Posted by bulldog2 on June 10, 2008, at 12:14:30
In reply to Re: Change Your Mind, Change Your Brain-Dr. Amen, posted by okydoky on June 10, 2008, at 9:17:20
> I had some conversation with my brother, a Naturopathic Dr. Here is one and part of another of the emails he sent. I won't bore you with my agitated long response but I think it is relevant to this discussion:
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> "As a doctor, I see a lot of depressed people. What I observe is that most people, depressed or not, are passive in their lives. I try to motivate them to be an active participant. Of course this takes a little more than just a change in attitude. Though this is the place to start. Takes also, determination and persistence and just as importantly learning of some skills, call them coping/social/interpersonal skills. It is a bit of trial and error learning. One of the skills you might call failure acceptance though another may call it humility; trying and failing miserably many times, but accepting and learning along the way."
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> "So as a naturopathic doctor, I find this is maybe my most important treatment modality...to teach active participation in life. It truely makes a difference"Great point..If your depressed and continue to live life the same each day than nothing will change..You have to make an effort each day to accomplish something and try new things.Many of the things I try may fail but if I do nothing that is a guarantee that nothing will change.
Will start a meditation class and start work with a holistic healer. She told me up front that my journey will be long and take persistance. The journey can be the right med combo, holistic, diet and exercise but you got to keep trying new things. I think once there's a spark and you feel even a little better you will have than build up momentum to move forward.
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