ARE YOU WAITING FOR THE MAGIC PILL, CURE OR SILVER BULLET?
Always feel in a down mood…in a slump? Is your mood like a speeding roller coaster taking you to places you’d rather NOT go? Have you “given up” trying to get to alter your mood without drugs or chemicals? Hope is here!
LIFE’S SUPREMELY FAIR?
There’s no magic pill for the cure of depression–and shouldn’t be. True, about one-third of the people I see for “talk therapy” and who suffer from the “blahs and blues” take anti-depressants to give them a helping hand, sometimes for a longer time than they care to. But pills aren’t magic, and they have real-life consequences, such as weight gain and reduced libido or sex drive.
My point is this one: WHAT IF a great deal of the blues normal people like you feel might simply be caused by your depressive attitudes?
WHY I HAVE GIVEN UP ‘GIVING UP’!
What if a negative attitude, the flu-like equivalent of GIVEUPITIS, might make or break what you DO today…not just how you FEEL or your mood?
I know, I know. If only I knew the troubles you’ve seen…I’d give up, too. Well, I have seen plenty of troubles and I do give up from time to time, and giving up doesn’t work except to make me sullen and sulky. I hate quitters…especially ME when negativity has become my middle name instead of change.
SURF THE STRESS WAVE
And no, I’m not entering the keen debate about whether there’s a growing overuse of powerful anti-depressants, anti-anxiety drugs or antipsychotics with our kids/adults as discussed today in USA TODAY. I’m just saying that an optimistic vs. pessimistic attitude is proven to have a direct impact on physical health and mental health.
Instead, up your chances to take a ride to places you want to go. You and I, people, CAN change and overcome great odds.
Say with me now: I HAVE GIVEN UP ‘GIVING UP’!
ABOUT TALK TO ME
Dr. Dennis O’Grady is a professional keynote speaker from Dayton, Ohio. He is also the author of three books that deal with change management, mood management, relationship relaxation and positive and effective communication skills. Dennis is the author of “Talk to Me: Communication Moves to Get Along with Anyone.” As a clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, he has spent more than 30 years helping himself and others out of depression and into “being a leader of your own life.” Has someone taken a straw and sucked the life out of you? Then order a copy of “Talk to Me” from this site to experience a quick boost in your energy. If you don’t experience feeling better fast…your money will be completely refunded to you with no questions asked. In the meantime, do a few of those “little things” that you know will work to “add energy” to your life. After all, suffering isn’t your communication style at all! Also, in an accompanying article, I will tell you how your experience of depression and what does and doesn’t work for treating depressive issues significantly varies depending upon whether you are an Empathizer-type communicator or an Instigator-type communicator.