# Depression

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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/75


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מִי שֶׁלֹּא תִּקֵּן חַטַּאת נְעוּרִים, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה בָּאִים לוֹ דְּאָגוֹת.

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1. One who has not rectified the sins of his youth, through this worries come upon him.


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לָרֹב בָּא הַצַּעַר לָאָדָם עַל־יְדֵי דִּבּוּרוֹ.

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2. For the most part, suffering comes to a man through his speech.


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כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ לְךָ צַעַר, תְּדַבֵּר מִזֶּה הַצַּעַר.

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3. When you are suffering, speak about this suffering.


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עַל־יְדֵי דְּאָגָה בַּלֵּב נוֹפֵל עַל הָאָדָם אֵימַת מָוֶת.

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4. Through worries of the heart, there falls upon the person fear of death.


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עַל־יְדֵי הַכְנָעָה נִתְבַּטֵּל רָעָה וְיָגוֹן.

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5. Through submission, evil and sorrow are annulled.


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מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ עַצְבוּת, יִסְתַּכֵּל עַל הַצַּדִּיקִים, וְיָבֹא לוֹ שִׂמְחָה בְּלִבּוֹ.

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6. One who is depressed should gaze upon the Tzaddikim, and joy will come to his heart.


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כְּשֶׁאַתָּה נִכְנָס בְּבֵית נָכְרִי, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה בָּא עַצְבוּת.

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7. When you enter the house of a non-Jew, through this depression comes [upon you].


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עַל־יְדֵי עַצְבוּת אָדָם נֶחֱלָשׁ.

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8. Through depression one becomes weakened.


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עַל־יְדֵי לֵב רָע הַפָּנִים נִשְׁתַּנֶּה.

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9. Through an evil heart, one's face is transformed.


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כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ לְךָ צַעַר בְּיוֹם שִׂמְחָה, וְכָל שִׂמְחָתְךָ נִשְׁבָּת, תֵּדַע שֶׁתַּמָּה זְכוּת אֲבוֹתֶיךָ.

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10. When you have anguish on a day of joy, and all your happiness is dispelled, know that your ancestral merit has been exhausted.


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מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ עַצְבוּת, יִתֵּן מַתָּנָה לַצַּדִּיק תָּדִיר.

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11. One who is depressed should continually give a gift to a Tzaddik.


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עַל־יְדֵי עַצְבוּת בָּא שְׂרֵפָה.

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12. Through depression come fires (burnings).


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עַצְבוּת סִימָן לְאֵיזֶה חֹלָאַת, שֶׁמְּמַשְׁמֵשׁ לָבוֹא.

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13. Depression is a sign that some disease is about to manifest.


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עַל־יְדֵי עַצְבוּת הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא אֵין עִמּוֹ.

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14. Due to depression, the Holy One, Blessed be He, is not with him.


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עַל־יְדֵי עַצְבוּת רוֹאֶה קֶרִי.

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15. Through depression, one has (lit. sees) a wanton seminal emission.


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עַצְבוּת בָּא עַל־יְדֵי כַּעַס.

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16. Depression comes through anger.


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עַל־יְדֵי עַצְבוּת אֵינוֹ מַשִּׂיג תּוֹחַלְתּוֹ.

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17. Through depression, a person does not reach his aspiration.


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עַל־יְדֵי עַצְבוּת נִתְבַּזֶּה.

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18. Due to depression, one is degraded.


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עַל־יְדֵי בְּכִיָּה אֵין אָדָם יָכוֹל לֶאֱכֹל.

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19. Due to weeping, a person is unable to eat.


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מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ עַצְבוּת וְהוּא תָּמִיד בְּשִׂמְחָה, בְּוַדַּאי יִתְנַשֵּׂא.

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20. One who is not depressed, but is always joyful, will certainly be raised up.


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עַל־יְדֵי עַצְבוּת בָּא בִּזָּיוֹן.

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21. Through depression comes degradation.


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בְּכִיָּה הוּא סִימָן טוֹב לְחוֹלֶה.

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22. Crying is a positive sign for a sick person.


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עַל־יְדֵי יָגוֹן אוֹיְבָיו נִתְרוֹמְמִים.

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23. Through anguish, one's enemies are highly elevated.


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עַל־יְדֵי יָגוֹן בָּא כְּאֵב לֵב.

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24. Through anguish comes heart pain.


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מִי שֶׁהוּא מָהִיר, הוּא עַצְבָן.

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25. One who is hasty is gloomy (sad/annoyed/irritated).


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קִרְבַת הַצַּדִּיקִים מְשַׂמֵּחַ אֶת הַלֵּב.

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26. Drawing close to Tzaddikim makes the heart joyous .


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סְגֻלָּה לְהָסִיר עַצְבוּת, שֶׁיִּשְׁמַע אֶת צַדִּיק נִכְבָּד, כְּשֶׁהוּא מְזַמֵּר.

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27. A segulah for removing depression is to listen to an honored Tzaddik when he sings.


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מִי שֶׁאֵין מִתְוַדֶּה עַל עֲווֹנוֹתָיו, אֲנָחָה וּדְאָגוֹת בָּאִים עָלָיו.

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28. One who does not confess his sins has sighing and worries come upon him.


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כְּשֶׁאָדָם מִתְאַוֶּה לִדְבָרִים שֶׁהֵם נֶגְדִּיִּים לַקָּדוֹשׁ־ בָּרוּךְ־הוּא, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה בָּא לוֹ אֲנָחָה.

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29. When a person lusts after things that are against [the Will of] the Holy One, Blessed be He, through this anguish (sighing) comes upon him.


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הָעֶצֶב עַל חֲלוֹם רָע מְבַטֵּל אֶת הַחֲלוֹם, שֶּׁלֹּא יִתְקַיֵּם.

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30. Sadness due to a bad dream annuls [the influence of] the dream, preventing it from coming to pass.


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קוֹל וּמַרְאֶה וְרֵיחַ מְשִׁיבִין דַּעְתּוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם.

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31. Voice, appearance, and scent restore a person's wellbeing (lit. knowledge/awareness).


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עַל־יְדֵי הַצְּעָקָה נִתְבַּטֵּל הַצַּעַר.

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32. Through screaming, one's pain is annulled.


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מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ עַצְבוּת, מֵבִיא עַל עַצְמוֹ יִסּוּרִין.

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33. One who is depressed brings suffering upon himself.


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כָּל הַנִּמְשָׁךְ אַחַר צַעֲרוֹ יוֹתֵר מִדַּי, הַצַּעַר נִמְשָׁךְ אַחֲרָיו.

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34. One who draws too far after his own suffering, suffering draws towards him.


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תְּמָרִים מְבַטְּלִין דְּאָגָה.

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35. Dates annul worry.


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אַגָּדָה מְשַׂמֵּחַ אֶת הָאָדָם.

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36. Aggadah (Talmudic legends) brings joy to a man.


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עַצְבוּת שֶׁבְּלֵב הָאָדָם, כְּשֶׁמַּרְגִּישׁ בְּרָעָתוֹ, כִּי הַלֵּב הוּא הַמֵּסֵב לְכָל זֶה; כִּי הַלֵּב הוּא הַגּוֹרֵם לְכָל דָּבָר הֵן לְטוֹב הֵן לְהֵפֶךְ.

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1. Depression [fills] the heart of a man when he becomes aware of his own evil (bad fortune). For the heart causes all of this, because the heart is the cause of everything; for good or for bad (lit. the opposite).


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צָרִיךְ לִשְׁמֹר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מֵעַצְבוּת, כְּדֵי שֶּׁלֹּא יָבוֹא, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, לִידֵי אֲבֵלוּת.

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2. One must guard himself from depression in order that he not come to mourning, G-d forbid.


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עַל־יְדֵי הַצַּעַר וְהָעַצְבוּת בָּא מְרִיבָה בָּעוֹלָם, וְעַל־יְדֵי הַשִּׂמְחָה בָּא שָׁלוֹם בָּעוֹלָם.

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3. Through suffering and sadness, conflict comes into the world. Conversely, through joy, peace comes to the world.


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עַל־יְדֵי קִלְקוּל הַשִּׂמְחָה בָּא חֳלָאִים עָלָיו.

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4. Through the spoiling of one's joy, sicknesses come upon him.


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סְגֻלָּה לְהָסִיר הָעַצְבוּת עַל־יְדֵי הָרַחֲמָנוּת.

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5. It is a segulah to remove depression through mercy.


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הַנְּדָרִים וְהַנְּדָבוֹת מְבִיאִין שִׂמְחָה.

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6. Vows and pledges bring happiness.