Embracing my inner Eeyore
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A couple of months ago, I came across the Calm app which featured, amongst other things, a collection of three short Winnie-the-Pooh stories, Tales of Friendship, narrated by mellifluously voiced British actor Tom Hiddleston. Besides always managing to lull me into a relaxing nap, these stories once more solidified my appreciation for Eeyore. As a child, Eeyore showed me that it is okay to be yourself and ‘do what you do’, even if that means you are not always outwardly cheerful or even happy. His friends appreciate him for being himself. Essentially, I aspire to be Eeyore; valued for being unconventional and comfortable while continuously looking tired.
Eeyore was the first to make me consider the importance of learning to quiet one’s mind and exist in the moment; a skill I recently had to hone while recovering from a nervous breakdown. All in all, a character from a childrens’ story helped me improve my mental well-being before I ever even saw a mental health professional.
Did you know that in Psychology a theory exists about A. A. Milne’s seminal tales? The theory claims that Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends represent psychological conditions. Eeyore is supposedly synonymous with dysthemia or Persistent Depressive Disorder. Researchers are of the opinion that in most cases ‘drugs are in order’ to treat the afflictions.