Dying and Depressed About It?

Do these things to feel better.

Sometimes dying people feel depressed. It’s not at all unusual to feel a deep sadness at the end of life. Usually, the feeling comes and goes. There’s much truth in the axiom, “I have good days and bad days.”

If you’re dealing with a lengthy depression, perhaps seeing a licensed mental health counselor would allow you to process what’s happening. Remember, at every stage of life, we aren’t merely prisoners of our feelings. They require our help to grow, and our involvement is also required to make them more manageable.

At my death awareness workshops, I often talk about how concrete actions change feelings. I use this example:

Every morning, I wake up feeling no urge to exercise. I’d rather stay in bed and go back to sleep. But I push myself to get up, get out of bed, and go for a run. Or a bike ride. Or a yoga class. Afterward, I feel really great about it.

That’s just one way an action changes a feeling.

12 Concrete Actions

We do lots of things to feel better about death. Actions have the…