What makes me really excited?
For so many years I've been studying and applying various treatment methods for my depression. Some things provide some relief. I've listed a few of those things in "My favorites" box to the right of this blog. But, nothing has caused the depression to completely subside. That is starting to change though.
In addition to the items in the favorites box, I believe antidepressants can be beneficial to some. They are to me and to many people for whom they improve their quality of life. But the main thing I'm excited about which has brought me new hope comes from a wonderful book called "The 10 Best-Ever Depression Management Techniques," by Margaret Wehrenberg. Until I read this book, I had concluded that I had already tried everything possible to combat depression and there's not a lot more I could do. As it turns out, there is plenty I can do. For one thing, I can take fish oil with a 2:1 EPA/DHA ratio daily. A 2.5:1 ratio is also beneficial. The fish oil seems to make a big difference in reducing depression for myself and many others.
Now, back to the book I'm excited about... Wehrenberg's book takes a few chapters in the beginning to describe the biological chemistry of what happens in the depressed brain (its a little boring & technical, but just get through it to the good stuff.) There are several forms and causes of depression. My focus in this blog is helping those with the recurring, hard to treat type that I have. It is the endogenous form, not caused by external situations. Although, I'm sure the techniques in the book are useful for short or temporary bouts with depression as well.
There are brain changing exercises in the book that I am finding to be extremely helpful and I'm going to talk a lot about them. For a change I'm now very excited about a better future and being able to reverse or at least counter-balance the negative destructive brain wiring I've had to live with for many years. This healing will be a process, but to me it is my joyous gift of hope and I pray it will be for others as well!
For so many years I've been studying and applying various treatment methods for my depression. Some things provide some relief. I've listed a few of those things in "My favorites" box to the right of this blog. But, nothing has caused the depression to completely subside. That is starting to change though.
In addition to the items in the favorites box, I believe antidepressants can be beneficial to some. They are to me and to many people for whom they improve their quality of life. But the main thing I'm excited about which has brought me new hope comes from a wonderful book called "The 10 Best-Ever Depression Management Techniques," by Margaret Wehrenberg. Until I read this book, I had concluded that I had already tried everything possible to combat depression and there's not a lot more I could do. As it turns out, there is plenty I can do. For one thing, I can take fish oil with a 2:1 EPA/DHA ratio daily. A 2.5:1 ratio is also beneficial. The fish oil seems to make a big difference in reducing depression for myself and many others.
Now, back to the book I'm excited about... Wehrenberg's book takes a few chapters in the beginning to describe the biological chemistry of what happens in the depressed brain (its a little boring & technical, but just get through it to the good stuff.) There are several forms and causes of depression. My focus in this blog is helping those with the recurring, hard to treat type that I have. It is the endogenous form, not caused by external situations. Although, I'm sure the techniques in the book are useful for short or temporary bouts with depression as well.
There are brain changing exercises in the book that I am finding to be extremely helpful and I'm going to talk a lot about them. For a change I'm now very excited about a better future and being able to reverse or at least counter-balance the negative destructive brain wiring I've had to live with for many years. This healing will be a process, but to me it is my joyous gift of hope and I pray it will be for others as well!
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