Depression Disorder - Three Lies

Depression disorder is directly related to what a person thinks about life, self and the future. Medicine might help in some cases but if you read the inserts in your anti-depression medicine or research the drug given by your doctor you will find the medicine is to be taken in conjunction with cognitive therapy. Gee, you mean the meds need help. Medicine is not a magical fix to any mental disorder.

Research has proven that every person with depression disorder experiences devaluation of everything about life, self and the future. What a person tells themselves determine how they feel and behave. In depression there appears to be three major lies, irrational conceptions, and mis-beliefs.

First, a person in the grips of depression will tell themselves, "I am no good." Over and over in the mind of a depressed person the idea, thought and words revolve around worthlessness. I am worthless because I didn't do this or that or did this or that. One might tell themselves, "I am not good enough, I can't make the grade or I am a failure." The changes on the theme of devaluation of self number in the millions, however it appears in depressed people this thought is present.

Second, an individual with depression says, "My daily life is no good." Does that sound like something you tell your self. Nothing is worth getting out of the bed for and I hate living. Nothing is fun anymore and I can't stand it another minute. Regardless of how the thought presents itself it always says life is no good.

Third, a person is going to tell themselves, "My future is hopeless." At times it does look like the future is hopeless but it isn't hopeless unless you believe it is hopeless.Many years I spent in the deep darkness of depression. I didn't think there was any way out but I did find a hole and I went through it and found freedom. The hole involved truth and the truth did set me free from depression.

I can't give you all the information you need to overcome depression but I can encourage you to look in the right place. Find a good Christian counselor or a cognitive therapist and work with them to over come your depression. If you think you need medication then take the meds but make sure you mix counseling with the medication. Depression disorder is manageable and you can win in this war of words in your mind.