Depression may seem to be caused by our circumstances, but it's not. Depression is a state of mind. It's created by resisting and withdrawing. There may also be chemical imbalances, but for now, we are just going to talk about the mental aspects of depression.

Here is how it works: Something happens in life that strikes a nerve. We lose a relationship, a job or some other major event. This triggers a suppressed hurt of feeling worthless, not good enough, failure, not worth loving or some other form of feeling "not okay."

Usually we are able to push this hurt back down, but this time, the circumstances are so overwhelming, we can't. In an automatic, subconscious attempt to avoid this hurt, we do two things that create depression. We withdraw and we become "at the effect" of our situation.

When you withdraw, you close down and stop taking action. When you are “at the effect”, you lose your power and make yourself a victim. Instead of being on top of your situation, you feel like your situation is on top of you.

When you are "at the effect," you become very ineffective. Instead of looking for what needs to be done based on the way your situation is, your focus is on fighting the way your situations is. This destroys your ability to find solutions and forces you to act in a way that magnifies the problem.

Depression is created by the combination of withdrawing and being "at the effect." When these two forces combine, we shut down. We lose our confidence and create a very negative energy. Solutions and opportunity elude us. We stop taking effective action and life goes downhill quickly.

This in turn produces more hurt and more depression. Life gets worse and we become even more depressed. Without knowing, we create a downward spiral that produces all sorts of pain and suffering.

To learn more about being "at the effect", read the section, Live At Cause. To learn more about the nerve that is being triggered, read the section, Heal Your Inner Core Issues.

To break the cycle of depression, do these three things:

1. Find and heal the suppressed hurt from your past that creates and fuels the depression. Learn how.

2. Get active. This is the opposite of withdrawing. Find things that you enjoy doing and do them as often as possible. Get out in the world. Participate in life. Be with people. Exercise. Do this even if you don't want to.

3. Find the specific aspects of your life that you are at the effect of. Shift from being at the effect to being at cause. Then start taking action to handle these areas of your life. Learn how.

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If you are despondent, you should seek professional help.

The process of restoring yourself is not difficult, but you have to take the steps. The first step is to generate a desire to get out of the depression.

If you have the desire to heal and to get on with your life, I can walk you through the recovery process. Give me a call if you are interested. My number is 713-520-5370. Learn more.

The Mastery of Life Audio Course is another great way to get your power back. If you prefer videos, download Bill's Core Issue Healing Video and the video on Why Certain Areas of Life Don't Work.

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