April 25, 2010

Sorry for not writing. I am a chronic procrastinator and a suffer of depression and believe me, the two are linked. If you have never been depressed, you’re lucky. Ask anyone who suffers from depression; they would rather die than live at the moment when suffering from deep depression.

Depression is a strange disorder. It can be dealt with by psychologists and/or medication. It is a disorder of the mind, but that means that the brain must also be involved, so, it is also a disorder of the brain which has an imbalance of ‘neurotransmitters’, hence the use of medication.

Whats odd about depression is the fact that it is a result of neurotransmitter imbalance, yet it can be treated successfully by psychologists. I suppose what I am trying to say here is that there are multiple paths to treating depression, but, the one thing that is common with any treatment is the fact that the depressed person needs to help themselves and believe that the treatment will work. Why?

Because depressed people find it too easy to give up. The negative thinking that goes on in the brain can convince the depressed that it isn’t worthwhile, and give up. Once you have given up, it is far easier to sustain the negative thinking and remain in a depressed state. Sounds too easy doesn’t it, but that’s how easy it is to remain depressed.

When I am depressed, I get ‘pissed off’, don’t want to talk to anyone, couldn’t care less who I heart with my words and wallow in self pity. Does this sound positive to you? When I’m like this, I have to deliberately and with great difficulty, change my thinking. Having depression is like dying, life continues in the vegetative state. But, life goes on doesn’t it? How do you want your life to be? Change your thinking and live life to the fullest.

Ian

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