Dave feels alone in the world. He no longer connects with his family and has few friends. He spends too many hours contemplating the darkness of his days, with no motivation to change his mindset. Day after day, he ruminates about how terrible his life has been; his voicemail tends to be full because Dave does not return the frequent calls from collection agencies.<\/p>\n
It seems to me that there are many individuals in Dave\u2019s situation across Canada. The levels of depression and anxiety are at epidemic levels, and the only entities \u00a0gaining from this increase are the pharmaceutical companies that are, in my opinion, putting a band-aid on the issue. What people like Dave require is a connection with others. On the one hand, he needs to be validated and provided with insights as to how he can lift himself up and feel more positive on the other.<\/p>\n
Many years ago, one of my supervisors said to me, \u201cfail to plan, plan to fail.\u201d When I think about this concept in relation to Dave, I wonder how many people are drifting aimlessly in our communities because they do not have a plan. How many people are alone because they lack structure and discipline in their lives? I can hear some respondents saying, \u201cPeople who are depressed lack the motivation to get up and go.\u201d I agree with this statement, and I also believe that it is through inertia that people change; that people need to go to work, or be in school, volunteer, or go on dates to be connected.<\/p>\n
Dave needs purpose in his life to get out of bed; he needs a mission to move him forward. In my opinion, this is what individuals who find themselves alone sitting in the dark need to lift themselves up. Dave also needs to stay present rather than churning up his past that is gone or worrying about the future that has yet to happen. By being present, Dave can focus on his current tasks step by step in a way that he can manage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dave feels alone in the world. He no longer connects with his family and has few friends. He spends too many hours contemplating the darkness of his days, with no motivation to change his mindset. Day after day, he ruminates about how terrible his life has been; his voicemail tends to be full because Dave […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001078,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,1554],"tags":[318,25,620,117],"class_list":["post-19406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-counsellingandpsychotherapyincanada","category-self-care","tag-anxiety","tag-counselling","tag-depression","tag-self-care"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n