Saint Paisios on Depression

Saint Paisios of Mount Athos had an extraordinary gift of discernment and a heart overflowing with compassion whose teachings directly address many emotional and spiritual struggles that are plaguing many people nowadays. Saint Paisios understood that depression could come from many causes, spiritual, psychological, or even physical, and so, he approached each person individually. Treatment has to be personalized in order for the people to be actually healed of their afflictions. Importantly, Saint Paisios did not blame or stigmatize those who were suffering as he acknowledged that some people experience deep internal sorrow that seems to have no obvious cause. #depression #mentalhealth #anxiety #selfhelp #therapy #orthodox #suffering #religion #faith #essay #model #rolemodel #orthodoxsaints #saint #saints #christian #christianity #orthodoxy #church #bible #women #opinion #christianstudy #traditional #eastern #society #heritage #christianwomen #family #traditionalvalues #west #usa #orthodox #easternorthodox #struggle #improvement #suffering #nun #monastic #monk #monastery #help #advice