英語閲讀之美文欣賞：別讓抑鬱束縛你

Depression is like a plague that hits every one of us at some point in life. Everyone copes with it in their own way, but oftentimes it's hard to understand what exactly you feel and why you feel like that. Feeling depressed for a few minutes and hours is a healthy reaction to a hard situation or event. However, when you let this feeling stay with you for longer, you risk losing yourself and ruining your life. Even though you probably need to see your doctor, these depression quotes may help you understand your true and deep feelings to know how to get rid of this plague.

抑鬱就像瘟神，每個人一生中都有遇上的時候。每個人有自己對抗抑鬱的方式，但通常別人很難理解那究竟是什麼感覺，也不理解你為什麼會有那樣的感覺。抑鬱幾分鐘或幾小時都是面對糟糕處境和事情的健康反應。然而，你要是讓這種情緒持續更久，你就會有迷失自己、毀掉生活的風險。即使你可能需要去看看醫生，但這些關於抑鬱的引文會有助於你理解自己真實的深切的感受，以便知道如何擺脱掉這個瘟神。

　　1. Mood swings

　　1. 情緒波動

“I'll never forget how the depression and loneliness felt good and bad at the same time. Still does.” It's Henry Rollins' quote that often relates to me. One minute I feel the happiest person in the world and the next minute I feel awfully sad. I feel happy because I'm alone, but feel depressed because I'm lonely. It's actually confused feeling.

“我永遠不會忘記抑鬱和孤獨是如何使我同時感覺又好又壞的`，現在依然如此。”這是亨利•羅林斯的話，我常有這種感受，前一分鐘還感覺自己是世界上最幸福的人，下一分鐘就特別傷心。我快樂是因為我獨自一人，但抑鬱是因為我感覺孤獨，這感覺真令人迷惑。

　　2. Daytime nightmare

　　2. 白天是惡夢

“I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare.” – Ned Vizzini

“我不想醒來，睡覺時更開心。多悲哀呀，就像惡夢顛倒了。正如你從惡夢中醒來時感覺很輕鬆一樣，我醒來反而是惡夢的開始。”——內德•威茲尼。

If you are prone to depression, this feeling probably sounds familiar to you. Depressed and sad people have a tendency to sleep in but it's not the solution. Exercise is a better option.

如果你容易鬱悶，這種感覺，你聽起來可能感覺很熟悉。抑鬱和傷心的人願意睡覺，但睡覺不能解決問題，鍛鍊才是更好的選擇。

　　3. Serious disease

　　3. 重病

Chronic depression isn't just bad feeling. It's a sign that you need a professional help. If you see someone feeling depressed all the time, don't ignore them. It's crucial that people start treating depression as a serious disease and consult doctor when they can't find the way out.

Barbara Kingsolver said it better than me, “There is no point treating a depressed person as though she were just feeling sad, saying, ‘There now, hang on, you'll get over it.’ Sadness is more or less like a head cold- with patience, it passes. Depression is like cancer.”

長期抑鬱不僅僅是感覺不好，這表明你需要專業的幫助。如果你看見某個人總是很鬱悶，不要不當回事。人們要開始把抑鬱當成重病來對待，這很重要，自己解決不了時要諮詢醫生。

芭芭拉•金索佛説得比我好：“把抑鬱當悲傷來對待，就只是跟他説‘沒事，堅持住，你能挺過去的’，這樣沒有任何意義。傷心有點像頭痛，只要有耐心你就能挺過去，而抑鬱卻像癌症。”

　　4. A cage without a key

　　4. 沒有鑰匙的牢籠

As Elizabeth Wurtzel profoundly said, “That's the thing about depression: A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it's impossible to ever see the end. The fog is like a cage without a key.” The only thing I can add is to stay strong and don't feel ashamed to seek help… Like she said we are strong enough to survive anything, depression is no exception.

伊麗莎白•沃澤爾意味深長地説道：“抑鬱就是這樣的：一個人能捱過任何事，只要她能見到曙光。但抑鬱很狡猾，它每天都在加劇，根本看不到盡頭。這團迷霧就像是沒有鑰匙的牢籠。”我唯一需要補充的是要堅強，不要羞於向別人求助……如她所説，我們很堅強能捱過任何事，抑鬱也不例外。

　　5. There’s always hope

　　5. 總會有希望

Unfortunately, most depressed people refuse to ask for help. Whether they don't recognize their problem or they wish to get rid of it, they believe telling someone about their feelings is a shame. It's not, actually. Many celebrities and ordinary people consult doctors when they feel depressed and they don't feel ashamed. It's life.

Hopefully, Howie Mandel's quote will inspire you to ask for help: “There isn't anybody out there who doesn't have a mental health issue, whether it's depression, anxiety, or how to cope with relationships. Having OCD is not an embarrassment anymore – for me. Just know that there is help and your life could be better if you go out and seek the help.”