Something strange happens with depression, and other mental health issues, where you take refuge in the very thing that hurts you.
The Greek word for repentance is μετάνοια - metanoia. Meta means change and noia means mind. So, repentance is about changing your mind.....changing your mind. That's also what recovery is about.
We have the wrong idea about recovery. We have the idea that if we could just get away and go on a kind of retreat, we could really heal. But I've found from experience that that doesn't work. When you withdraw and take time out from life, it makes things worse. It's like inviting your disorder in and telling it to make itself at home, and it will. The answer is engagement rather than withdrawal.
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