There are many different breeds of Black Dog affecting millions of people from all walks of life. The Black Dog is an equal opportunity mongrel. It was Winston Churchill who popularized the phrase Black Dog to describe the bouts of Depression he experienced for much of his life. Matthew Johnstone, a sufferer himself, has written and illustrated this moving and uplifting insight into what it is like to have a Black Dog as a companion and how he learned to tame it and bring it to heel.
"I Had a Black Dog"是英國導演Will Hutchinson在2010年拍攝的電影短片，改編自馬修·約翰斯同名書籍"I Had a Black Dog"，短片展現一名抑鬱症患者的內心獨白：他有一條黑狗，「黑狗」這個對抑鬱症的比喻來自英國前首相邱吉爾，以下短片是世界衛生組織關於如何與抑鬱相處的一部公益視頻。
2005年，美國廣告人馬修·約翰斯通罹患了抑鬱症，他把自己的種種切身感受用畫筆記錄了下來，出版了"I Had a Black Dog"一書。2009年的時候，這本書被引進了中國。希望所有心中住著「黑狗」的人們，能夠直面它的存在，並與它友好相處，開始自己的新生活，珍惜自己，珍惜健康，珍惜生命，珍惜總是很美好的生活！
Directed by Will Hutchinson
I Had a Black Dog
His Name was Depression
世界衛生組織關於如何與抑鬱相處的一部公益視頻
我有隻名叫「抑鬱」 的黑狗
黑狗一來
我就會感到空虛
生活百無聊賴
它會無緣無故突然造訪
使我變得像個老人
其他人都在享受生活
而我卻只能和黑狗相伴
我會突然無精打採
平時讓我快活的事也提不起我的精神
它讓我沒有胃口
它讓我無法集中注意力
只要黑狗在旁
我就什麼也不想做
哪裡也不想去
在社交場合，它會奪走我殘存的自信
我害怕人們知道真相，害怕他們會嫌棄我
由於黑狗名聲在外，我時刻擔心會被發現
因此我極力掩蓋
而言語的掩蓋讓人精疲力竭
它使我悲傷消極
常與人唱反調
它使我喜怒無常，與人難以相處
它奪走我的心，埋葬了溫情
它喜歡在深夜鬧醒我，使我心煩意亂
提醒我將要面對多麼疲倦的第二天
生活有黑狗相伴，不只是些許的失落、感傷或鬱悶
最糟的時候，根本已毫無感覺
隨著年齡的增長，黑狗也變得越來越大
而且時刻在我身旁
我抄起傢伙想趕走它，但它卻反倒制服我
相較於站起身反抗，我覺得躺倒反而更容易
我常常陷入冥思
但根本無濟於事
最後
我感到與世相隔
黑狗終於劫走了我的生活
當你失去了生活的所有樂趣
你便開始質疑生命的意義
幸好我就此打住
開始尋求幫助
這是我自救的第一步
也是我人生的一大轉折點
我了解到
不管你是誰
黑狗都有可能不期而至
打亂你的生活
誰都有可能受到黑狗的影響
我得知
沒有什麼靈丹妙藥
藥物可能對一些人有效
而另一些人則需要完全不同的治療方法
我了解到
真心對待周圍的人
情況就能大為改善
更重要的是
我學會了不去畏懼黑狗
甚至還有幾招新花樣
當你越疲倦
黑狗就叫得越響
因此要試著靜下心來
經常鍛鍊也是減輕抑鬱的有效方法
所以拋下黑狗
去散步去跑步吧
(和AMOY LIFE一起去感受山體驗海吧)
堅持寫日記來記錄心情的波動
卸下思想包袱，往往有利於找到解決的辦法
最重要的是，無論情況多麼糟糕
如果你找到適合的方法，適當向人們求助
被黑狗籠罩的日子就會過去
我不會說我要感謝黑狗
但它確實是個好老師，它迫使我反思生活
告訴我與其逃避，不如勇敢直面
黑狗還是會伴我一生
但它不再是那隻肆無忌憚的野獸
我們已經能夠共處，通過知識、耐心、克制和幽默
能讓最兇猛的黑狗也變得溫順
如果你遇到和我一樣的困難
不要害怕求助
這並不是什麼丟人的事情
錯過美好生活才是人生最大的缺憾
Depression drains your energy, hope, and drive, making it difficult to take the steps that will help you to feel better. But while overcoming depression isn’t quick or easy, it’s far from impossible. You can’t just will yourself to 「snap out of it,」 but you do have more control than you realize - even if your depression is severe and stubbornly persistent. The key is to start small and build from there. Feeling better takes time, but you can get there by making positive choices for yourself each day.
Coping with Depression tips:
❀ Reach out and stay connected
❀ Do things that make you feel good
❀ Get moving
❀ Eat a healthy, depression-fighting diet
❀ Get a daily dose of sunlight
❀ Challenge negative thinking
If you』ve taken self-help steps and made positive lifestyle changes and still find your depression getting worse, seek professional help. Needing additional help doesn’t mean you’re weak. Sometimes the negative thinking in depression can make you feel like you’re a lost cause, but depression can be treated and you can feel better!
Don’t forget about these self-help tips, though. Even if you’re receiving professional help, these tips can be part of your treatment plan, speeding your recovery and preventing depression from returning.
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