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Re: depression
Much thanks to Smith02 for bringing up a very important old discussion. Nisha, are you still here??
Though much was said about depression, nobody seemed to address the issue of how to try to convince someone to try mb - I'm afraid I don't have encouraging news on that end - I don't believe a person can be convinced - but it is interesting to note how we can relate to others using the yin/yang principles. If you are dealing with a person with a more yang kind of personality (hard, stubborn, strong anger) then trying to force (more yang) just won't work - you need a soft (yin) approach, so agreeing, not fighting back, being sweet, and maybe - have to feel the situation, of offering or sharing your food can very very slowly have an effect. If offering your food only angers the other person, of if they feel you are manipulating them, then that isn't the answer.
I'm in a similar situation, and I realized the best I could do I'm not really doing, which is to make myself much more mb and balanced, so I don't find myself fighting back. When I find I do get angry or frustrated, I try to go for more sweet vegetable drinks, leafy greens, foods which can create in me more yin so I myself can soften up.
The other consideration is that yin/yang philosophy goes beyond diet - so keep in mind how to try other things besides diet - is the person open to being massaged by you, going for walks together??
Although I'm still working on it, I try to remind myself in my situation that when the other person has an outburst, I need not to get angry, after all it's a result of his condition, which of course is the way it is because of all the meat, cheese, etc, so that I can be more understanding. It's hard work, but the best we can do is work on ourselves, and hopefully set a good example. I have seen some changes in his diet, but not because I said do it, but because he decided to, so be patient.
Klara
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