What is one of the most common things any psychiatrist or mental health professional asks during your first meeting? I think it’s ‘Tell me about your childhood’.
So, you tell your ‘story’ and it gets written down and filed in your notes. The next professional comes along and asks you to tell it again. Some of them will try to ‘dig in’ deeper and deeper to find a cause of your depression.
How often do you smile? Do you naturally greet people with a smile or are you saving your smiles for better times?
In case you are wondering ‘What is there to smile about?’, ‘Why smile when I am feeling pain or numbness inside?’ or ‘Why deceive everyone with my false smile?’, I hope I can encourage you to review your attitude.
Smiling is good for you! Here is why: Continue Reading »
Last week British newspapers reported the suicide of Victoria Nye. She was a bright and beautiful 22-year-old trying to get her mental illness under control. She had plans to become a doctor. All she needed was to heal and develop new habits, strategies, skills…
She sought help. For the first time in her life, she agreed voluntarily to go to the hospital to get better.
Her hopes for recovery were interrupted by a rushed discharged. According to her father, she was told that she was normal and should not be in the hospital. She was told by her doctors that they cannot help her. Continue Reading »
Wait… don’t log off… give me a minute of your attention… please…
I know how upsetting it is to read the title of this post. But let me explain.
Of course, you want to be depression-free. I have no doubts that this is your conscious choice.
However, it’s not enough to want this outcome consciously. What goes on deep in the recesses of your subconscious mind will also influence whether you can achieve your desired results.
