because Christians don't get depressed?you religilous nggas wanna act like God don't exist and then wonder why you feel lost and depressed all the time
Depression: I'm gonna keep it real for a bit right now.
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I have dealt with anxiety and depression for most of my life its a everyday struggle great thread very informative.
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Holistic mental health: 10 natural, medication-free ways to heal from depression
April 9, 2015 6:38 AM MST
Depression is a word that describes being in a state of feeling "low" and lacking energy and enthusiasm. This is a state that nearly everyone experiences at some time in their lives, however some people experience an intensity or chronicity of depression that leads to a mental health diagnosis. There are a variety of symptoms associated with depression, some observed on the physical level and others on a psychological level. Being lethargic, lacking appetite or overeating, having little interest in daily activities, and feeling hopeless can all be symptoms that describe someone in a depressed state.
Many people will naturally rise out of the depressed state, as the circumstances that triggered the depression become more distant and positive interests and pursuits become more dominant in one's consciousness. Depression can be fostered by grief, by seasonal factors, and by upsetting the body's chemistry with poor nutrition or drugs. Treating depression can involve interventions on multiple levels: biochemical, energetic, emotional, mental, spiritual, social, and environmental. Pharmacological treatment of depression has become widespread in modern times, yet it appears that this may often be helping perpetuate depression rather than allowing people to go through a healing process that enables them to move beyond depression. Thus, many people seek natural alternatives to help with reclaiming their zest for life.
Here are 10 of the holistic approaches that have helped many people.
Holistic mental health: 10 natural, medication-free ways to heal from depression
April 9, 2015 6:38 AM MST
Depression is a word that describes being in a state of feeling "low" and lacking energy and enthusiasm. This is a state that nearly everyone experiences at some time in their lives, however some people experience an intensity or chronicity of depression that leads to a mental health diagnosis. There are a variety of symptoms associated with depression, some observed on the physical level and others on a psychological level. Being lethargic, lacking appetite or overeating, having little interest in daily activities, and feeling hopeless can all be symptoms that describe someone in a depressed state.
Many people will naturally rise out of the depressed state, as the circumstances that triggered the depression become more distant and positive interests and pursuits become more dominant in one's consciousness. Depression can be fostered by grief, by seasonal factors, and by upsetting the body's chemistry with poor nutrition or drugs. Treating depression can involve interventions on multiple levels: biochemical, energetic, emotional, mental, spiritual, social, and environmental. Pharmacological treatment of depression has become widespread in modern times, yet it appears that this may often be helping perpetuate depression rather than allowing people to go through a healing process that enables them to move beyond depression. Thus, many people seek natural alternatives to help with reclaiming their zest for life.
Here are 10 of the holistic approaches that have helped many people.
- Nutrition and dietary help: essential fatty acids, proteins, vitamins, and minerals are nutrients essential to our health and are necessary for our body to synthesize and regulate hormones and neurotransmitters, which influence and reflect our mood. For those looking at the biochemical layer of depressed persons, using nutrition to help the body shift toward supporting a more positive emotional state is a logical step, one which is typically safer and more likely to produce lasting benefits than giving common antidepressant medications.
- Psychospiritual healing and emotional release: depression often arises following major trauma, loss, or disappointment. When the flow of life is disturbed or interrupted by these phenomena people can lose their passion for life and become resistant to engaging with the world around them. Mind-body therapies that help access unconscious memories and emotions can help a person connect to the part of oneself that is stuck and bring healing to that part of the mind so that the person can feel free to go forward and embrace life once again. Healing with shamanic soul retrieval, sacred psychedelics, meditation, regression hypnosis therapy, breathwork, and other methods can address this level of the psyche.
- Detoxification: just as our minds can get stuck ruminating about things that bring us down (toxic thinking), our bodies can become overwhelmed by toxic chemicals from the environment. When we take time to cleanse ourselves and remove those toxic elements our bodies function better and even our minds become more clear. A gentle, gradual cleansing process is usually the best way to avoid experiencing a distressing withdrawal.
- Energy balancing: both ancient healing systems and modern bioenergetic approaches address the energy flows and fields of the human being. Chinese medicine applies acupressure and herbal formulas to rebalance the energy of the meridians, the energy circuits that run through the body and govern the major organs. Yoga and reiki work to balance the chakras, the energy centers/transformers that connect the body with the spirit. When the energy system is disturbed this reflects imbalances in the mind and/or body, and using energetic stimuli the energy system can be restore to a more balanced state, leading to improved mental and physical functioning. Those stimuli can be acupuncture needles, light, color, sound, essential oil scents, healing hands, and electromagnetic fields or frequencies.
- Cognitive therapy and spiritual coaching: how we think and perceive things in our lives and the world around us will greatly influence how we feel. Using cognitive therapy or spiritual guidance to help people re-examine and reframe their experiences can help them shift their attitudes toward themselves and their lives. Shifting from feeling like a victim to seeing an opportunity for personal growth can bring about a great shift in one's mood. Learning to have gratitude, even for unpleasant experiences and circumstances, can empower a person to see a higher purpose in the things that have previously disheartened them.
- Meditation: learning to let go of one's thoughts and emotions and finding a place of inner peace can be a valuable step toward moving beyond depression. One doesn't have to be excited and elated to leave depression behind. Just being calm and neutral is a state that transcends depression, a state that meditation helps facilitate. Meditation also helps open one's connection to higher consciousness and spiritual guidance. Spiritual assistance may be provided from higher realms to help people heal and see their life path in a new way when the thinking mind is relaxed during meditation.
- Light therapy: one form of depression is called seasonal affective disorder (SAD). In this case, a person feels low due to the effect of limited exposure to light during winter months. Light therapy along with supplementing with Vitamin D can be important for people going through the winter blues.
- Exercise: physical movement and exercise help enhance energy flow and help promote the release of endorphins, chemicals that are associated with feeling more uplifted. Whether it is gentle exercise such as tai chi and yoga, aerobic exercises, sports, or muscle-building resistance exercises, getting physically active can help improve mood.
- Probiotics: there is a secondary "brain" in our gut, referred to as the enteric nervous system, and mounting evidence of the importance of the gut-brain connection to mental health issues. Imbalances in the intestinal flora are found with mental health issues, ranging from anxiety and depression to ADHD and autism. Restoring healthy gut flora can help with these issues. Fermented foods and probiotic supplements can be used to help get the gastrointestinal tract functioning in an efficient manner.
- Social support and volunteering: those who are depressed often feel disconnected from their social environment. Isolation and feelings of aloneness, even when around other people, are common with depression. To help heal this disconnection it can help to have compassionate support as well as to take actions that are helping others. When we do things to help others we experience positive feelings that can boost our mood and our self-worth. Many people have found their way beyond depression by finding support groups and social groups that welcome and nurture them, or by becoming engaged in volunteer work that enables them to feel uplifted by uplifting others. "If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path." - Buddha
Stress and Depression
by Jon Barron
(The Best Years in Life) For years, stress and/or depression have been suspected of increasing the risk of contracting numerous infectious diseases. In addition, there is mounting statistical evidence that increased levels of stress and depression also correlate with an increased incidence of cancer. And finally, there is strong statistical evidence linking stress and depression with death itself.
Stress
Stress is your body's response to all of the demands made upon it. Your body responds to all stresses, both positive and negative, by trying to get back to normal.
If a stressful situation goes on for too long without any relief, you may feel tired, irritable, depressed, or anxious. You may have trouble sleeping or eating, or you might experience diseases and disorders, such as: headaches, insomnia, high blood pressure, heart problems, kidney diseases, colds, ulcers, asthma, heart attack, and/or stroke.
Depression
Depression works on your body in different ways than stress, but the results are the same.
Your body is a product of your thoughts. The cells of your body have receptor sites for the various neurohormones you produce. Your immune cells, to use just one example, have receptor sites for each of those hormones. When you are happy, you produce a set of neurohormones that are picked up by the cells of your immune system. These particular neurohormones tell your immune system to jack up -- which it does. In other words, happy thoughts improve your health. However, when you are depressed, the opposite happens. The neurohormones your body produces literally shut down your immune system. In effect, negative thoughts can actually kill you.
Prozac
The major pharmaceutical companies, as usual, have developed a set of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to "manage the symptoms" associated with stress and depression. You might know them as Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Celexa, Effexor and Serzone.
Thanks to millions and millions of dollars in promotion, some misguided books that jumped on the bandwagon, and our own marvelous tendency to believe in magic bullets, we have become a "Prozac Nation."
But not without cost.
For the vast majority of people bothered by stress or depression, there is a safe, effective solution.
A well designed herbal formula or dietary supplement made from high quality herbs and that makes use of the complementary synergies inherent in many herbs can prove remarkably effective. Look for an herbal formula that contains herbs such as:
For the vast majority of people, the above type of herbal formulation will prove all that is needed to help relax, pick up one's spirits, and sleep the sleep of angels.
For an added boost, some people might wish to add the one, or all three, of the following.
5-HTP
5-hydroxytryptophan, a more active form of l-tryptophan, can provide a low cost boost to the herbal formula described above.
SAMe
200-400 mg of SAMe (S-adenosyl-methionine, which is made from substances naturally found in your body) twice a day on an empty stomach can be extremely helpful in alleviating depression. Unfortunately, SAMe is very expensive, costing anywhere from $2 to $15 a day.
L-Theanine
L-theanine is an amino acid found in tea leaves. It has a calming effect that actually balances out the effect of caffeine, which is also found in tea. Research on human volunteers has demonstrated that L-theanine creates a sense of relaxation in approximately 30-40 minutes after ingestion via at least two different mechanisms.
First, this amino acid directly stimulates the production of alpha brain waves, creating a state of deep relaxation and mental alertness similar to what is achieved through meditation.
Second, L-theanine is involved in the formation of the inhibitory neurotransmitter, gamma amino butyric acid (GABA). GABA influences the levels of two other neurotransmitters, dopamine and serotonin, producing the key relaxation effect. (2)
As a side note, studies on spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) showed an impressive blood pressure lowering effect with L-theanine.
Material originally published at www.jonbarron.org.
Copyright © 1999-2013. Baseline of Health® Foundation
Used by permission of the Baseline of Health® Foundation.
All rights reserved worldwide.
About the author:
Anyone who has written a book or has a medical degree with a few courses in nutrition today has become a self-proclaimed health "expert." Some understand nutrition, some herbs, and others, folk remedies for specific illnesses. Jon Barron is one of the rare exceptions: after 40 years of research, he has discovered, tested, and formulated hidden health secrets from China to the Amazon and brought them to the public. The story of his life is one filled with passion, exploration, and perseverance. The discoveries he reveals throughout his quest for natural, powerful, remedies is now celebrated around the world. Once the world's best-kept secret, today thousands are practicing Jon Barron's program and discovering miraculous health results.
Be sure to visit Jon Barron's main website:
http://www.jonbarron.org/
by Jon Barron
(The Best Years in Life) For years, stress and/or depression have been suspected of increasing the risk of contracting numerous infectious diseases. In addition, there is mounting statistical evidence that increased levels of stress and depression also correlate with an increased incidence of cancer. And finally, there is strong statistical evidence linking stress and depression with death itself.
Stress
Stress is your body's response to all of the demands made upon it. Your body responds to all stresses, both positive and negative, by trying to get back to normal.
- 43% of all adults suffer adverse health effects due to stress.
- 75-90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related complaints or disorders.
If a stressful situation goes on for too long without any relief, you may feel tired, irritable, depressed, or anxious. You may have trouble sleeping or eating, or you might experience diseases and disorders, such as: headaches, insomnia, high blood pressure, heart problems, kidney diseases, colds, ulcers, asthma, heart attack, and/or stroke.
- Stress has been linked to all the leading causes of death, including heart disease, cancer, lung ailments, accidents, cirrhosis, and suicide.
- Stress is said to be responsible for more than half of the 550,000,000 workdays lost annually because of absenteeism.
Depression
Depression works on your body in different ways than stress, but the results are the same.
Your body is a product of your thoughts. The cells of your body have receptor sites for the various neurohormones you produce. Your immune cells, to use just one example, have receptor sites for each of those hormones. When you are happy, you produce a set of neurohormones that are picked up by the cells of your immune system. These particular neurohormones tell your immune system to jack up -- which it does. In other words, happy thoughts improve your health. However, when you are depressed, the opposite happens. The neurohormones your body produces literally shut down your immune system. In effect, negative thoughts can actually kill you.
- A group of medical researchers in Montreal tracked 222 post heart attack victims, both men and women. The researchers found that those who were depressed (who felt sad, hopeless, and listless) were more likely to die of another heart attack within 18 months of their first heart attack than those who were not -- 10 times more likely, in fact.
Prozac
The major pharmaceutical companies, as usual, have developed a set of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) to "manage the symptoms" associated with stress and depression. You might know them as Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Luvox, Celexa, Effexor and Serzone.
Thanks to millions and millions of dollars in promotion, some misguided books that jumped on the bandwagon, and our own marvelous tendency to believe in magic bullets, we have become a "Prozac Nation."
But not without cost.
- SSRIs cause mania and delusions of grandeur in one out of every 25 children taking the drugs.
- A tendency to violence has been reported in 1 out of 16 Prozac users.
- In 70% of all murder/suicides involving women and children, the women were on SSRIs.
- Specialized testing during the autopsy of Eric Harris, one of the Colombine shooters, showed "therapeutic" levels of Luvox in his blood. In addition, he was also taking cough syrup. The interaction between cough medications containing dextromethorphan (found in Robitussin, for example) and the SSRIs can greatly increase the possibility of a toxic reaction known as serotonin syndrome leading to PCP (Angel Dust) reactions. In effect, Eric Harris was unknowingly on the equivalent of Angel Dust. That explains a lot.
- Kip Kinkle, who shot his parents and then shot his classmates in Oregon, was on SSRIs.
- Brynn Hartmann, the actor Phil Hartmann's wife, was on Zoloft when she shot her husband and committed suicide.
- In March of 1998, Matthew Beck went on a bloody rampage at his office, the Connecticut Lottery Corp. headquarters, killing four senior lottery officials before committing suicide. He was on 2 antidepressants, including Luvox.
- Many children under the age of 3 have already been given Prozac.
- And soon, a special "flavored" Prozac will be available just for children.
For the vast majority of people bothered by stress or depression, there is a safe, effective solution.
A well designed herbal formula or dietary supplement made from high quality herbs and that makes use of the complementary synergies inherent in many herbs can prove remarkably effective. Look for an herbal formula that contains herbs such as:
- Valerian root. For centuries, Valerian has been used to treat nervous tension and panic attacks. A wonderful herb, Valerian is calming and quieting to the nervous system.
- Kava kava is the herb of choice to relax the body, relieve stress, to combat mild to moderate anxiety, for relief from headache and back pain. Kava is now recognized by many doctors as a natural health alternative to drugs like Xanax and Valium. (Note: thanks to erroneous bad press, many companies are having trouble getting insurance if they use Kava kava in their formulas.)
- Lobelia is an extremely powerful anti-spasmodic, and sedative. It helps improve breathing dramatically by dilating the bronchial tubes -- great for asthmatics.
- Passionflower is remarkably effective as a sedative to calm nerves that get on edge.
- St. John's wort. Sometimes called "Nature's Prozac," St. John's wort helps relieve stress, anxiety, and tension. In Germany, it is the most popular antidepressant, outselling Prozac 3-1.
- Black cohosh. First used by the American Indians, Black cohosh works to soothe the body by reducing the rapidity of the pulse. Black cohosh also works internally to help soothe any nervous disease or spasm.
- Skullcap, Hops, and Catnip. Three herbs that have a long history as marvelously effective herbal tranquilizers, sedatives, and sleep aids.
- Mulungu. The traditional use of mulungu for anxiety and stress have been validated by researchers, where it was shown to alter anxiety-related responses.
For the vast majority of people, the above type of herbal formulation will prove all that is needed to help relax, pick up one's spirits, and sleep the sleep of angels.
For an added boost, some people might wish to add the one, or all three, of the following.
5-HTP
5-hydroxytryptophan, a more active form of l-tryptophan, can provide a low cost boost to the herbal formula described above.
SAMe
200-400 mg of SAMe (S-adenosyl-methionine, which is made from substances naturally found in your body) twice a day on an empty stomach can be extremely helpful in alleviating depression. Unfortunately, SAMe is very expensive, costing anywhere from $2 to $15 a day.
L-Theanine
L-theanine is an amino acid found in tea leaves. It has a calming effect that actually balances out the effect of caffeine, which is also found in tea. Research on human volunteers has demonstrated that L-theanine creates a sense of relaxation in approximately 30-40 minutes after ingestion via at least two different mechanisms.
First, this amino acid directly stimulates the production of alpha brain waves, creating a state of deep relaxation and mental alertness similar to what is achieved through meditation.
Second, L-theanine is involved in the formation of the inhibitory neurotransmitter, gamma amino butyric acid (GABA). GABA influences the levels of two other neurotransmitters, dopamine and serotonin, producing the key relaxation effect. (2)
As a side note, studies on spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) showed an impressive blood pressure lowering effect with L-theanine.
Material originally published at www.jonbarron.org.
Copyright © 1999-2013. Baseline of Health® Foundation
Used by permission of the Baseline of Health® Foundation.
All rights reserved worldwide.
Anyone who has written a book or has a medical degree with a few courses in nutrition today has become a self-proclaimed health "expert." Some understand nutrition, some herbs, and others, folk remedies for specific illnesses. Jon Barron is one of the rare exceptions: after 40 years of research, he has discovered, tested, and formulated hidden health secrets from China to the Amazon and brought them to the public. The story of his life is one filled with passion, exploration, and perseverance. The discoveries he reveals throughout his quest for natural, powerful, remedies is now celebrated around the world. Once the world's best-kept secret, today thousands are practicing Jon Barron's program and discovering miraculous health results.
Be sure to visit Jon Barron's main website:
http://www.jonbarron.org/
I'm glad things got better for you breh. Poor coping skills is also a factor.
For those who seek and use depression medication, does it work? I've always had a certain stance on Western medicine. As it just covers up rather than healing the underlying issue majority of the time. Do you form a dependency for these meds and if so, are withdrawal symptoms drastic?
DontgetTired777
FINE$$E THE WORLD BREH'S
u nikkas better flip a pack or hit a jugg and stop bytching about life
the reason i get depression spells is becuz i can't get what i want, yet i see other people getting what i want
i want to bang dime chicks
i want to live off music money
i want to not have to punch a clock
i want double the money i make now
i can't get these things becuz i'm ugly and can't change that so i get depressed
i want to bang dime chicks
i want to live off music money
i want to not have to punch a clock
i want double the money i make now
i can't get these things becuz i'm ugly and can't change that so i get depressed
They work best in combo with counseling of some sort. I've been on SSRIs before. The science behind is the brain isn't producing enough serotonin or dopamine in order to regulate moods and what not. So the meds help bring those levels up, and if your working through whatever typically triggers your depression it helps sustain the levels as you heal/cope. I was only on them a year after a major depressive episode and one day just stopped. No side effects or dependency no Nothen. That was about 4 years ago and I haven't been on medication since.
Now, there are people who live on these pills forever. Those are the people who typically just want the pills to feel better without working through what got them there in the first place.
I think SSRIs are great as long as it isn't the only treatment method used.
I still have depression, I try to fight it by playing video games
I'll look into it. I'm not positive that I'm depressed or positive that I have mental health issues because I can't recall it being documented but my family has a history of it. I recall being in elementary school and acting an ass like most African-American males because I wasn't challenged nor captivated and my folks making me see some type of shrink. Had me looking at blotted painted pictures and some next ish smh But I'm not moved by too much these days. I'm simply content with just being alive and having clothing, shelter, food, water, sunlight, etc and don't really push for too much which is a problem to most that I don't want to do anything, really.
I AM WARHOL
Veteran
Depression is no joke. Was depressed for the first time in my life last year. It's the worst feeling I've ever experienced. I just try to remind myself God is good and no situation lasts forever
Back in the early 00s, there was no social media, "alternative" black people that can be themselves, or any of that. That super thug shyt was at its height and you had to be some type of super social ass nikka with status and a street rep on top of a mouthpiece. Depression is caused through media images on what people gotta be, and if individuals don't live up to that shyt, they are deemed useless.
That was the worst on how people literally think that you never exist just because you don't entertain them in social settings, and worse, some people want to put you on meds just because you don't talk to people regularly. Thank God I still had the determination to break away from that and move out of state when I graduated from high school.