If to judge despondency leaning on bible canons, then it was always considered as a mortal sin. Why despondency a sin and if despondency a mortal sin – how to fight against it – about all this further in article.
Why despondency is considered a mortal sin?
Orthodox Christians consider that despondency comes to the person because of its excessive and constant employment the own personality. That is it is considered that desponding it is not capable to feel love for people around. Also the feeling of compassion is alien to it. Besides, according to christian teaching, absence at the person of ability to rejoice to something including to others achievements, promotes formation of such negative quality as envy. In completion of everything, the writing says that despondency is a consequence of loss of belief. Proceeding from all aforesaid, it is possible to draw a conclusion that despondency also really is sinful.
How to cope with despondency?
The deep depression can turn out to be consequence of despondency. As it is proved by modern medicine, to leave a depression sometimes happens quite difficult, and at times and it is impossible, without intervention of the corresponding expert.
In modern psychology and medicine the set of the techniques and means helping to fight against such states is developed. However the fact that the church how to fight against despondency answered at all times a question with methods opposite modern is remarkable. That is – accused people of a sin, driving them in a depression even more. Also, advised the person constantly to pray. As prayers are said mostly when the person is in loneliness, the poor fellow was unconsciously closed from the world around. Naturally, he became reserved even more. Internal sense of guilt also was added to loneliness. If it is short, then results of application of such "recommendations" were very deplorable.
And what is said by modern science about how to win against despondency? Shone with world psychoanalysts, psychiatry and psychology, on the contrary, advise people to diversify the life with active holiday, new acquaintances and hobbies. Advantage of such councils it is obvious – when following to them, will just long once.
In especially started cases when the person sees a doctor too late, also medicamentous courses of treatment are applied. It is necessary to remember that the people suffering from despondency quite often fall into a depression (as it was already told above). The outcome of a long depression can be very deplorable. Therefore at emergence of signs of long despondency, it is necessary to ask for the help the expert at once. If this state has concrete reasons about which the person knows, then it is possible, it will be helped by usual friendly chat.
How not to become despondent?
The best means from despondency, oddly enough, is the sport and a mobile way of life. In the course of receiving loading, the person throws off the collected negative and finds tranquility, and together with it and confidence in Sebha and own forces. Besides, in life of each athlete, be it the professional or the fan, anyway, there is a purpose. Sometimes it is expressed not too brightly and has the nature of a competition with itself. But even athletes beginners, leaving the gym, think: Today I made that. And tomorrow I will make better (I will run quicker, I will lift more, etc.). The purpose – here the main means from despondency. And it is unimportant what it will be.
In addition, it is necessary to surround itself with a positive in all its manifestations – cheerful people, cheerful movies and events. If such events are not expected, it is possible to organize them independently. Life is too short to despond and depressirovat!
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