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| Reference #: | 464 |
| Submit Date: | 20 Jan 2003 |
| Browse Category: | depression |
| Author: | momaearth |
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| Remedy Source: | moma earth |
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Coping with and Healing from Depression: My Personal Experiences.
by momma earth.... http://mamaearth.com/depression.html http://mamaearth.com/pms.html I definitely do not agree with taking psychiatric medications for depression, partly because of my personal experiences and partly for medical and scientific reasons. I will put links to sites which have hard scientific evidence that psychiatric medication is very dangerous to a person's health. I can't claim to have a formula that will heal everyone that experiences depression. We are all so unique. I can tell you my experiences and the things that have helped me and many people that I've talked with. Often people who are at their wits end want the depressed person to take meds because they think it's the only thing left to do. And the person taking the meds may also think it's the only thing left to try or they may use it as an easy way out; they are deemed sick, have done what is expected of them by taking the meds and maybe attending therapy (which I only have a slightly higher opinion of) and now they can just let the meds do the work. It often becomes a viscous cycle because people do not get better this way, so the doctor keeps trying different doses, different meds and different combinations of meds. Meanwhile the person has built a solid identity as a sick person and feels that maybe there is no hope. Often the doctors tell such a person that they will probably need to be on meds the rest of their life because of this *chemical imbalance*. You can change the chemicals in your body without turning yourself into a toxic waste dump. Anything that alters your mood is changing chemicals in the body. There are many things you can try that will help you feel better and cope. In the beginning you just have to agree to try. You may not enjoy putting effort out and you may not see any reason to (e.g., Some people just gave up and are waiting to die but don't tell anyone; some people think for some reason that they like being depressed - a way of coping.) The principles of better mental health sound pretty simple, but it isn't easy to keep up with all of the time. The first thing is that you must get outside everyday, in the sun, for a half an hour, preferably for a few hours in the beginning. Even in the cold, especially if you live in a cold climate because of seasonal affective disorder. Even if you aren't getting up and about and dressed every day yet, you need to go out in the sun. Even if you're just sitting in your back yard with a bathrobe, slippers, or a blanket wrapped around yourself. You need to cut mood altering chemicals out of your diet, eg, cigarettes, alcohol, psychiatric medications (do not stop taking immediately - these need to be carefully titrated down with professional advice), coffee, tea, diet pills, muscle relaxants (also titrated down), etc. I have to admit I have yet to completely quit the coffee, but I have it down to 1/2 cup a day. You need to eat mood/life sustaining foods. Try not to use much sugar or packaged foods. That is - switch to a whole foods diet with a very lot of green leafy and other vegetables, vegetable proteins, some animal protein might be ok too - don't make it your mainstay (because it is difficult to digest and weighs you down and makes you feel satiated before you have eaten enough vitamin packed vegetables), fruits, nuts, seeds, oils, whole grains, etc. If you're overweight this should help you lose weight too, which will help. You must get up, shower or wash up, brush your teeth and get dressed every day, as early as possible (with the sun). You must agree to trying to reach this goal. You can either do this by setting the alarm a half an hour earlier each day or just go for the time you want as wake up time right away (say pick a time between 6am and 8am); just be aware that in the beginning there will be some slip ups. But you need to sincerely put effort and want to do this. Early morning sunlight has been shown to be the most beneficial in using sunlight therapy for depression; so if you can step outside a bit or go for an early morning walk, it will help. Otherwise, just getting up earlier will increase your chances of getting more sun exposure and feeling like the day has not gone by without you. You need to move your body and get your blood flowing to revitalize yourself. This can be dancing, taking long or brisk walks... Everything helps here. Doing any physical movement is better than stagnating, eg, going shopping, cleaning, yard work, playing with kids. Ideally we should do 1/2 an hour of aerobic - vigorous - exercise daily though. I found starting with short walks becoming longer walks very beneficial. Some other body therapies that help are breath therapies and meditation. You need to try to find a support network, ideally, and at most basic you just need to have social interactions with people from outside of your home. A support network can be made up of many people with whom you can have some positive experience, some of whom may be willing to help you out a little or a lot when needed, eg, family, friends, clergy, professionals, charities, support groups, community centers, hobby or like-minded groups, etc. Even some online support helps - but you really need some in-real- life support too. One more thing: When you have distressing thoughts or feelings you can't dwell on them, but you can't suppress them either. It's a balance - you have to let yourself become aware that you are feeling something; let it come into your consciousness and if you need to think about it for a minute to process the thought or feeling and accept/be aware that it is there; then you have to let it go and move on with your day. I'm not saying this is always the way. Sometimes people have crisis or breakdowns when they need to spend a lot of time processing these thoughts or feelings. Hope this helps. Try to write a simplified list of things that will help. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sites which have scientific and medical evidence that psychiatric medication is very dangerous to a person's health http://www.drugawareness.org/index.html http://www.iatrogenic.org/index.html http://www.breggin.com http://www.antipsychiatry.org To see some sites with alternatives to psychiatry: http://www.mamaearth.com/linksabcd.html#alternativestopsychiatry Recommended Reading: Dealing with Depression Naturally: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Restoring Emotional Health by Syd Baumel, 1995 Healing the Mind the Natural Way: Nutritional Solutions for Psychological Problems by Pat Lazarus, 1995 Mood Foods: How the foods We Eat Affect Our Emotions, Moods, and Personality by William Vayda, MD, 1995 --------------------------- Editor: this books talks about the affect of foods on the body Body Pollution, by Null, Gary, New York, NY: Arco Publishing, 1974 |
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