Depression???

[Doc Alan]

no offence meant

No offence taken , joebloggs, and thanks for your friendly reply I've often said I've learned a lot from the forum, and I'm happy to give something in return !

[joebloggs]

No offence taken , joebloggs, and thanks for your friendly reply I've often said I've learned a lot from the forum, and I'm happy to give something in return !

understood Alan

[nigel]

I believe the contents of our mind is what appear in our lives...so:

If a man keeps pictures of girls, the type of "poses" the girls are in will say a little something about his relationship with women..in the present and the future!

I keep money lying around and stuck to my walls and stuff, I've conditioned my mind to believe money is abundant in my life!

Depression ends when you learn to gain control of your thoughts, then you've gained control of your life! It's tricky at first maybe, the bad thoughts seem to find there way back, our minds seem somewhat cycletic..? You would do well to stop listening to news on Tv/Radio/newspapers frankly those bad stories are microscopic compared to the endless goodness in life. Figure out what your loves and desires are..and think about the ABUNDANCE of them, and only them! Why on earth would you want to think about anything else?

[South-east boy]

I keep money lying around and stuck to my walls and stuff

Think I might pay Nigel's place a little visit shortly if he's !

Depression ends when you learn to gain control of your thoughts, then you've gained control of your life! It's tricky at first maybe, the bad thoughts seem to find there way back, our minds seem somewhat cycletic..? You would do well to stop listening to news on Tv/Radio/newspapers frankly those bad stories are microscopic compared to the endless goodness in life. Figure out what your loves and desires are..and think about the ABUNDANCE of them, and only them! Why on earth would you want to think about anything else?

Sounds like I could do with some coaching from you!

[South-east boy]

My mum had post-natal depression for quite a while after my younger brother was born and she had some not suite so nice treatments then got stuck on valium for years. It took her many years to gradually come off them. I hope the current drugs are not quite so hard to come off when you are feeling better.

Like said before, most people get depression from events in their life that have caused it, but others get it for no particular reason such as Alan and Fred. Obviously the first type is easier to treat as you know what has caused it, but does anyone know what causes the 'chemical imbalance' type?

[Doc Alan]

... does anyone know what causes the 'chemical imbalance' type?

I'm not going to give "too much information", but just to say that the neurotransmitter serotonin can be involved. There are antidepressants called SSRI's (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors) which stop re-uptake of this chemical in certain brain cells.