Expand Our Sense of Time
When we expand our sense of time, we can create a hopeful future for ourselves. In studying extremely depressed people, those with suicidal thoughts, there was a commonality. They had no vision for their future. Their sense of time was distorted. They could only see what was right in front of them and right behind them. They were filled with worry and obsession about what happened in the past and what was happening now. While they were feeling awful, they couldn’t see a way beyond the terrible thoughts or feelings they were having in the moment. They couldn't expand their sense of time. When asked where they saw themselves the next day, the next month, the next year, they answered “I have no idea.” |
