Hello, I'm new to the site and was wondering if anyone could recommend a spell or charm that I can do to help my husband with his depression/low self-esteem? He refuses to seek help from a therapist and I really need to put something out in the universe and into any high power's hands for help. Any advice or information you provided will be tremendously appreciated.
Re: Help Husband's Mental Ill By: Trinitarian3 / Beginner
Post # 3 May 11, 2021
That kind of stuff does need a therapist but only if hes willing to get help. In the meantime, rituals like cleansing and purifying the space really help me get out of a mental fog. Crystals like citrine, topaz, quartz, and carnelian are good for amifying those positive vibes. I would also highly recommend this fantastic book I'm reading Don't Sweat The Small Stuff ... and it's all small stuff by Richard Carlson, Ph.D. The chapters are a few pages and talk about how to manage stress. It really helps put things into perspective for me.
If you're on the more religious side of spirituality, maybe even doing spells/rituals/prayers together could show he's not alone in what he's going through. I work with the divine and every time I petition them or ask for guidance, it always fills me with a warm fuzzy feeling.
I deal with anxiety regularly, so I get how it can be hard to function some days. Biggest thing is just to be there for him however you can, but definitely keep trying to get him help. There's only so much spiritual energy can do.
If you're more spiritual then you can try manifesting your husbands health to get better or use enegry visualization techniques to cleanse any negative emotions, thoughts and conditions in the body. Stuff like KI exercises, Healing visualizations, and other metaphysical techniques can help because those word on the atomic level since its giving new shape to its form. On the other hand you can look up sigils and runes that work toward positive outcomes.
He's not very religious, he respects my stance on religion and I respect his. He doesn't pray or do rituals and when I try and bring up therapy or anything to help him he just gets worse. I didn't know if there was a charm or something I can make to give him to help him without him knowing its true purpose. the same with a spell, I'm not going to mess with his free will but I want to help him and am running out of options.
Can I do that to him without him participating? He's not religious and respects that I am but does not want to participate in anything. Where can I find how to do all the things you're suggesting and which one would you recommend the most?
Re: Help Husband's Mental Ill By: Trinitarian3 / Beginner
Post # 8 May 12, 2021
You can check the spells and rituals. In the top right corner, there's a search box you can use to find spells you're looking for. In the end, spells you make yourself work best but I understand how that can be daunting.
Re: Help Husband's Mental Ill By: Xailen13 / Beginner
Post # 10 May 15, 2021
The spell tab is a good resource for spells that have been submitted by other users already. The articles tab has a lot of information on various other things such as herbs, crystals, runes and such also.
If he would be willing to wear a charm or something, a really simple spellyou could try would be taking something you think he would like and soaking it in a certain oil, maybe add a few herbs to it and say a few words while you're soaking it to solidify your intent for the wearer. Perhaps a locket of some sort with a picture of the two of you in it. Anything to kind of help him when he thinks of it. You don't have to hide your intent either. You can tell him when you give it to him, that you hope it will make him feel happier or more grounded or whatever it is he needs and that you hope that when he thinks of it, it will help him to feel better. That could help anyway regardless of if you cast a spell on it first, just because it would be from you.
That all being said, it is important to note that depression is a mental illness. It's not something that magically goes away. There are easier times and harder times, and each come and go. The harder times aren't always simply sadness either.It can be irritability, anger, frustration, exhaustion, or even simple numbness. His getting better is dependent on whether or not he wants to help himself. There is only so much you can do.
Speaking personally, I have had depression for ten years now. And there are things I can do to help myself when I feel it getting worse, but it never really goes away. I've just sort of learned to live with it. A really good outlet for me was meditation, but if that doesn't work for him, maybe doing something creative will. It's a good way to release anything you're feeling without feeling like you're putting it all on someone else's shoulders. I also really enjoy writing. It helps me clear my head and get inspired about moving forward. You can also try just asking him about his day and actively listening and being empathetic while he tells you. Sometimes all that people need to feel a little better or get out of a rut is to feel seen, heard, and validated.
But I want to be clear, just because there are things you may be able to do to help, he has to want to be helped in order to get better. He has to accept that help. And depression may never fully go away. For some people it does, and for a lot of others, it doesn't. But it's about learning to recognize the factors in your life that can set it off, and learning your own specific needs to get through it when that happens.