Ahuli - Everything Will Be Alright :-)

The mere fact that talk therapy exists ads to the stigma associated with depression. The therapy continues the sense that if someone can talk their way through their problems, they should be able to “Snap Out Of” whatever is bothering them. What people do not understand, is the fact the brain is an organ like any other in the human body, only far more complicated. The brain operates on a very complicated switching mechanism of electrical impulses. What the therapy does is help create new neuropathways by changing a persons thought process. By creating these new pathways you are effectively changing the way the brain processes and interprets information.

It is physical therapy for the brain. The same way someone goes through therapy after a major accident, surgery, or illness, talk therapy is the rehabilitation needed to bring the brain back to health.

In most cases prescribed anti-depressants will help the process move quicker and more effectively. In my own personal experience, once the veil of depression sets in and the brain fog saps any ability you have to function, medication is the internal boost your brain needs to get started in the healing process. The same way a person who has once dislocated a shoulder is more likely to have it happen again; a person that has suffered a major depressive episode is probably going to be visited again in their lifetime. Realizing that depression is a physical problem and not a “Crazy One,” will make it easier and more acceptable for a person to get help.

I think its nonsense that someone should be looked down upon for wanting to feel better. To me… thats just “Crazy.”

Cory Johnson is 44 years old experiencing a mid-life transformation. He has suffered, as early as his late teens, from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Depression. At every juncture in his life the black cloud of PTSD and Depression have followed him like a shadow. At every major milestone in his life, even the birth of his three children, there has been this veil of darkness that made joy and happiness seem unattainable.

Originally from New York, he moved to Phoenix ten years ago to escape the circumstances that help seed his PTSD. He was able to keep the voices of depression at bay while he started a business. One that ultimately provided a life for he and his family that he had always hoped for.That is until five years ago when his best friend and mentor passed away from a very rare and aggressive form of cancer. From that point on, the issues of the past collided with the present and he began a very slow and painful slide into the black hole of despair. The pain of depression manifested itself in the form of Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and IBS..The slide culminated with him losing everything; his business, marriage, kids, home, money, health, friends and any sense of true self worth, meaning and direction.

March 2008 saw something snap in Cory and he decided to dedicate himself to helping those who suffer from any mental disorder realize that with help, dedication, and determination; health and prosperity are available to anyone, including “crazy people”

As he starts his journey of rebirth, he is going to continually write articles chronicling his progress as he moves from a life of darkness and fear to one of happiness and enlightenment.

http://www.phoenixrising-online.com