Hypnosis Can Be The Key To Talking Yourself Out Of A Depression
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Some people call it the ‘pits’ and some people call it the ‘blues’ and some just call it ‘feeling down in the dumps’. But whatever you call it, being depressed is a horrible feeling. The most common types of depression are:
Major Depression, which is characterized by a sad mood, sleep disorders, and the lack of desire for food. Often when an individual is in a state of major depression, the person feels a complete lack of drive and motivation and the sufferer lacks the desire to participate in life. Some people are rendered completely disabled by depression, and some individuals even consider suicide.
Dysthymia: This is a less severe type of long-term depression that usually does not totally disable the individual. But it keeps the person from feeling motivated and functioning at their best. Sometimes people who are suffering with Dysthymia also suffer from Major Depression, and when this occurs it is called double-depression.
Manic Depression is also known as Bipolar Disorder. This form of depression is less common than Dysthymia or major depression. It involves cycles of a manic state, alternated with a depressed state. This is often a long-term recurring disorder. Sometimes the mood swings occur suddenly. But more often onset tends to be gradual.
There are a number of variations of depression; the types described here are only three of the most common.
Some symptoms of depression include:
Sadness; anxiety; pessimism; insomnia and sleep disorders; feelings of worthlessness; guilt; restlessness; pain; fatigue; weight loss; headaches; and thoughts of suicide.
Sources of Depression:
Some types of depression are linked to genetics. Living in a stressful environment can precipitate a depression. A trauma such as financial difficulties, problems in a relationship, or a serious loss can also precipitate a depression.
Women are twice as likely to suffer from depression as men are, but we do not yet know why.
If you are suffering from depression, you will want to consult with your physician. Your healthcare provider may prescribe medication for you. But keep in mind that every drug has side effects.
Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could control and eliminate your depression just by having certain thoughts? I know that this might sound too simple, but quite frequently, many types of depression are simply caused by thinking negative thoughts.
Don’t believe me? Then try it out! It is really quite simple and basic. Just use your imagination to think about something that you feel is very troubling or sad. Go ahead, think about it right now! Then return to this article.
OK, so what happened? If you truly focused and visualized the sad situation, you started to feel sad and a little depressed. The longer you allow yourself to stay in that thought pattern, the sadder you will feel. As you keep having sad thoughts and continue feeling sadder, you lead yourself into a gradually intensifying depression.
The good news is that if you think about a positive memory, then you will supplant that sadness and depression and have happy feelings instead.
Listen closely now, because here are the keys to eliminating your depression: Our most pervasive thoughts emerge from the unconscious. These are the thoughts that we find ourselves repeatedly thinking about during the day.
If the persistent thoughts that keep popping into your mind are about your sad experiences or problems, then you raise your levels of stress, depression, and anxiety.
Now here is the ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Since hypnosis is a medium that we can use to alter our unconscious thoughts, NLP and self hypnosis stress management programs can quickly alter the way that you think, feel, and behave. The best part is that the same techniques that help relieve stress also work just as well for eliminating depression!
Now I will tell you exactly why and how it’s going to happen. Hypnosis is a natural state of mind. Specifically, it’s the Alpha state of consciousness. We pass through the Alpha state as we are falling asleep at night. And we pass through it again as we awaken in the morning. We also enter the Alpha state when we are daydreaming and imagining.
The unconscious is the seat of our emotions, and it’s similar to a computer; the input controls the output! Hypnosis therapy is an excellent tool for reaching directly into the unconscious and reprogramming it to automatically divert you away from negative thoughts, and promote positive thinking. It is a tool that allows you to bypass the consciousness to create positive expectations, which will in turn generate positive feelings. You can overcome depression through using hypnosis therapy.
Alan B. Densky, CH is a certified hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner. He’s helped thousands of clients since 1978. He offers CDs for self hypnosis depression therapy. Visit his Neuro-VISION self-hypnosis site for the hypnosis article library, or watch his free videos on hypnosis.
- Alan B. Densky, CH