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Insidious Depression

Copyright  (c)  2008  Mary  Ann  CopsonHowever you spin it, depression (and other
mood imbalances, too) becomes a closed system
Depression is awful � in whatever formthat locks you within the system. Insidious,
you may experience it. You would think thatcrazy,  and  perverse.
something that feels so bad would propel you
to do anything to get rid of it. You know-Here is a little bit of the physiology about
like a noxious substance that we accidentallythat:
eat  and  then  get  violent spasms to vomit.
The thing about mood imbalances is that the
You�d think that if you are feelingbiochemistry in your brain always seeks its
depressed you would be hightailing it tocurrent baseline - which means that it is
engage in some of the known effectivedesigned to stay the way it is. Your brain
strategies for getting rid of depression. Youchemistry always seeks its neurotransmitter
might visit your doctor for anbaseline and this baseline is kept in place
anti-depressant or your local therapist forby certain enzymatic processes in the body.
cognitive behavioral therapy. You�dIt can take 6 months or more of consistent,
start exercising. You�d be getting outregular input to change those biochemical
in the sunlight more. You�d change yourenzymatic processes and thus your
diet. You�d learn to meditate andneurotransmitter  baseline.
develop a mindful approach to life.
You�d take some nutritional supplementsYour brain chemistry drives you to think and
like  5HTP  or  St.  John�s  Wort.do things that will keep your brain chemistry
just the way it is. Your current brain
But when you are depressed most of the timechemistry is driving you to avoid thinking or
you find yourself avoiding any and all ofdoing things that would shift your
those  things.biochemistry and provide a physiological
opportunity  to  shift  your  moods.
The insidious thing about depression (and for
that matter most mood imbalances) is thisIn order to find your way out of depression
� depression has inherent in itself aand other mood imbalances you have to reach
hidden pull to stay depressed. When you aredeeply inside yourself and pull out a life
depressed, there is a part of the depressionspark of yourself � a piece of your
that feels good because it is familiar- asinner spirit or your life essence -and take
illogical as that may sound. In some subtlethe first step away from imbalance. And every
way, there is a tendency to keep yourselfday you have to reach inside of yourself
feeling  depressed.again and find that life spark again and take
the next step toward balance again � and
Rationally you�d want to stop beingagain,  and  again.
depressed because it feels so bad. But
anything that will help you move out ofAs each step fans that life spark, it also
depression also comes with this heavygradually and over time changes your
internal response �It�s just toophysiology and shifts your neurotransmitter
hard� or some similar variation such as:baseline.
I  can�t  do  that.Changing your physiology is important because
it loosens the grip of that perverse
I  tried  that  and  it  didn�t  work.biochemical tendency to keep things the way
they are. Changing your physiology opens up a
I  don�t  see  how  that  would  work.whole new world of thoughts, emotions,
actions, and perceptions that weren�t
I  can�t  remember  to  do  that.readily available at the old biochemical
baseline.
I�m too busy, tired, overwhelmed, etc to
do  that.Hand in hand life spark and physiology work
together and nurture each other toward a new
That doesn�t seem like something thatlevel  of  balance.
would work � something that would be fun
or  something  I  want  to  do,  etc."Where the spirit does not work with the hand
there is no art.



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