Most people look at anxiety and depression as a warning of poor mental health or even as a disorder. From another perspective, however, anxiety and depression can serve as a sign that we are ready to change the world that we have created for ourselves mentally. Rather than suppress the feelings, we can investigate them to find and understand the reason for them. These feelings can act as a sort of internal GPS system, in that we experience feelings like anxiety and depression as our body’s way of keeping us on the right track and working for our greater good.
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