Spiritual depression generally refers to a loss of spiritual vitality and joy. Understanding Spiritual Depression. In terms of Christianity, experiencing a spiritual depression might involve:
losing touch with your faith
“forgetting” God, or struggling to find time for spiritual study
focusing more on past mistakes than changes you might make to do better in the future.
A general sense of unhappiness or melancholy
Protestant minister D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones appears to have introduced the term in “Spiritual Depression: Its Causes and Cures,” a collection of sermons exploring the topic.
He notes, however, that spiritual depression itself dates back to the Bible. In Psalm 42, for example, the unnamed psalmist asks, “Why are thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.”
If you’re experiencing spiritual depression, your religious leader might encourage a similar remedy: prayer or seeking Christ. Yet, many of the symptoms associated with spiritual depression can also suggest a depressive disorder, which may not improve without support from a mental health professional.
The worst thing you can do when you're crying and you don't know why
If you're berating yourself every time you're having a crying fit, please know this will merely back up your tears for another time . . . things like "oh, this is silly", "What a cry baby I am", "I'm just making a big deal out of nothing" are making your situation worse.
What you're doing is triggering your body into a negative state.
It's actually the cumulation of your negative states that are reducing the buffer zone you need to have some distance from what ails you.
A good buffer zone puts distance between you and the difficulties you're facing. It gives you "room" to consider how you want to react.
Not to mention, a good buffer zone helps to "contain" your emotions so they're not spilling over uncontrollably.
A good buffer zone comes from a healthy nervous system.
And the numero one worst thing is to fret anxiously about why you're crying because you don't know why:
"What if something really bad happened in my childhood and I don't remember it".
This last thought is just fueling your fears.
You're actually missing a huge opportunity here. You're not using these tears to your advantage.
I know what you're thinking . . . "opportunity?"
"I'm in pain here."
Please bear with me.
Signs of Spiritual Awakening
1. Sleep
You may find that you wake up more times during the night, with no obvious or apparent reasons for doing so. It may become more difficult for you to fall to sleep, and you may lie in bed restless. The amount of sleep that you need may be different from previously, with you finding that some days you need more sleep and other days less sleep.
2. Dreams
It may become more difficult to easily and quickly identify whether you are dreaming or awake and your dreams are likely to become more vivid and real. Dreams may convey messages or pose questions for you to consider.
3. Heightened Psychic Abilities
Intuition will play a greater part in your everyday life, with you listening to your intuition more than before. You may start to find that you can communicate with, or receive messages from, non-earthly sources, including spirits, angels, and the universe.
You may find that you have abilities in healing. You may also discover a new interest in tools to aid your psychic development, including tarot cards, angel cards, divination methods, crystals, and rune stones.
4. Moods and Emotions
Your emotions may sometimes threaten to overwhelm you, with profound feelings of sadness that you cannot explain. You may find that you cry more often. It can feel like you are riding an emotional rollercoaster, with frequent food swings. You will experience all emotions at the extremes, with the one-moment feeling of extreme euphoria followed by deep misery and sorrow. This stage will pass and is a normal sign of a spiritual awakening.
5. Relationships
Most people will find that their close relationships are affected, whether this is by drawing closer or moving farther apart.
Some people find that they stop taking their nearest and dearest for granted, instead developing a deep appreciation and gratitude for having those people in their life. On the other hand, some people find that they can no longer relate to people they had previously been close to, and find themselves disconnected and feeling lonely.
It is common for people going through a spiritual awakening to find themselves drawn to others who have similar thoughts and beliefs to themselves, and many people find that joining a spiritual group or similar can help them on their awakening journey.
6. Senses
All five traditional senses may go through changes, with disturbances to vision, hearing new sounds, tasting things differently, feeling different inside, and being able to detect different scents and aromas. You will start to develop extra sensory perceptions too, including intuitiveness awareness.
7. Physical Symptoms
Many people experience some physical signs, with headaches, back pains, tingling sensations, and flu-like symptoms being common. People should still consult a medical practitioner though in the case of persistent and unexplainable pains and illnesses.
8. Appearance of “Teachers”
You may find yourself questioning something, or feeling unsure, and somebody new shows us just at that time to help guide you. Teachers will routinely appear as if by magic, to help you with your awakening. You may also notice messages and answers from other sources, including visions, images, and other signs.
9. Changing Likes and Dislikes
Your tastes might change, including the foods that you like or do not like in leisure activities, and tastes in music, art, reading material, and friends.
10. Interest in Nature
A sign of spiritual awakening is an increased interest in nature and the world all around you.
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