People say “just think positive!” or “you need to change your mindset.”
I must present an alternative example. If you broke your collarbone, and someone told you to go pick up that 20Kg box
A great analogy. Words are cheap. It's easy to say "just change your mindset" but the reality is our mindset (models we have constructed of the world) are not easy to change. There is a skill and an art to it.
As a professional meditation teacher I've worked with many men who've been through experiences of extreme stress (first responders, military etc). Some came to me and were not even able to finish a task unless they were in an highly demanding situation with a lot of stress hormones going around. Teaching them how to remove the stress from their bodies and then how to feel allowed them to function more effectively.
RE: Depression is Like A Third Degree Burn.