How many people do you know who are either depressed, unhappy or simply negative? There are probably numerous explanations why depression is so prevalent in today’s society but I will focus on a couple and explain how we can resolve depression quickly and effectively without resorting to drugs.
One of the main causes for depression is simply a matter of motivation. Most people are motivated using what we call ‘away from’ or ‘negative’ motivation. Instead of wanting to be prosperous we want to not be poor. This away from motivation is the motivation of survival and as humans have been trying to survive for millions of years it is a very natural form of motivation. But what happens if you no longer are compelled to survive? You no longer have a reason to be motivated. Now the part of the brain responsible for happiness is also responsible for motivation. No motivation means no happiness and that leads to unhappiness and depression.
Other causes for depression can be negative past experiences, which throw us into a downward spiral. This is enhanced since the marketing and advertising industry constantly reinforces the idea that unless we have everyone’s products we should feel unhappy.
So how do we overcome depression? The solution is surprisingly simple. First of all we remove the triggers that have been causing depression and then we work with the actual process that is the feeling of depression. I mentioned the downward spiral before. This is a process which occurs within the brain where someone is depressed thinks about something which is unhappy, consequently feels unhappy and then criticizes themselves for being unhappy. This leads to the familiar cycle. Once we have dealt with the triggers for the depression and alter the process inside their minds most people are cured.
But isn’t depression a bio-chemical problem? Yes it is. When you start getting depressed the brain stops producing certain chemicals – a brain without motivation is extremely inactive and highly non-functional. This is clearly shown in EMI scans. So we teach the brain more useful ways of looking at issues and responding to issues and it starts, automatically, generating those chemicals which are necessary.
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© Peter Campbell, NLP Master Practitioner, www.cogniscientNLP.com