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Depression
I cannot thank you enough. '
S.C. Birmingham
Depression is a truly debilitating human condition that can so easily rob the individual of the simple joy of being alive. All too often, though, the medical response to depression is medication. You’re feeling depressed because of a lack of a certain neuro-transmitter, so take this drug. You’re having difficulty coping with life’s difficulties, so here’s a pill.
In our age of immediate gratification, we have come to expect and demand the rapid and instant fix.
While recognising that medications do indeed have their place, I personally believe that they are simply not the long term solution to real depression. And I have helped many to overcome this terrible condition without recourse to drugs. That said, let me assure you that I would never advise any client to go against the directions of his or her medical practitioner. Indeed, I work with the doctor* in helping the patient find the balance needed to live life free from the terrible and often overwhelming effects of depression.
My own approach to depression is based on the belief that it is caused and maintained by a combination of factors – personal, psychological and social. And all of these aspects need to be taken into consideration when working with depression.
Carl JungValues
The simple fact is that we live in a culture that values and extols instant gratification, materialism and greed. When all around is fixated on the blatantly ostentatious, with rampant consumption peddled as the solution to uncomfortable feelings, it’s not surprising that so many people fall into the dark mire of depression.
Like it or not, this, to a large extent, is our society. And all too often it reflects these views in its approach to mental health and balance.
But what, after all, if you just cannot afford all of those material trappings? Does this mean that you are insufficient, inferior or worthless? Can credit cards really provide a cure, allowing you to permanently buy yourself out of uncomfortable feelings or low self-esteem? Or what if you find yourself rolling in material wealth and possessions, but then find that it just hasn’t brought the happiness you expected? Can money really fill an emptiness in the heart? There is nothing inherently wrong with wealth, of course. But is wealth only about the house you live in, the car you drive, or how much you have stashed away? Is the winner really the person who dies with the biggest bank balance?
When all is said and done, superficial values are precisely that – superficial. They simply cannot support and nourish us on the real journey of life. Yes, there’s no denying that a certain amount of material wealth can certainly help us on our journey. But what good are enormous TV screens, personalised number plates and all of the other props of a shakey identity in the face of real loss? How can we buy back wasted time or undo the things we may have done as we clawed our way up the ladder of materialistic success, those things that come back like monsters from the deep to haunt us as we wrestle with a sleep that just will not come?
How can material wealth comfort us when we are faced with such fundamental issues as sickness, death, loss and life’s real meaning? Only when we have addressed these questions and realised that a successful life is not about the mad rush to accumulate, but that it is about balance – physical, mental and emotional – can we really live a useful, positive and truly healthy life.
Peter Field ©2008.
Peter has extensive experience in guiding and helping people reach and realise their own inner wisdom. Using a life-time of experience, together with counselling and psychotherapeutic skills, Advanced Transformational Hypnotherapy, Ego State Therapy and self-hypnosis, he can guide and help you to find your own way out of the terrible darkness of depression.
Call Peter on 0121 698 85 05 and begin your journey out of depression
Hypnosis and hypnotherapy, an effective means of treating depression
*Please note that a doctor’s referral is needed for anyone diagnosed with clinical depression. We simply send or fax a form to your doctor before your appointment. There is no charge for this service.
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