You can make Depression a thing of the past!

Taking drugs for depression often turns out to be a medical and emotional yo-yo. If one drug doesn’t work, says the American Psychiatric Association, try another. If you don’t get relief from changing one drug for another, use a combination. For a third of the population though, according to recent research, no drug works. It is heart-breaking to read how many sufferers, especially teen-agers, commit suicide even while on their meds.

There’s some light at the end of the tunnel. Physical exercise and cognitive behavioral therapy are now shown to be as effective as anti-depressants. The best cognitive behavioral technique I have found for depression is Brainswitching, which was developed from neuroscience research and brain mapping. This research was conducted by A.B. Curtiss. He is the Author of "Depression is a Choice" and "Brainswitch Out of Depression". Both books are well worth the read.

Brainswitching uses simple mind exercises to switch the neuronal activity from the emotional part of the brain (the subcortex) to the thinking part of the brain (the neocortex) which does not have the capacity for depression.

Here’s an example of an exercise. If you wake up depressed, instead of thinking “I’m so depressed,” think some neutral or nonsense thought over and over, repetitively, like “green frog, green frog” or “yes, yes, yes, yes,” or sing a nursery rhyme to yourself like “Row, row, row, your boat.” Scream it in your mind if you have to. Concentrate on the phrase you have chosen. Refuse to think the thought “I am depressed.” It won’t take you long to get really good at this.

Concentration upon your neutral or nonsense thought in the neocortex will thoughtjam the cognitive awareness of whatever depression is going on in the subcortex. It will elevate neuronal activity in the neocortex and withdraw neuronal activity from the subcortex, thus correcting the chemical imbalance feeding the depression.

A.B. Curtiss's research included the physiological components of our feelings — how do we feel what we feel? He studied in depth the feelings receptor station in the neocortex which underlies the neuronal process of pain perception, the process whereby signals from the emotional part of the brain (the subcortex) must travel upwards and be acknowledged in the thinking part of the brain (the neocortex) before a human being is able to feel any pain or emotion.

This moment of neo-cortical pain perception is such a tiny event, brain-wise, that it happens beneath our level of awareness. But this small instantaneous process underlies the reason depression is cyclical. Depression only happens in the subcortex. Remember, there is never any depression in the neocortex and you can learn how to brainswitch from the subcortex to the neocortex when depression attacks.

This switch in neuronal brain activity from the subcortex to the neocortex happens naturally, sooner or later, even in the worst cases of depression. This is the reason depression is cyclical. But Brainswitching accomplishes the switch as an act of will and a lot quicker than waiting for nature to take its course. Depression is like living in a room of pain. With Brainswitching you can leave the room.

Another part of his research concerned the capabilities of the human attention span that is the scientific basis for medical hypnosis and Transcendental Meditation. To put it simply the principle — the mind can only concentrate on one thought at a time and you can think any thought you want. This is why it is possible to do heart surgery using no anesthetic but hypnosis. This principle and the principle of pain perception coupled with simple preventive strategy, mental exercises and mind tricks can literally brainshift you out of your depression anytime it comes down upon you.

I have observed used these techniques with many clients who are labeled bi-polar and they work but they will work  for anyone who is depressed. Try the simple exercises along with good affirmations that fit your desires and depression can become a thing of the past.

Blessings of joy and happiness to you this day!

Rosie

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