bat, you wouldn't take a glove to hit the ball.
It's the same thing in life. You need certain things you can have to help you through each situation. Here are a few pieces of equipment I use:
1. Journal - For me, writing down my feelings, thoughts, or just what happened in the day makes me feel better and sometimes shows a different perspective on things.
2. Music - Music can be an outlet for people. You can listen to music to help you relax, to inspire you, or to dance frustrations away.
3. Reading - Reading can sometimes take you to another world. Reading can also give you encouragement.
4. Friends - True friends love you when you are up or down. If you are like me, it might be hard to pick up the phone and say 'I'm not doing great and I need someone to talk to'. BUT if you are like me, you want to be there for your friends and you would want them to call you when they need help. So I encourage you to use this special piece of equipment.
5. Call your therapist, psychiatrist or physician. If things are really getting out of control, you may need to get on some medications temporarily or get medications adjusted. Plus doctors are there to help you by listening as well and may have other pieces of equipment to use that you are not aware of.
6. Your church family and or pastor. Reading the Bible and prayer.
Everyone copes differently. Sometimes a particular situation may require only a couple pieces of equipment and other times you might need all of them. Either way, try to keep each one of these in mind. You can even let me know what kind of equipment you use and when it helps you!!!
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