{"id":843,"date":"2018-05-30T01:35:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T00:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dreamsbylinda.com\/?p=843"},"modified":"2018-05-30T05:28:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T04:28:58","slug":"why-traveling-helps-with-my-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dreamsbylinda.com\/?p=843","title":{"rendered":"Why traveling helps with my depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Approx. six years ago I was sitting in my living room watching the grey sky and the heavy rain hitting the window. It was a very quiet day and I think it was a Sunday. The depression hit me hard that day and I felt like there was no light at all in my life.\u00a0I started to look around for a reason, something that could inspire me to see the light and why i chose to live this life. But I found Nothing. I remember that I felt empty inside and I couldn&#8217;t even cry. I started to analyse my life and the way i lived. There was nothing that made me happy anymore. I can&#8217;t explain why I felt this way, but I felt that there was something missing in my life. There was something I needed to do, I just had to figure out what it was.\u00a0I started dreaming about a place where the sun shines and the palm trees stand tall along the beach. At that moment it hit me, I needed more in my life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That&#8217;s when I decided to change what I was doing and follow my dreams and my heart no matter where it would take me. It took me on an amazing journey and I would&#8217;t change it for anything in the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-855\" src=\"https:\/\/dreamsbylinda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leo-181x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dreamsbylinda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leo-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/dreamsbylinda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leo-600x994.jpg 600w, https:\/\/dreamsbylinda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leo-618x1024.jpg 618w, https:\/\/dreamsbylinda.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Leo.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A lot of doctors and psychologists states that traveling won&#8217;t cure your depression&#8230;. I agree, but I don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I believe that my depression got better when I left and went traveling. I found a purpose in life and I felt an inner peace. I could finally eat, sleep and relax in my own body and I started living in the now. However I do agree that changing the surroundings might not change anything, because life will become a routine again no matter where you live and thats when depression normally hits.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\nHowever talking about my own journey and how traveling makes me feel is important to me. Traveling makes me feel whole and it inspires me to be a better person. It makes me appreciate what I have in my life. It has changed my perspective on life and what life really is about.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I believe that everyone has a unique purpose in life, it&#8217;s just a matter of finding it and following it. After suffering from depression a long time I have found my purpose in life. I want to inspire others to be the best version of themselves and to never stop believing that everything is possible no matter what.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #939ec4;\">You guys inspire me to keep going and I&#8217;m grateful for all the beautiful messages that I get every day.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Approx. six years ago I was sitting in my living room watching the grey sky and the heavy rain hitting the window. 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