{"id":4880,"date":"2016-12-09T07:19:13","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T15:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=4880"},"modified":"2016-12-09T08:06:16","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T16:06:16","slug":"link-process-healing-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2016\/12\/09\/link-process-healing-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"Link &#8211; The Process of Healing From Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2326,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/themighty.com\\\/2016\\\/09\\\/the-process-of-healing-from-depression&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20201012135836\\\/https:\\\/\\\/themighty.com\\\/2016\\\/09\\\/the-process-of-healing-from-depression\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-02 09:31:27&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-14 07:35:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-29 06:42:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-02 18:54:33&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-12 01:30:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-23 13:30:32&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-03 08:50:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-13 01:13:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-13 01:13:56&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>I know in my heart the pain will slowly fade if you want to do the work. You\u00a0have\u00a0to do the work, and even after doing the work you might never feel \u201cfixed.\u201d\u00a0We can heal. We can put bandages over the wounds that come off in time, and the wound won\u2019t be so big or sore. You\u2019ll be happier, or even a little content for having trusted in yourself. There are going to be good days, and there are going to be bad days.<\/p>\n<p>Trust in yourself. Trust in the process.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It truly is a process. So many people dealing with depression wait for the moment it is &#8220;fixed&#8221; and everything is better, but that&#8217;s not how it works. We learn new skills, and we apply them, and we find things that work, and things get better, in time. 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