Overview of Positive Ideation and Depression.

The first message on depression is the message of hope.  We are the ones that identify disappointments and failures as bad things.  We do this identification with our thoughts.  Just as we identify something as a bad thing we can put things in perspective and find the good.

Granted that a lot of how we view the world is a result of how we were thought to view the world.  Our culture tells us that losing a job or a romantic partner is a bad thing. However, we can see disappointments as opportunities in a new beginning.

It is wrong to say this person does not want to be with me therefore I am not worthy of love and will never be loved.  It is wrong to say that we lost that job because we are stupid and/or incompetent.

A lot of factors contribute to how things work out.  We have to be healthy enough to accept reality in a good way.

It should be healthy to know that as much as we can be negative and see everything as bad we can be positive and find the good.  It should also be healthy to know that just because we have psychological challenges we are not bad people.

Years of beating ourselves up with our negative inner voice leads us to a place of despair and hopelessness.  However, we are the ones convincing ourselves that it is hopeless with our internal speech.

Now there are some real issues in depression that transcend depression from our negative view of the world.  Abuse leads to anxiety and depression.  Many of us just got a bad body with a brain that does not function properly.  This brain produces not enough or too much neurotransmitters that are responsible for anxiety and depression.

We are still in charge even if this is our reality.  With relaxation and meditation we can calm our anxiety and depression and think our way through our pain and suffering.

We first do not like how we feel.  We try to fix it.  However, we continue to have pain and suffering.  This inability to fix the problem we have identified represents a failure to us, which increases the pain and suffering. Eventually we are in cycle of trying and failing that leads to overwhelming pain and suffering.

I know that the source of anxiety and depression does not matter. Our skills in managing our thoughts and emotions matter. Thoughts influence emotions and emotions influence behavior.

I believe in us and I encourage everyone to choose life. We can introduce simple pleasures into our lives. We can decide to like ourselves and take of care ourselves. We can decide to organize our lives and deal with our challenges with good goals and good objectives. We can decide to be positive, grateful for what we have, and enjoy, our lives.

The beginning is the awareness that we are the ones harming ourselves with our thoughts. This is not an opportunity to for us to continue beating up on ourselves.  It is an opportunity to recognize we can help ourselves and gain confidence in life.  This beginning includes us liking us.  We may have extreme challenges, but we are still good people.  We have to see ourselves as good people. When something knew happens we should put it in perspective and not overreact to it.

If we were hospitalized, the nurse would be over certain elements of our treatment. Even in the extreme forms of depression and anxiety there is hope.  A person has to begin with nursing themselves.  It is important to eat.  It is important to get restful sleep.

It is important for us to calm our pain and suffering. A nurse would come in and check our vitals in order to see if we are recovering.  We need to evaluate if we are relaxing and caring for ourselves.

A nurse would also check to see if we are harming ourselves.  We need to check that we are not harming ourselves with continued negative thoughts, drugs, and unhealthy sex.

A nurse would also bring medication, doctor’s instructions, and meals to us.  I have already spoken about the need to eat and rest. Okay, I don’t need to go into a lecture about cellular metabolism for people to under the need for proper nutrition, the need to follow the doctor’s instructions, and the need to take medication properly.

We nurse ourselves when we take it easy on ourselves and take care of ourselves. It takes a change in lifestyle and years of practicing a positive attitude for us to get to a point of strength. We have all the necessary skills to accomplish this goal.

Being positive involves evaluating the resources in our environment and using those resources to accomplish our goals.  In reducing the effects of depression and anxiety we are our best resource.  Instead of saying everything sucks, nothing works, why bother we can tell ourselves that we have the skills to think, organize, plan, and act and we can use this skills to set goals and objectives. With every accomplishment we build confidence.  With growing confidence our self-esteem grows.

In our modern world many of us are machines. We work.  We come home.  We work.  We come home.

Not having a pleasant and enjoyment in life can lead to depression.  It is important for people to have a full life filled with friends, family, peace, love, joy, and recreational activities.