My friend,
If you need to overcome depression and regain control of your life I encourage you to read this.
You see the importance of this?
Let me explain:
Back in 2005, at the age of 42, I was diagnosed with Major Clinical Depression after the passing of my father and 2 close friends within a period of few months. I was devastated, feeling lost, hopeless and helpless.
The actual depressive episode was not a shock to me, what threw me out of base was the realization that I had been depressed since I was a child. So I knew I needed help desperately.
Since I had been depressed my entire life, I needed to know how not to be depressed. It was so ingrained in my psyche that I couldn't fathom the thought of not being depressed.
I had no choice but to confront my fears and step right into my depressed mind set.
Was it scary?, you bet it was. Would I make it? was the constant question lingering in my mind.
When a person is depressed the last thing she thinks is, am I depressed?. Sad feelings and emotions make it very difficult to seek for help because your logical mind gets clouded and a lot of times it takes family and/or friends to pull you out and take you to the doctor.
Based on my clinical history it turned out that I have been depressed my entire life. Not good news.
Wow, those are news you don't want to hear, but after I took sometime to think about it, started to make sense. I could not remember the last time I was truly happy actually.
After "sleeping on it" I came to understand what Dr. Phil says: "you can't change what you don't acknowledge". Knowing that I was depressed was the first step towards recovery.
Getting better became my daily mantra.
I will share with you my journey on all the ways I got depression help for over 5 years.
This is my intention, to share with you the ups and down of this debilitating disease and let you know that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Steep hill ahead but there are always smooth sailings after a storm, remember that.
"If I could do it, so could you".
Of course and this is big disclaimer, I am in no way suggesting to take my advice to the T and not seek professional help for your depression. My recovery occurred because of the outstanding support from health professionals and alternative medicine providers. - 15255
If you need to overcome depression and regain control of your life I encourage you to read this.
You see the importance of this?
Let me explain:
Back in 2005, at the age of 42, I was diagnosed with Major Clinical Depression after the passing of my father and 2 close friends within a period of few months. I was devastated, feeling lost, hopeless and helpless.
The actual depressive episode was not a shock to me, what threw me out of base was the realization that I had been depressed since I was a child. So I knew I needed help desperately.
Since I had been depressed my entire life, I needed to know how not to be depressed. It was so ingrained in my psyche that I couldn't fathom the thought of not being depressed.
I had no choice but to confront my fears and step right into my depressed mind set.
Was it scary?, you bet it was. Would I make it? was the constant question lingering in my mind.
When a person is depressed the last thing she thinks is, am I depressed?. Sad feelings and emotions make it very difficult to seek for help because your logical mind gets clouded and a lot of times it takes family and/or friends to pull you out and take you to the doctor.
Based on my clinical history it turned out that I have been depressed my entire life. Not good news.
Wow, those are news you don't want to hear, but after I took sometime to think about it, started to make sense. I could not remember the last time I was truly happy actually.
After "sleeping on it" I came to understand what Dr. Phil says: "you can't change what you don't acknowledge". Knowing that I was depressed was the first step towards recovery.
Getting better became my daily mantra.
I will share with you my journey on all the ways I got depression help for over 5 years.
This is my intention, to share with you the ups and down of this debilitating disease and let you know that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Steep hill ahead but there are always smooth sailings after a storm, remember that.
"If I could do it, so could you".
Of course and this is big disclaimer, I am in no way suggesting to take my advice to the T and not seek professional help for your depression. My recovery occurred because of the outstanding support from health professionals and alternative medicine providers. - 15255
About the Author:
Dr. Arturo Ovies is a Health Professional who has lived with Depression and Bipolar Disorder since childhood. Over the past five years he has dedicated his entire attention to the research and teaching of how these debilitating mental illnesses can be for the patients themselves and their families. He has developed an easy to read and follow guide to Depression Recovery on his website.
