Will depresions work against me?

[JeanBelieves]

Hi,

I have a strong reason to suggest that I suffer from depression. Not the normal kind, I've always been like this. Gloomy, pessimist, ect. I worry alot about my life, if I will succeed in life, relations ect. So lets just asume I have it, I am always spectical when making diagnoses on myself, can it hinder my progress? And if so what can I do to get past this on a spiritual level?

Nobody knows it, or have noticed it I think. But that's because I've learned to live with it and perhaps hide it a little to well. I am known as the funny guy with the funny one-liners. Perhaps my friends will be very shocked to learn how I really think about myself and how I am doing in general life. I hope you understand.

Thanks you advance,

Jean (Sorry for the lame nickname btw. )

Edit: Owh, I just realised I could have looked this up myself, I'm sorry. Will use the search so I understand if nobody wants to reply.

[Steele]

i know what its like to be scared, to wake up and just think what if im not successful what will happen? im a very intelligient person (modesty has gone out the window lol) i might be a psychiatrist or something along those lines but i usually have good ideas about how to help my self. i guess i invent my own methods. but i find that screaming, just plain screaming whatever you want to scream helps just go do it sometime. that always helps me. and i keep a journal of all my thoughts. also i have lists of all the reasons i need to keep on living and all the things that make me happy. i think i understand where you are coming from and if anything yes you will progress! if our situations are anything the same then you might experience what i have.

        for a long time i havent been able to stick to something, this often depresses me. i learned how to hide it at an early age people would be astonished to know how i used to feel. depression for me was sometihng i got over by progressing in projecting and meditation. i dont know exactly how to describe it but when i try to project and i get closer i feel relaxed and euphoric. and dont be skeptical or second guess yourself. before i always looked at myself and just lost control. i felt like i would never be anything and i could never be successful but it turns out i am. i bet you will be successful, dont ever tell yourself that you cant progress. of course you can just keep trying. All The Best!

                                             Steele

[JeanBelieves]

Good to know. But also, I do not know where to start with all this. What I kinda do is when I need to sleep is try and do the out of body thing. First relaxing and then concentrating on the breathing. But that's it, and I never got anywhere really. What I also notice is that I become to much aware and I then have this strange impulse that I have to swallow every now and then. But I think this breaks the concentration needed to project. It's really anoying. I don't have this when I lay on my side, my natural position when I sleep. Can I also project when laying like that? Or is it much much harder?

[Steele]

it's usually best to find a comfortable position that you cant easily fall asleep in. you should try more like an hour or half an hour before you normally sleep so you have more time to practice. probably going to practice in about an hour (8:30 up here in canada). if youre just starting out you should do alot of trial and error. when i first started i wanted results as fast as possible and i screwed it up by being impatient. when you start attempting to project tell yourself to slow down, it helps with relaxation. i experience the swallowing urges too.  basically i just ignore it but i find if you try not to let too much saliva well up in your mouth it helps. good luck!

                                                                                                                                                                        Steele