If you suffer from depression or anxiety you are on an uncertain journey. It is easy to get horribly lost. There are no maps. You’re driving on dimly lit and poorly marked roads that require constant guesses about which turns to take. Unsettling detours are the norm. The trip is exhausting and you never quite know how far you have traveled. You hope to get to a healthy place, but you’re not sure where it is, whether you’ll ever arrive, or even whether that destination exists for you. I welcome the opportunity to be that roadmap and to help guide you along your path.
For over 23 years doctors treated me for depression with one antidepressant after another. A lot of them “worked” for a while but eventually I would have to increase the dosage or try another antidepressant to get that good feeling again. As time went on I was diagnosed with Adult ADD and eventually Bipolar Disorder. With each new diagnosis a new drug was added to my treatment regiment.
During this time I was unable to really experience joy. Nothing touched me, not pleasurable activities or familiar comforts. I was emotionally frozen and withdrew into isolation and indifference. The depression made me lose interest or pleasure in ordinary activities. I stopped taking chances, avoided stimulation, played it safe, and cut myself off from anything that might shake me up, including those I loved. It was like a poison permeating every aspect of my life. I often wondered why I bothered to live.
As the years progressed I was more depressed than ever before. I was getting tired of more and more drugs. I got totally disgusted with the endless search for help. The answers weren’t out there and I got fed up with paying people for answers and abilities they just didn’t have. Aren’t you?
I decided, there had to be a way to beat this so I did my own research rather than relying solely on my psychiatrist. What I found was disturbing and freeing at the same time. I discovered that my depression was within my control but I first had to break free from the medical model of treatment.
July 14, 2003 was the last time I took an antidepressant. Since recovering from depression my life has improved in so many fantastic ways. These changes came, not simply from recovering from depression, but because of how I did it. I have spent the last few years writing and teaching others how permanent self-healing works.
I promise your situation is not unique. And more importantly - your situation is NOT hopeless. I am not a special case. I was able to end my battle with depression, on my own, and so can you, if YOU choose to do so.
Myths About Depression
Myth #1: Depression is a disease - It is not a disease but rather a sign that our lives are out of balance, that we're stuck. It is meant to be a wake up call and the start of a journey that can transform our lives. Drug companies promote depression as a terrible disease because they make a profit from this mind set. There are NO pathological findings that prove this.
Myth #2: Depression is caused by a biochemical imbalance - This was merely a theory put forth to explain how antidepressant drugs might work. In the last few years this has been abandoned by the American Psychiatric Association. They haven't bothered to tell anyone because they would have a lot of explaining to do. So the public just keeps going on believeing it.
Myth #3: There is no cure for depression – There is a cure and I found it outside of the traditional medical, psychological and social models. We need to give up the idea that depression is a disease in order to properly deal with it.
Myth #4: Antidepressants are the answer – The benefits of antidepressants are vastly exaggerated and their disadvantages are too often minimized. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has said that less than 30% of the people who take these drugs get any positive affect from them. That's a pretty miserable record isn't it? These drugs are like Band-Aids; masking wounds and leaving sticky residue when taken off.
Myth #5: The best you can hope for is a way to control your depression - Absolutely false because if you choose to you can find the cause of your depression and fix it once and for all. It can become a complicated process for some people once they start taking antidepressants but it is possible to break free from depression.
Myth #6: You’re weird, crazy, sick, and abnormal if you are depressed - Depression is part of the human condition and almost everyone will deal with it at some point in their lifetime. Our society doesn't teach us the proper techniques to deal with depression and promotes it as a disease leaving our medical doctors as the only resource. Depression is terrible but it is nothing to be ashamed of because it is part of being human.
You may have heard some or all of the above myths. I want you to know that none of them are true and believing in them will only stop your ability to heal. You need to give up the idea that depression is a disease and salvation lies in a pill so that is why I have launched this web site to share my perspective and experience with you
I want to be very clear with you – I am not a doctor or psychologist. I facilitate healing which gets to the root cause not just the symptoms. There are a lot of products, treatments and medical options out there to “treat” depression promoted by well meaning individuals. But I have lived through the process and have a keen insight that can wake up your consciousness and add real joy to your life.
This I know for sure. You are marvelous and are capable of living a happy and depression free life. I am an example of possibility that life can be wonderful and depression can be beaten.
I invite you to download an electronic copy of my book Irrational Medicine and take this Journey Through Depression to the other side where healing is a reality. Donations are greatly appreciated, but not necessary. Please enjoy the journey!
In Loving Service,
Jeffrey Wilson
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