Some people call it the ‘pits’ and some people call it the ‘blues’ and some just call it ‘feeling down in the dumps’. But whatever you call it, feeling depressed does not feel good at all. The most common types of depression are:
Major Depression, which is characterized by a sad mood, Insomnia, and a decreased or absent appetite. Often when a person is in a state of major depression, there is a total lack of motivation and drive and the sufferer lacks the desire to participate in life. Some people are completely disabled by depression, and some even contemplate suicide.
Dysthymia: This is a less severe type of long-term depression that usually does not completely disable a person. But it prevents the person from feeling motivated and functioning at their best. Sometimes people who are suffering with Dysthymia also suffer from Major Depression, and when this occurs it is referred to as double depression.
Manic Depression is also called Bipolar Disorder. This type of depression is less common than the first two. 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 generally speaking, onset tends to be gradual.
There are many variations of depression; the types described here are only the most common.
Some of the symptoms of depression include:
Sadness; anxiety; pessimism; insomnia and sleep disorders; guilt; feelings of worthlessness; weight loss; fatigue; restlessness; headaches; pain; and thoughts of suicide.
Sources of Depression:
Some types of depression are linked to genetics. Living in a stressful environment can precipitate a depression. A trauma such as a serious loss, financial problems, or problems in a relationship can also lead to depression.
Women are twice as likely to suffer from depression as men are, but scientists do not know why.
If you suffer from depression, you will want to seek the advice of your physician. Your healthcare provider may prescribe drugs for you. But you should keep in mind that every medication has side effects.
Wouldn’t it be phenomenal if you could regulate and eliminate your depression just by thinking certain thoughts? I know that this sounds too good to be true, but very often, various types of depression are simply caused by having persistently negative thoughts.
Don’t believe me? Then try it out! It is really quite basic and simple. Just use your imagination to think about something that you find very sad or troubling. Go ahead, think about it right now! Then come back to this article.
What happened? If you really got into it and visualized the sad situation, you began to feel sad and a little depressed. And the more you allow yourself to stay in that pattern of thought, the sadder you’ll feel. As you stay in sad thoughts and keep 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 close attention now, because here are the solutions to eliminating your depression: Our persistent thoughts emerge from our unconscious mind. These are the thoughts that we find ourselves automatically thinking about during the day.
If the persistent thoughts that are continually recurring in your mind are about your problems or sad experiences, then you raise your levels of stress, anxiety, and depression.
But here is the ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Since hypnosis is a medium that we can use to change our unconscious thoughts, NLP and self hypnosis stress management programs can quickly alter the way that you feel, think, and behave. The best part is that the exact same techniques that are effective for stress management also work equally well for eliminating depression!
Now I’m going to tell you exactly how and why it is going to happen. Hypnosis is a natural state of mind. Actually, it is the Alpha state of consciousness. We go through the Alpha state as we are falling asleep at night. And we go through it again as we awaken from sleeping. We also enter the Alpha state when we are daydreaming and imagining.
The unconscious mind is the seat of our emotions, and it is similar to a computer; the input controls the output! Hypnosis therapy is an excellent tool for engaging directly with the unconscious mind and reprogramming it to automatically divert you from negative thinking, and towards positive thoughts. It is a tool that allows you to bypass the consciousness to create positive expectations, which will then create positive feelings. You can beat your depression through using hypnosis therapy.
Alan B. Densky, CH is an NGH certified hypnotist. Since 1978, he’s helped thousands of clients. He offers CDs for self-hypnosis depression therapy. Visit his Neuro-VISION self-hypnosis site for the hypnosis article index, or watch his free video hypnosis collection.
