Best Kept Secret for Treating Depression

re: Best Kept Secret for Treating Depression

Paulo C — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:11:07 GMT

I love this down to earth and easy to understand contribution from Dr Gordon.

I have a history of clinical depression. about 5 serious episodes that lasted weeks at a time. I would not wish it on my worst enemy. Later my daughter became depressed after a family split and has suffered over 10 years 'bumping along the bottom'.

While Dr Gordon's words are a beacon of light to those who are depressed I believe the main challenge in society, I live in UK, is first and formost getting the depressed person into some sort of mental and physical guidance regime, free of drugs as appropriate. When I was depressed I thought the world had sidelined me. There was no will on my part. I only wanted to shrink into my negetive world, and nobody could convince me otherwise. Getting someone to excersize regularly is difficult for that reason. It seems only time can heal and of course it does but it can take a very long time depending of course on the individual.

My own research has lead me to meridian therapies namely EFT in my hope is that this will return a much faster way of 'increasing one's vibration'. Norman Shealy's work in this area on depression is exemplory.

In all therapy the respondent must take the initiative to get help. I believe this is the biggest obstacle to progress. Wider acknlowledgement of the 'disease' must help and I do beleive the old taboos about depression are fast receeding. Depressed and stressed people need to know they are ACCEPTED as valuable members of society. We can all play our part in this.

re: Best Kept Secret for Treating Depression

micaa — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:35:36 GMT

I totally agree. My MD offered me 2 solutions, antidepressants or "take up running". I told him "I walk my dog, a few miles a day!" He said "Run your dog". And he was right. When my intensity level went up, my symptoms of depression went away. I never fancied myself as a runner but have since met many people like myself, who do it anyway, because the mental and physical benefits are so impressive. I also lost 35-40lbs, which made me feel less fatigued. I was also advised to take omega 3 for mood. I am glad my MD didn't just insist that meds were the only way to go.

re: Best Kept Secret for Treating Depression

salo — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:10:23 GMT

very informative for a short story that had always been my way of thinking about depression .

re: Best Kept Secret for Treating Depression

kawest — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:31:57 GMT

Do I dare to mention the peace that comes with having a relationship with God? We all have that inner voice that is our constant critical companion. This inner voice leads to depression because it can tear us down emotionally by telling us that we are not good enough or didn't try hard enough, or will never make it...etc.etc..EFT is a method that many find helpful. But don't underestimate the power of God to bring emotional peace and lift depression. Our God ,who is strong enough to create this world, is very able and willing to speak quietly to each of us and bring us peace and happiness. He tells us that we are good enough and we will make it and He will be with us, always. Listen...

re: Best Kept Secret for Treating Depression

healing water online — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:35:46 GMT

My own dad is depressed and I help him to get out of the depression. The doctors only give medicine and no terapi, and when my dad dont eat and drink, the medicine becomes too strong. So I try to get him to eat more and drink more water, I have made him a healing water cd so he can make his own healing water every day all by him self. It is also a part of the process, that he do something for him self.

He is gettíng better and better every day, I have also taught him some EFT so it is also a part of the healing process.

Yesterday he called me because he had computer problems, and I was thinking YAY, how great, now he is so good that he use his computer.

Some of you might be familiar with Dr. Batmanghelidj almost impossible to spell. He claim that most illnesses comes from the lack of water. It is also a problem for depressed people.

You can google healing water and there are many good sites.

The problem when elderly get depressed in my country, is that the doctors only give pills and no treapi and we all know that medicine does not solve anything. It is terapi that helps.

Love and light Torben

re: The Most Powerful Therapy for Treating Depression

david — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:21:31 GMT

The best presription any doctor can ever give you .....one for your local gymn!
My doctor gave me referal form, which is a system we have here, for subsidised gymn use, about 8yrs ago now, for depression.
.... If only ALL doctors could /would do this then we would have a much healthier, happier population....in all respects and the improvement in geneal health would dispense with a large part of the Pharmacuetical industry....oh, hang on, maybe that's why it doesn't happen ?
...and if we all only ate real, fresh, food as well, we could virtually negate a whole industry....doesn't bare thinking about does it :)?...