I'm Still Human: Understanding Depression With Kindness (Expanded Edition - 2021)

minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?" The
old man simply replied, "The one you feed".
So, starve guilt and feed kindness - depression will R.I.P. (rest in
peace).
4. FORGIVE OTHERS:
Forgiving others doesn’t mean that
we approve of their mistakes. We forgive
others because it’s an act of kindness to
ourselves; it helps to free us of our emotional
pain and move on with life more easily.
It’s useful to forgive others. Or else, we’ll be hurting ourselves as
harboring grudges and revengeful thoughts is unpleasant and
detrimental to happiness in the long-term. Depression is already
painful enough – don’t add more suffering to life, “Holding on to
anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at
someone else; you are the one who gets burned,” (adapted from a
Buddhist saying). “Getting angry at someone is actually punishing
ourselves for another’s mistakes,” said Master Cheng Yen, echoing
the same message.
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