OUT OF DEPRESSION AND INTO DEGREES OF HAPPINESS

A natural cause of teenage depression is not being in total control of one’s life. A natural cause of depression later in life stems from not learning proper life coping skills as a child/adolescent and/or discovering the lack of control of one’s life – even as an adult. An additional cause of depression is due to having an event or events keep us from moving forward in life. Allowing one’s self esteem to be predicated on those events often saps the life out of many individuals.

 

Instead of teaching children how to cope in difficult times, parents coddle them as though the children couldn’t cope with the truth. Many instances it’s the parents not being able to cope with reality and transfer this anxiety into some fantasy – when the children know something’s wrong here. Keeping up this fantasy world of contradictions often leads to needing medication later on in order to cope. For what, impatience, anxiety, selfishness, lacking discipline, hyper-activity, being egotistical, etc. stemming from lacking self worth.

 

Doctors can offer you pills for almost anything these days. They even have a drug for shyness. DRUGS HAVE REPLACED GOING THROUGH THE STEPS NECESSARY TO BECOME A SOLID HUMAN BEING. All of which is what we, as parents, are supposed to be instilling in our children as their stewards. Nevertheless, many of us rather be our children’s friend, instead of raising them to know who and what they are. Maybe because the parents don’t know either? They’ve mirrored the tradition and history of their families, rather than Spiritual Law.

 

The bratty child who wasn’t made aware that that type of behavior was not acceptable, nor reaped negative rewards when it first occurred is a prime candidate for medication later in life. A normal body that may be chemically balanced, may become imbalanced over time due to the continued invalid belief that this behavior is acceptable. The belief and behavior changes the chemical balance, not some mysterious element YOU can’t control. Medication may be necessary to assist the person in getting the therapy necessary to exam the beliefs behind the behavior. However, to just give medication alone, just isn’t a healthy way to progress. And the number of cases out there like this is phenomenal.

 

I AM NOT A DOCTOR. THIS IS JUST A SPIRITUAL OBSERVATION OF DEPRESSION AND ILLNESS.

 

I’ve been questioned ( a good thing) about my idea of happiness. First, I believe happiness has an infinite number of degrees, so to me, there is nothing stagnant about happiness. When we recognize the symbolism or the signpost of depression and what it means within us, depression loses all its power. It just becomes a symbol or signpost of something you must recognize in yourself. Not a mood you have to perpetuate ad nauseum.

 

Depression can be an addiction to many people because as much as it hurts, you’d rather stay depressed than change your circumstances. That’s why drugs are a good thing when used properly because it can alleviate the weight of the depression, so you can come out from under it and be able to work on yourself. Eventually needing less and less of the drug.

 

It calls for a belief examination of those elements you are having a problem with in your life. Nine times out of ten you will find you either have invalid or conflicting beliefs that you’ve been acting on. It’s in this recognition that you purposely change those beliefs and then take actions that are in line with those new beliefs. This solidifies your intent and purpose.

 

We are Spirit. We are creators. We create our reality through our beliefs. What you focus on through your beliefs, your inner Spirit helps you create. If your beliefs tell you the world is something to fear, you and the world will respond in kind. While others who have a belief that the world is harmless can find a totally different life experience. Every event has it’s positives and negatives. The positives are your instant gratification. The negatives are the delayed gratification you receive from over coming them.

 

So when we see depression for what it really is, a signpost, that you’ve allowed yourself to hold onto a past event or events, you’re no longer caught up in the throes of regret, but taking the necessary steps to getting back to sea level. That’s right. You’ve only gotten back to the ground floor. Now the idea is to BE. Coming out from under depression allows you to just BE! IT IS FROM THIS PLATEAU THAT YOUR DEGREES OF HAPPINESS FLOW. BE HAPPY! ;]

 

QUESTION EVERYTHING! THAT’S WHERE THE TRUTH RESIDES.