Depression - Dealing with and OVercoming it
Despite all the improvements in standard of living, education, health, leisure and technology over in the past 50 years or so, the statistics about
depression make rather grim reading:
* As many as 1 in 4 of us will experience a some form of mental health problem in our lifetime, with depression being the most likely form.
* According to the UN Depression will soon become the world’s second biggest illness in terms of sufferers, a startling figure since it is largely in the western, industrialized world with falling populations where depression is highest and on the increase. (In some traditional third world cultures depression is virtually unknown, perhaps because there is less propensity for someone to feel lonely, anxious or stressed.)
* Depression cases have increased 10 fold and more in the past 50 years
* Suicide rates in young people are also 10 times higher than they were 50 years ago.
As it is something that affects or has affected so many people, including high profile people like Stephen Fry and J K Rowling, awareness and
understanding of depression is slowly changing for the better. However, attitudes to depression still leave a lot to be desired and the stigma of
depression is still,unfortunately, a primary reason why many people fail to seek proper treatment.
Depression is a terrible condition that robs people of their enjoyment in life. It is often bleak, frightening and exhausting physically as well as mentally. Depression removes hope and stops people from putting things into perspective making them prisoners of their own despair. Little
wonder then that many depressed people are left asking what they have ever done to deserve such a bad deal. ( how to tell if you have depression - www.nhs.uk/conditions/depression/Pages/Introductions.aspx )
There is hope. Depression does not have to be a life sentence.It can be made manageable. It can be overcome entirely and people can emerge from the experience much stronger and healthier than ever before.
Some people recover from depression all by themselves through exercise, diet, relationship and lifestyle changes. Useful forms of self-help such as meditation can also help. Most people , however, need some form of help to overcome depression and hypnotherapy is very effective, since it
is all to do with enabling someone to change how they think, feel and act for the better. It starts and ends with the sub-conscious mind, and
hypnosis is the key to unlocking and re-programming it.
Depression is triggered by different things. Sometimes there may be an obvious reason for becoming depressed, sometimes not. There is usually
more than one cause and different people have different reasons. There may be life events or changes in circumstance such as a relationship
breakdown, job loss or significant stress at work, bereavement or even the birth of a child. Sometimes it’s not clear at all. People may not even
realise how depressed they are, because their depression has come on gradually. They may try to struggle on and cope by keeping busy, making
themselves even more stressed and exhausted. Either way, someone gets to a point where it so bad that they are compelled to seek help.
Depression is also a component of other illnesses and conditions, which may require further medical tests and investigations. These could include
underactive or overactive thyroid gland, vitamin B12 deficiency, viral infections, brain injuries and chronic diseases.
Just as you have learned to be depressed so you can unlearn. People do not become clinically depressed overnight, it develops over time as
influences continue, patterns form and physical changes in brain chemistry and the body take hold.
The mind body connection includes over production of cortisone and under production of serotonin. The body is more tired from the struggle
with worry. Depression has a major impact on our ability to plan and think clearly so simple things become more difficult, concentration and
sleep suffers. People with depression tend to dream more and so spend more time in light (Rapid Eye Movement - REM) sleep and get less of the
deep recovery sleep that the body needs.This is why mornings can often be the worst time of the day for a depressed person. When you awake
tired it can be very hard to get out of bed and face the world. This is why restoring healthy sleep patterns is an important part of the treatment
process. All is possible through skilled use of hypnosis.
(If you would like to learn more about the real impact of hypnosis on the brain click here - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8359170.stm)
depression make rather grim reading:
* As many as 1 in 4 of us will experience a some form of mental health problem in our lifetime, with depression being the most likely form.
* According to the UN Depression will soon become the world’s second biggest illness in terms of sufferers, a startling figure since it is largely in the western, industrialized world with falling populations where depression is highest and on the increase. (In some traditional third world cultures depression is virtually unknown, perhaps because there is less propensity for someone to feel lonely, anxious or stressed.)
* Depression cases have increased 10 fold and more in the past 50 years
* Suicide rates in young people are also 10 times higher than they were 50 years ago.
As it is something that affects or has affected so many people, including high profile people like Stephen Fry and J K Rowling, awareness and
understanding of depression is slowly changing for the better. However, attitudes to depression still leave a lot to be desired and the stigma of
depression is still,unfortunately, a primary reason why many people fail to seek proper treatment.
Depression is a terrible condition that robs people of their enjoyment in life. It is often bleak, frightening and exhausting physically as well as mentally. Depression removes hope and stops people from putting things into perspective making them prisoners of their own despair. Little
wonder then that many depressed people are left asking what they have ever done to deserve such a bad deal. ( how to tell if you have depression - www.nhs.uk/conditions/depression/Pages/Introductions.aspx )
There is hope. Depression does not have to be a life sentence.It can be made manageable. It can be overcome entirely and people can emerge from the experience much stronger and healthier than ever before.
Some people recover from depression all by themselves through exercise, diet, relationship and lifestyle changes. Useful forms of self-help such as meditation can also help. Most people , however, need some form of help to overcome depression and hypnotherapy is very effective, since it
is all to do with enabling someone to change how they think, feel and act for the better. It starts and ends with the sub-conscious mind, and
hypnosis is the key to unlocking and re-programming it.
Depression is triggered by different things. Sometimes there may be an obvious reason for becoming depressed, sometimes not. There is usually
more than one cause and different people have different reasons. There may be life events or changes in circumstance such as a relationship
breakdown, job loss or significant stress at work, bereavement or even the birth of a child. Sometimes it’s not clear at all. People may not even
realise how depressed they are, because their depression has come on gradually. They may try to struggle on and cope by keeping busy, making
themselves even more stressed and exhausted. Either way, someone gets to a point where it so bad that they are compelled to seek help.
Depression is also a component of other illnesses and conditions, which may require further medical tests and investigations. These could include
underactive or overactive thyroid gland, vitamin B12 deficiency, viral infections, brain injuries and chronic diseases.
Just as you have learned to be depressed so you can unlearn. People do not become clinically depressed overnight, it develops over time as
influences continue, patterns form and physical changes in brain chemistry and the body take hold.
The mind body connection includes over production of cortisone and under production of serotonin. The body is more tired from the struggle
with worry. Depression has a major impact on our ability to plan and think clearly so simple things become more difficult, concentration and
sleep suffers. People with depression tend to dream more and so spend more time in light (Rapid Eye Movement - REM) sleep and get less of the
deep recovery sleep that the body needs.This is why mornings can often be the worst time of the day for a depressed person. When you awake
tired it can be very hard to get out of bed and face the world. This is why restoring healthy sleep patterns is an important part of the treatment
process. All is possible through skilled use of hypnosis.
(If you would like to learn more about the real impact of hypnosis on the brain click here - news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8359170.stm)
