depression, page-30

Hey Krazy, having counselled many a depressed people and understanding the process I would like to explain something about chemical imbalance.. This topic is very deep, however I'll only touch on lightly on the topic.. I have found 90% of patients can trace back there reasoning for the start of there Depression, what you need to understand is the chemical imbalance comes after, this is so misunderstood, please understand I’m not saying someone cant be depressed without substantial reasoning, however this is usually minimal.. Consider this

If you've been told by a health professional that you are depressed because of a chemical imbalance within your brain, then you've been misled. Imbalances have never been proven to cause depression and here's why this theory is seriously flawed.

Perhaps the biggest flaw with attributing the cause of depressive illnesses to chemical imbalances is one of order. The question is: What comes first, imbalances or emotional turmoil? If we look at somebody who has just been told of the unexpected death of a loved one and who enters into depression, we can see that it isn't chemical imbalances that came first, it is the sad news that triggered the depression. If there are chemical imbalances, then you can clearly see they come AFTER the news and are therefore a SINGLE symptom.

What exactly is the nature of a chemical imbalance? If you eat too much sugar, do you experience an imbalance? How about chocolate? Smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol - will these create imbalances? And what if you land the job you've always wanted - will the resulting joy cause a chemical imbalance?

If you listen to health professionals, imbalances are the cause of depressive illnesses. But is this a one-way street? I mean, if imbalances make us unhappy, do they then by extension make us happy? For example, if I get a raise at work because I've worked really hard and my efforts have been rewarded, does the resulting feeling of elation occur because of an imbalance? And does this then mean that if I'm neither happy or unhappy, that my chemicals are balanced? I very much doubt it.


What's interesting to note is what happens to a sufferer once the antidepressants have corrected the imbalance. If they stop taking the drugs, will the imbalance occur again? If so, is it because of the drugs or is it because there is something else causing the depression? There has to be, surely. Otherwise the drugs are not addressing the root cause. And if someone who is grieving for a loved one takes an antidepressant, will this stop the grieving process? I contest not because it isn't imbalances that are causing the grieving and the sadness.

The chemical imbalance theory is too simple, too general, and has no evidence whatsoever to support it as being the cause of stress, depression or anxiety. The cause lies well away from this theory and is to be found in flawed, harmful modes of thinking that can be addressed very effectively and naturally without interfering with the delicate chemical levels within the brain.

Doctors are flawed IMO as well, they tendency to treat the symptom in all illness’s, eg. "You have a sore throat, here take some antibiotics", they don’t go on to find why you have a sore throat, could be something as simple as a allergy your having due to your work environment, chemicals in the air so to speak. They continue to drug you up, one prescription after another, only to find the side effects of such drugs are now causing more problems and the sore throat is now a minor issue.. The heart of the problem is where its at, understand the cause to fix the problem.. Depression is no different..

However, as I mentioned before, Loved ones and friends can do more for a depressed person then any medical practitioner, to be loved and cared for can do more then any drug... understand I am talking in general observation, not all cases relate, however the majority of depressed people usually have a reason for there sadness...

Stay cool peoples,
Make someone smile today; it will make you feel good...

Happy trading
re
Drew

ps... I cant help but give long winded posts at times on such deep subjects, so forgive me guys if it bothers you..