The Who’s guitarist reveals curious tactics to feel better and claims to dispense with therapy, but reinforces: “this won’t necessarily work for you”
Pete Townshend has been outspoken about mental health issues for decades. His fight against depression continues even though he has been away from drugs since the 1980s.
The guitarist of The Who shared more details about this issue in a recent interview with Sunday Times (via NME). At the time, he reflected on what he calls “chemical depression” and revealed that, every day when he wakes up in the morning, he has “really suicidal” thoughts.
To deal with the situation, he started looking for alternatives. One of them is to wake up early in the morning, between 2am and 5am, as this makes you feel “in the state you were in the day before”. In other words: the feeling of “restart” is what leaves Townshend sad.
Another tactic, even more curious, is to start the day with a few cups of tea and two sweet biscuits. The musician defines the meal as “equal to 17 lumps of sugar”. It makes you happier.
Pete Townshend skips therapy
The way Pete Townshend dealing with your depression is admittedly unusual. During the interview, the musician also revealed that he has not had therapy help for decades. On other occasions, he even commented that the professionals did not say anything in the sessions, only him.
As such, it was better for him to simply resort to a diary. And your writing must not happen early in the morning. The artist states:
“If I start my diaries before I have my cup of tea, I will paint a very bleak picture of my life, despite the fact that I have everything I want and everything I need… And I have had a truly extraordinary life. ”
Finally, Townshend reinforced that he does not recommend his practices to anyone. Each person needs to find what is most effective for them — and professional help should not be ignored.
“I think because of social media in particular, the way we carelessly share not just our anxieties but also maybe our solutions… we’re a little careless about it, because what works for me won’t necessarily work for you.”
In Brazil, the Hot line (CVV), a non-profit civil association, offers emotional support and suicide prevention, free of charge, 24 hours a day. Anyone who wants and needs to talk can contact CVV, confidentially, by calling 188, in addition to email, chat and Skype, available on the website www.cvv.org.br.
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Source: Rollingstone
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