Some people call it the 'blues' and some people call it the 'pits' and some call it 'feeling down in the dumps'. But whatever you may call it, being depressed is a terrible feeling.
The most common types of depression are:
Major Depression, which is characterized by sadness, sleep disorders, and a depressed appetite. Often when a person is in a major depression, the person feels a complete lack of drive and motivation and the sufferer doesn't want to do anything in life. Some people are rendered completely disabled by depression, and some even contemplate suicide.
Dysthymia: This is a less severe form of long-term depression that generally does not totally disable a person. But it prevents the person from feeling motivated and functioning at optimum levels. Sometimes people who are struggling with Dysthymia are also afflicted with Major Depression, and when this occurs it is called double-depression.
Manic Depression is also known as Bipolar Disorder. This type of depression is less common than major depression or Dysthymia. It involves cycles of a Manic state, alternated with a depressed state. This is often a long-term chronic disorder. Sometimes the mood swings are very rapid. But more often they tend to be gradual.
There are a number of variations of depression; the above are only three of the most common.
Some
of the symptoms of depression are:
Sadness; anxiety; pessimism; insomnia and other sleep disorders; guilt; feelings of worthlessness; weight loss; fatigue; restlessness; headaches; pain; and thoughts of suicide.
Sources of Depression:
As previously stated, there are several types of depression:
Major Depression;
Manic Depression; and Dysthymia being three of the more common forms.
Some types of depression are linked to genetics. Living in a stressful environment can precipitate a depression. A trauma such as financial difficulties, relationship problems, or a serious loss can also precipitate a depression.
Women are twice as likely to become depressed as men are, but scientists do not know why.
If you are suffering from depression, you will want to consult with your physician. He may prescribe medication for you. But keep in mind that every drug causes side effects.
Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could control and eliminate your depression just by having certain thoughts? I know that this might sound too simple, but very often, many types of depression are simply caused by having negative thoughts.
You can see this for yourself, right now. It's really quite simple and basic. Just imagine something that you feel is very troubling or sad. Go ahead, think about it right now! Then come back to this article.
OK, so what happened? If you really got into it and visualized the sad situation, you began to feel sad and a little depressed. And the longer you allow yourself to stay in that thought pattern, the sadder you'll feel. As you stay in those thoughts and continue feeling sadder, you lead yourself into a gradually intensifying depression.
The good news is that if you focus on a positive memory, then you'll displace that sadness and depression and replace it with happy feelings.
Please pay careful attention now, because here are the keys to eliminating your depression: Our most pervasive thoughts spring forth from our unconscious. These are the thoughts that we find ourselves automatically thinking about during the day.
If the persistent thoughts that keep recurring in your mind are about your problems or sad experiences, then you increase your levels of anxiety, depression, and stress.
Now here is the 'Light at the end of the tunnel': Since hypnosis is a tool that we can use to change our unconscious thoughts, NLP and self hypnosis stress management programs will quickly change the way that you think, feel, and behave. The interesting thing is that the exact same techniques that help reduce stress also work just as well for eliminating depression!
Now I will tell you exactly why and how it's going to happen. Hypnosis is a natural state of mind. Actually, it's the Alpha state of consciousness. We pass through the Alpha state as we are falling asleep at night. And we pass through it once more as we awaken in the morning. We also enter the Alpha state when we are daydreaming and imagining.
The unconscious is the seat of our emotions, and it's like a computer; the input controls the output! Hypnosis therapy is a wonderful tool for engaging directly with the unconscious and reprogramming it to automatically divert your mind from negative thinking, and towards positive thinking. It's a tool that allows you to bypass the consciousness to create positive expectations, which will in turn create positive feelings. You can beat your depression through hypnotherapy.
Alan B. Densky, CH has has created an array of hypnotherapy and NLP techniques for the
treatment of depression symptoms. Visit the Neuro-VISION self-hypnosis site for
Free hypnosis mp3s, newsletters, and videos. http://www.neuro-vision.us/
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