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[quote][blue]robert is one of our  nice buddhist faith partners.he understands that alhamdulillah we already hv a system of meditation and spirituality in our worship rituals which tackles depression &amp; other such issues v well 'coz we also believe that a fraction of such comes from satan. however rob wishes we see wat he has to offer as well, [/blue]

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treating depression NaturallyExploring the positive and natural attitudetowards treating depressionCreatingreatingreatingreating causesausesausesauses for happinessfor happinessfor happinessfor happinessbyRobert W. Gebka,Ph.D.cand(Holistic Counselling)(USA) AMIH (Hypnotherapy) GQHP (UK)Integrative Hypnotherapistwww.robertgebka.org
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2what is depression? –understand what is going on.Let us first of all try to understand what depression is before we move forward and explore thepossible natural treatment options.Depression is a life condition that can affect anyone at any time.According to the NHS Direct website approximately 15% of the population will experience someor other form of depression at some point in their lives.Some health practitioners see depression exclusively as an illness whilst others like me go a stepfurther and view it as a life condition, something that can be accepted, worked with and resolved,often without the use of detrimental allopathic antidepressant medication.Depression is a mind-body life condition characterised by both psychological and physicalsymptoms. Psychologically people who experience depression can feel:• continuous low mood, or sadness, feelings of hopelessness and helplessness,• low self-esteem, tearfulness, feelings of guilt, feeling irritable and intolerant towards others,• lack of motivation, and little interest in things in general, lack of enjoyment,• difficulty making decisions, suicidal thoughts, or thoughts of harming someone else,• anxiousness or worry.The physical symptoms can be:•slowed movement and speech, change in appetite and weight (your weight will usuallydecrease, but sometimes it may increase),•digestive complaints, such as indigestion, constipation or diarrhoea ,•unexplained aches and pains, lack of energy and a lack of interest in sex,•changes to the menstrual cycle for women.There are many ways of looking at depression and its causes, depending on how you look at lifeand whom you choose to listen to. As much as definitions of depression can vary, the symptomsare usually similar for everyone who experiences this life condition.looking at depression –create an empowering, positive understandingDepression can be seen as a signal from our unconscious minds telling us that some part ofourselves needs to be reclaimed, expressed, accepted and re-aligned. It can be seen as a signal tolook within yourself and bring into balance whatever it is that is out of balance. I look at treatingeach person WHOLISTICALLY. In other words when it comes to treating the person who isexperiencing depression I look for clues or factors that might be causing or contributing to theirdepression. These clues can be found on the physical level: the state of one’s body, thepsychological level: one’s thoughts, cognitions and emotions and the transpersonal level: one’s
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