Posts Tagged ‘Depression’

One of the most important discoveries of the 20th Century acknowledging the powerful and influential factor in everyone’s life: self-image. Self-image determines action. If we see ourselves as a a victim we’ll be victimised, if we see ourselves as a failure we will fail, if we see ourselves as dumb we will under-perform. And when the self-fulfilling prophecy comes to pass it is paradoxically welcomed as it’s strengthens and supports the deeply latent self-image and continues to add fuel to the destructive mental fire – burning down a persons chance of genuine contentment, happiness and enjoyment of life.

Most people spend so much time trying to change the perceived external READ MORE

Growing up as the youngest of five girls you could say that I always felt left out.  My father left when I was 9 leaving my mother to bring us up alone.  She had to hold down three jobs and leave most of the mothering up to my older sisters; they resented me for this and found many ways to show me. They ganged up on me, bullied me and picked on me constantly.  I started feeling lonely, abandoned, insecure and very confused.  Why did dad leave, did I do something wrong?  My mother started drinking most nights and every weekend and we had wild parties at our house all the time.  At most of these parties I was sexually abused by my sister’s boyfriends or my mother’s boyfriends.  I never fought READ MORE

Listen up folks, this cannot be underestimated, exercise is, and will always be in my opinion, one of the most EFFECTIVE ways at beating depression. This podcast READ MORE

I new about the ‘Black Dog’ comparison quite some time ago, even before I sunk into my deeper depressive episodes about five years ago, it was only though time and with the painful passage of hindsight that I began to truly appreciate how helpful and realistic such a comparison is for people trying to ‘beat’ depression. Please remember ‘beat’ does not mean abolish or eliminate depressive thought and experience altogether, it would be naive and remiss of this site to encourage that line of thinking (such hard headed thinking is often a READ MORE

Graeme Cowan has been back from the brink. Well and truly.

Raised in a solid, supportive and loving family, Graeme was always a high achiever and a go getter on all levels.  His parents recall  Graeme was a natural born leader, excelling in all endeavors he put his mind to. Although whilst very popular and successful he always grounded himself in community-building and charity events, this thirst to give back weaves a thread through Graeme’s entire narrative. In time Graeme translated his hard drive into a successful career in high level sales and marketing and then corporate headhunting.

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I came across a new psychological philosophy term today, it was when I was listening to my usual Podcast All in the Mind, the topic was personal construct psychology. I must admit I was compelled on hearing the central tenets. Like existentialism this orientation leans toward philosophical underpinnings, the therapist aims to avoid imposing opinion and tries to facilitate the patient to discover and realize their own constructs and how they are indeed modifiable. In my opinion this isn’t radically new or different. I think of some of the humanist and existential perspectives READ MORE

In this first podcast from How I Beat Depression we will look at three simple CBT techniques to help assist with lowering depression. READ MORE

One thing I totally vouch for is the positive effect and value from support groups. Not necessarily therapeutic groups, I’m more referring to organic mutual support groups run by and for their members. I believe that when done properly (and many statistics back this up) group therapy is a lot more effective than one on one psychotherapy or counselling – when it’s done properly. If you think about it logically for a few moments, it totally makes sense. Just always keep in mind I am not rubbishing one on one therapy at all, sometimes it’s more appropriate than group therapy.

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I’ve really been back from the brink, suffering long term unemployment and severe clinical anxiety and depression. for most of my life the worst period by far was between years 2004-2006. Since then my life has been simply a joy with nearly no residual of depression lingering on. I live a pure and joyous life and thanks to these range of websites have been able to help hundreds, if not thousands across the world make powerful recoveries and realisations about themselves. And now I want to put some serious content to this site which hopes to continue to help others, like how I was about 6 years ago, to grow and establish a greater sense READ MORE