Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Boredom and depression

Hi,


"Inactivity leads to depression."

(Mishnah, Ketuvot 59b)

Have a good day,
Mordechai
Posted by The Rebbetzin's Husband at 6:32 AM
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 6, 2009 at 7:21 AM

    One could also argue that “depression leads to inactivity” and it becomes a vicious cycle. Thus, it is good advice to someone suffering from depression to try hard to put those feelings "on a shelf" even if only temporarily, and just do something physical to break the cycle and assist in healing. I am vaguely reminded of a sermon I heard about Na’aseh v’Nishma relating to the importance of sometimes putting aside thoughts, analysis, planning, etc., and just “doing” something physical.

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  2. The Rebbetzin's HusbandAugust 6, 2009 at 1:49 PM

    Absolutely agreed; thanks for commenting.

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