What is the causes of depression?
Depression is a disorder that is evidenced by excessive sadness, loss of interest in enjoyable things, and low motivation.
It is normal to experience feelings of sadness and despair in response to adverse life events. Such events could include loss, major life changes, stress, or disappointment.
In most cases, the sad feelings resolve as you come to terms with the changes in your life.
Depression is common. One in three people will experience a major depressive episode at some stage in their lives. While most cases of depression are mild, about one person in ten will have a moderate or severe.
Researchers have now concluded that over 90% cases of depression is due to self-inflicting thoughts. In simple words, the culprit is the MIND! The mind makes you feel weak, negative and does not allow you to enjoy simple things of life.
The body has the inert ability to solve its problems and by being negative or depressed, we only are making the body feel more weak from inside. Even if the body is facing a major illness, depression over the illness is not going to help the body.
So what is the way out? Simple. Work on the mind. Once the mind is controlled, all other remedial steps to control any problem will automatically happen. But how?
To understand this, let’s understand how the depressed mind works. The depressed mind connects all thoughts to the single depressed thought. The single depressed thought can be an ailment, failed relationship, worry over ageing, worry over financial losses, worry over child’s future or any such nagging thought. The root cause worry has to be worked upon.
Several techniques can be carried out. But one way is to divert attention. The moment the thought goes back to the nagging worry, nip it in the bud. Stop it right there. But to stop a thought you need to force think another thought. Otherwise the thought will cascade into several thoughts. And will lead to depression. So try replacing the nagging worry to a selfless thought. How can I be more selfless? How can I help others? How can I spread positivity? How can I be a better person? How can I give? You just need to force think, you don’t need to act. Just THINK. The power of selfless thoughts are immense. The moment selfless thoughts get into your mind, your own nagging worry starts shrinking. And when you do this regularly the Mind gives up somewhere.
In the initial stages the mind will keep receding, will keep going back to the nagging worry, attack it with selfless thoughts…again it will return back, again attack it. Keep on attacking and slowly the mind will learn to slowdown and give up over a period of time.
This is one of the techniques, there are more techniques which I will write about in my other articles. Keep a watch…
Jayanthi R. Iyengar