Depression is mostly a state of confusion, of emptiness, which is defined by repeated phases of improvement followed by a sinking into a deep non-being. What is most characteristic of depression is that it prevents people from leading a normal life and enjoying, in fact noticing and experiencing the things that bring joy and happiness to one’s experience. Depression can often be characterized by a physiological, or hormonal imbalance, which can however be balanced and there are various approaches to do this, one of which is proper nutrition, exercise and a healthy lifestyle.
Most often though, depression is simply a lack of light, or energy in the cells. The natural way to cope with this condition takes time and perseverance, but always brings results that not only help us to harmonise the biochemistry in our body and overcome this condition on a purely biological level, but also to discover the ways through which we can achieve upliftment through our spirit. In other words, when we overcome this difficulty on a purely psychosomatic level, we become stronger and more creative, we learn to connect with our body in a conscious way and generate more of the energy that we already have and have in reserve and it inspires our creative ideas. When we get to that state already, we rarely get depressed – we don’t sink, but how do we get there?
First of all, it is necessary to pay attention to nutrition. Light, vibrant, living food is filled with photonic energy, a light charge that increases the electrical conductivity of our cells and therefore the energy in our body. Living food includes seasonal, ripe fruits that are always eaten only on an empty stomach to prevent them from becoming fermented, sugary loads for our cells and metabolic processes. Living foods are any green foods such as parsley, dill, spinach, anything fresh, crisp and green. Nuts and seeds can give our brain enough omega 3 acids, which are extremely important for all brain processes. Omega 3s, vitamin C and vitamin D are the key foods for getting out of depressive states, and they are best to come from natural sources. Vitamin D, for example, should be from the sun. It is good to eat only natural sea salt, not the chemically produced kind, and to drink spring water, plenty of it. Most often in this and other psychosomatic conditions, our body is simply dehydrated. A dietary supplement I would recommend in this case is also pine pollen. It contains many substances that help us to connect with the photonic energy, or joy, in our cells and build up that energy at the cellular level in the body.
The second thing is movement – even just going for a walk for a minimum of 2 hours a day is important. Just consciously walking, moving, breathing while we walk can help us increase the energy exchange in our body. Any kind of sport of course such as yoga, swimming, cycling, even running can help the endorphins and neuro-transmitters start working as intended.
But the most important thing is joy, to feel the flow of energy and have it flow through our body. Depression is associated with such deep, unbearable, existential pain that it seems almost too much to bear. That’s why we run to medication, the refrigerator, the computer, the TV, and any substitute for happiness, if only to escape this oh-so-deep, terrible pain. But the key is to resist. And not just to resist, but to sit in the pain, to sit in it, to fully immerse ourselves in its sauce – it’s ours – until it begins to move through the body, relentlessly healing us, through all it shows us and releases from us.
Pain is our medicine, and in this case, letting it pass through us. It is the thing that brings enlightenment. In fact, the more of our inherited pain we let pass through our body, the more tolerant we are of our cross, the more open we become and the more we can deepen our knowledge of who we are and what we have come to give to the world.
Through pain, we often find ourselves, it is the path! Depression itself is the path by which we achieve enlightenment. Knowledge of who we are, whether healers, whether teachers, or just people with big hearts, but we have to go through it, develop tolerance for it. We can, believe me, it’s not that hard, you just have to try, and the better you get at it, the less scary it is, depression. The more distant the illusions it visits us with become, and the more real, stable and vibrant we become. We become people of place. Real pillars in our society.
The path to dealing with depression can be a path of enlightenment, and often it is the only way to deal with the pain of depression that is constructive and fulfills its purpose. And here we are healed, truly. We’ve been through hell and we know how to save ourselves, save our souls and enter the light. Truly strong, and we have done it on our own with the help of our bodies, our pain, and our depression. Yes, it can be our path to creative and spiritual awakening.
If you need support to move through such a state, book an appointment for Psychotherapy through the services on this website or contact me through the contact form. Our work together will be through the psychotherapeutic method – Focusing by Prof. Eugene T. Gendlin. The method assists in building a deep and conscious relationship with the body and the intuitive knowing that flows through it.
Connect with the wisdom of your body and heal your life!
