Work life balance, stop chasing money and status, let go , forgive yourself lost opportunities, cry all out if you need it and stop feeling shame because of it, cut toxic people out and do not be one of them, be grateful for all you're taking for granted, stop buying and throw away stuff you don't need, exercise walk run cycle, jump out if the matrix, stop watching TV news.
Wise words those - I’d add it’s important to eat as well as you can and drink more water than alcohol - what we consume physically literally fuels our mind and body. Make good choices; to have the best chances 👍
I realised recently that most of my problems were because of an internal conversation, I stopped talking to myself in my own head .. we are our own worst enemy 😢
Everyone has that voice. Some are so engrossed into it, that they don't even know they are listening to the runners commentary. I would call it lost to ego, subconscious thinking. I had to stop listening to that voice to get sober a few years ago.
Nearly everyone has that voice talking to them. That running commentary as you go through the day. I call it the ego , subconscious thinking mind. The reason I call it that is because I was totally unaware of it, it was just me. I had to learn to stop listening to it to get sober a few years ago. I did that by learning to pray and meditating. When i prayed for a sober day something happened and I realised there was another place. A place of silence a place of feeling rather than thinking.
@DeputyChiefWhip: Do you know what one form of "sitting and doing nothing" is? MEDITATION. So I understand what you're saying and I agree with you in a certain sense, but not across the board. When you are distracting yourself, what are you distracting yourself from? What is gnawing at you? Depression can be anger turned inwards. Anxiety can be suppression. When someone doesn't feel like they're living an authentic life, eventually they can become dead inside or the alarm bells of anxiety are trying to wake them up to their unhappiness.
@@lemurianchick yeah, Im talking about sitting at home procrastinating, which is something that I often slip in to doing alot. I get anxious when I'm just sat around and start overthinking.
@@DeputyChiefWhip No, I understand. I just wanted to remind people not to always run away from their feelings with distractions but to really be present with the sadness and even anxiety. Try to locate its source. There's a spiritual practice called self-inquiry where you question your thoughts.
Another point is the processed food is also causing huge problems for peoples overall health including mental health. I’ve been doing intermittent fasting for a year now and my life has changed completely for the better.
I suffered severe depression, insomnia since my teenage. Got diagnosed with OCD. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I would like to know from those who have solved PTSD and anxiety, if they have solved it definitively and how to understand what quantity of psilocybin to take and when, for how long. And can you really heal without having an addiction? Thanks to everyone for helping me understand, I want to understand if it's something that can help me solve the problem (I have c-ptsd)
From my experience it really works excellently! It doesnt even need to be a full hit. With potent shrooms 2-3 small ones will still make a clear difference. It will be a few hour cosy rumbling moment around rest time, but afterwards its just calm and you feel amazing and gain your freedom. Psilocybin is different dudes, its the only "treatment" I would recommend to someone who genuinely wants to get better. There is no addiction, withdrawal, or negative side effects. It's just pure healing., far more effective than any anti-depressant. You can thank me later
@Malikrooney-hq5jj There obviously must have been trauma that you experienced that led to all those symptoms. I don't believe that anything you take outside of yourself is the ultimate answer.
I think the over use of i pads and i phones plus the worship of celebreties has hastened the acute rise in mental health problems..also loneliness in the elderly has had a great impact..the old communities have dwindled and older people are left alone for days…also the need to rest your body and mind is rare now ….the speed of life has been so intense now and this can be witnessed in driving on motorways etc this video has been a very good encouragement. The spiritual life also has to be addressed especially the fear of death.
Sorry to hear that mate. I too am 47 years old. And was first diagnosed with anxiety and depression at exactly 27. I found a way out though in recent times. Meditation. It took a long time but now totally depression free and in fact very very happy. Still have mild to moderate anxiety but it’s also getting better. I wish you well brother 🙏
Try reading the book “the untethered sole by Michael Singer….also, look into transcendental meditation. It’s said that if you’re anxious, you’re living in the future, and if depressed, you’re living in the past…thereby missing the present moment, where ALL OF LIFE happens…good luck
As the wife slips into forgetfulness and with no friends or family close she hasn't alienated life is a bit of a struggle but we'll make it through and your videos cheer me up immensely. Many thanks.
Thanks for the video I am in my mid 50 s and my mental health issues are bad , working for Royal Mail has become hell on Earth now with ridiculous workloads 😢
It's the same in most jobs now the pay goes up slightly but the work load is twice it was . I am on a better wage now than ever but I am a lot worse off than 2 yrs ago😢
I can understand that my anxiety and depression are being generated from my negative mind, but the emotions can be stronger and it’s a struggle. I like to really feel the good days.
you are not alone.. ❤it could really be annoying, sometimes helps me to think of many ppl strugle the same or have different problems. May sound silly, but we are all connected and you matter to me❤
Thank you Eddy. I’ve been a depressed person most of my life but more so now. I prefer to be alone but I am social in those situations. The people on the outside think I have it made. I show no signs. But deep down I want to go. It’s tough. I can’t focus on positive and struggle with trying new things. I have lost focus.
Watching you speak is like taking a deep breath of fresh air-it's both calming and invigorating. Your words have a way of lifting spirits and bringing smiles to faces. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and warmth with us."
100% spot on pal. This is exactly what happened to me. Being open and honest with my workmates, friends and family helped greatly. My cure did involve a psychologist. A fantastic GP, medication. As an aside i despise the likes of Sunak who is now mocking mental health and demeaning people who suffer.
I’m not a Sunak fan but I rather think he’s criticising the rising number of young people who are clearly work shy and using ‘mental health’ as an excuse not to work, just because they dropped an ice cream when they were a kid.
"Your" lecture" was nothing short of enlightening. Your ability to distill complex ideas into clear, captivating narratives is truly commendable. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us all.💙💯
Funny thing happened to me 8 months ago!! I suffered from anxiety/panic disorder and depression most of my life. Around 4 years ago my granddaughter Ana was diagnosed with autism and I recognized it or knew something was off. Well she helped unlock an unknown secret in me, I went through a 7 day emotional change and it was intense. My brain rewired to how it was meant to be. I have autism/adhd and was a heavy masker and all that suppression presented as anxiety and depression with heart palpitations. So i am currently weaning off my anxiety medication because even though my autism is anxious, it's not bad anxiety. I now have new neuro-spicy issues to deal with and it's tricky to navigate through. The good thing is i am living and releasing my emotions and my thoughts even though extremely complicated are free with no suppression and it's liberating in so many ways. Always remember the most important person in your life is "YOU"!! 👍😎👻🤪🌶♾️
Thank you for sharing your journey, we are the same age, your experience resonates with me, we have walked similar hard paths in life. And in our 50’s we are finally figuring it out. For people who don’t understand what you are saying, they may not have lived enough life and heartache to understand. I had to hit rock bottom very hard to finally see things in a different light. Thank you for sharing your experience. And I love the Montessa hats, those bikes are rare here in the US, I had one in the 1980’s.
Powerful stuff. I get to work as a Mental Health Nurse. This is quality insight and reflection. Expertise through experience really resonates. Thanks for posting
eddy, I so get it. As an autistic ADHDer, I struggled. Until I was officially diagnosed/identified in my late 40s/early 50s. I am now able to be kind to myself.
My daughter recently had counselling through the University where she has discovered at the age of 40 that she has many autistic tendencies which now helps to understand why she has been the way she is within society and life itself, Although she is waiting on an official diagnosis, this makes so much sense, and so much relief at the same time. And like you she now understands how to be kind to herself and how we can work with her in such a more understanding way after all these years.
Thanks for this 😊i have adhd ,i am a mum and a carer (cleaning at mo )fulltime,have been a mum sice 18 years old i am 46 and my kids are 27 and 21,i was diagnosed at 41 on nhs,life struggles have affected my anxiety probs..but through your advice i can try and get better at ignoring the inner voice a lot,it can help me with organization though!also i say things outloud to organize myself so i dont forget 😅..🎶is fantastic also and like you...lots of fresh air,just gave up my car like you did also !thanks eddy❤
Need a bit of this at the moment getting on 3 weeks in hospital. What i have round helps me is to try and go with the flow and stop trying to control things that i cant control and just, as Bruce Lee says be like water.
Thank you. Your insight into the real challenge being how we process events seemed to open my mind to a new level of freedom. I look forward to learning more from your journey.
Very good video thanks for the great work your doing in helping others. Im glad to hear u reversed your personal issues with depression and using this experience to help others
This was great to hear from eddy , he is spot on. We do i do run a constant relentless narrative in own mind in response to all external events no matter what they are. So it's not so much the outside thing , person, words, etc but more how some of us perceive and process and make sense of that information. I'm highly sensitive and codapendant with addictions . And I'm still learning about my own process . Its tough very tough but the deeper i can see my own internal experience and be self aware i can see that it's a learned pattern and can be changed . Amazing how complex internally we can be😮. Lot of us don't have or didn't have sound mentoring or modelling for good mental health and as adults it's our role now to love and nurture ourselves. Opposite positives to addiction anxiety and depression. , limit alone time, talk and laugh with people you gel with , sport exercise in any form , plenty water , decent varied diet, try and get sound sleep , write , yoga meditate, detach and watch your own thoughts. Build self love and compassion. Love to all x
I still suffer from anxiety on occasion but I have made Huge improvements in the last 3 years. I really think PTSD, an unhealthy gut and a sleep disorder were major issues in my case. Feel like I've been able to make peace with my fears, I've improved my diet and continue to regularly excersize as well as have been able to mostly fix my sleep issues. Adding mindfulness, gratefulness meditation has been a positive experience that has helped me put positive words in my mind regardless of the situation. I'm able to express my gratitude for an undesirable situation not being worse and to find the silver lining.
A quick watch before the match. I'm taking a week off work shortly just to try and sort out my mental and physical health. I've been in a bad place for years but I'm at risk of another breakdown. I'm not a fan of the medication it's just masking my issues. NHS waiting lists are ridiculous for all services I am part of. I feel like I'm the only hope I've got and I'm not a very capable person hence why I feel I need a week off in order to take control again. Up the toon, 2-1 win tonight
You are in fact right Owen, you are responsible for your own mental health. The NHS will help where they can but your MH is not their responsibility. Really listen to the messages I’m trying to get across in these videos. Your illness is real but the cause is imaginary. 👊🏻👍🏻
I have been trying for years to please everyone and it has driven me into deep anxiety and at times depression. Deep anxiety mainly. Trying to please everyone in my family mainly . Trying to give family everything i can and it has left me an anxiety ridden insomniac. I can’t do it anymore. I’m done. Everybody can leave or hate me. I don’t care. I don’t want to do this anymore. I give up. If i lose everyone and everything i guess that’s just what happens.
I don’t know that anybody did but somehow I went from a guy that didn’t give a crap what anyone thought to a guy that has been trying to please his family by giving them a good life on an educators salary. But like I said, I’m done. They can just all hate me. I don’t care. But i do enjoy your videos. We have a son that we have recently wondered if he doesn’t land on the autism spectrum but we don’t have an official diagnosis.
Cheers Eddie. Stumbled across this unintentionally. So pleased you mentioned resilience towards the end as I believe a significant part of the current mental health crisis is what I would call a deliberately indulged lack of just that….resilience. Meaning a dilution of emotional resilience whereby we very casually label the difficult yet understandable emotions we experience in life’s everyday challenges as being a mental health problem…instead of teaching, contextualising and encouraging people, especially the young, to overcome, navigate through the experience and in a healthy way move on. The byproduct of NOT doing this is what we see all around us now. It encourages people (from a young age) to see themselves as somehow ill or having a disorder, as opposed to seeing difficult feelings as being a part of the normal human experience. Naturally every situation and every individual is different in both scale and impact, but there is clearly an element of social contagion going on here…and on the back of it some very confused kids (the identity issues that play out of this most obviously) and of course down the line, if not already, a generation of confused unhappy adults is the result. Meanwhile doctors encourage medicating everything as a first response and “big pharma” as the sponsor of this approach gets super rich.
You clearly do not understand how the brain works. It's so complex that even the latest medical technology can give an accurate explanation. Why? Because each brain is unique. Edit: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CAN'T...
The best thing I ever did in my life was to undertake a course of CBT and come off medication. Since then, I look at life and the problems that arise in a totally different way.
Any good reading material for the cbt? I had a psychiatrist years ago in the military but can't remeber half of what we went through. Still on the meds a slightly lower dose though.
I listened to Shalamar doing the dishes this afternoon and today is my second day on Vortioxetine 5g after decades of not admitting my bastard mum ruined my life. It's all well suffering on and on and on. At some point you are allowed to ask for a crutch. So here I am, living in Spain and starting a multimodal antidepressant that also improves cognitive function. Balls to suffering when you can take a pill. And balls to those who think their ruined mental health is THEIR fault and not the fault of their shite parents not giving them a solid structure to build their personalities on... It's not being a victim, it's believing what you experienced was real and totally horrible, and judging and condemning the perpetrators. And if anyone drones on about forgiveness and the universe or any other new age nonsense, they can simply DO ONE. The fact is children who grew up in households with mentally healthy parents do far better than those of us who grew up with nutters, and spent the rest of our lives trying to get over it.
Your experience is real. Your interpretation, the narrative, or the ‘story’ you’ve created from that experience is in your imagination. You most definitely have created a ‘victim’ narrative. I did too, out of my childhood experiences, until I told myself ‘so what’, I’m no different to most. The millions of kids around the world from shitty parents don’t all develop MH issues. Your childhood experiences are not special and are quite normal. You don’t need to forgive them, but you need to forgive yourself. Your upbringing may not be your fault, but how you live your life and the decisions you make from now, is your responsibility. Take ownership of your life bud 👊🏻
I remember when I was younger, i got something what i now as 'brain fog' , i panicked, went to the doctors and I got diagnosed with a mental health label and I spent years on and off meds and in therapy etc. Now i've educated myself and there's a lot of things on youtube and all over the internet about brain fog, so now when I get it I know what to do, I change my diet, i exercise more, stop working shifts, stop smoking and drinking and reduce my screen time or wear blue light glasses and it goes away within a few days. Not sure what my point is, but I guess i'm trying to show that your perception or how you deal with it can mean, a few days of poor mental health or a few years
Depression is like cancer; it is not one illness, but many. Autism and depression are now both considered to be on the same "spectrum." But all cancers respond to treatment of the same kind; every case of depression is different, and needs individual treatment. My depression is in my genes, from ancestors who migrated here from England, so there is no complete cure for me. A woman who was having shock therapy every 5 years was said to be cured. She was probably more cured than I am, but she was not free from treatment. Some people have depression for only a few years.
Depression is not one illness but many.... Thank you 🫶 ... you understand. I'm in such a dark place, I'm terrified. My life was destroyed, and... im devastated. Done everything suggested. Still I suffer. I've been in contact with 988, and other suicide counselors. I don't want to suffer...
Thanks for the video! Great to hear that you have improved your mental health! I have developed anxiety and a phobia, I know the debilitating anxiety from the phobia is real, and I know the narrative in my mind causing the phobia is imaginary. So how did you change the narrative in your mind, how did you change the way you processed the information?
Mental health problems are man made by our maddening world we are creating. Pressures of modern life , life expectancy, we life in a want want want society got to life to and fit in with a so called society, keeping up with the jones . There are many things in this life we need but don’t get that confused with want . And told we have to have . The world population has tripled in the last 100 years and the world has got far more complicated and pressurised and every person is expected to life on the same path
My recent problems are related to nutrition. I tried to research what I should be eating to do it right for my overall well being but I read a lot of things that affected me even more and now the whole situation is obviously worse than before. DON'T eat beans (full of toxins), be sure to peel tomatoes (seeds are also toxic), don't eat any fruit with carbs at the same time, avoid carbs, avoid dairy, soak nuts, avoid many nuts, soaking does not help, oatmeal is horrible, don't eat meat, be sure to fast etc. etc. etc. Every time I put something in my mouth, I feel like I don't belong there.
Good video, lots of ideas in there that sit closely with Buddhism. I went through a breakdown in 2024 and found a similar way out. Glad you’re doing well.
I appreciate this video, and it opened my mind. To accept the illness as real is difficult. But it made me stand back from what was hurting me, observe, and understand the enemy. I think, deep down, we have already experienced the worst day of our lifetime, we just Don't know it. Take a look at the enemy, see it for what it is. Conquer it before it Conquers you. Just tuning in to this has proven you are fortifying yourself, not pretending it's not real.
I think the message in this video is that there is no enemy. The event is real but it’s only an enemy in your imagination. This narrative is what causes the illness
20 plus yrs I've suffered, but I was always an anxious child, worried non stop? Last 12 months has been a nightmare, seem to have the symptoms of CPTSD, also .
40 years been hell on earth stopped all my meds last year it helped a lot my father passed away the same time i started to try something new with my depression all i can say is the meds would have made his death worse why because lost my only sibling in 2021 my older brother was on the meds then all i could think was suicide now suicide does not cross my mind since i came off them. This is the way i did it got healthy changed diet take 2000UI of vitamin D,K and magnesium a day is amazing for the head and also added Kefir in my diet everyday also amazing. Edit im 54
Another tip for you bros, use theta waves, they help put your mind to sleep and hypnotise your brain, was a part of my sound coding degree. You grt them from the ocean waves naturally and certain tyoe sof music like gothic style settings and classical music etc
I didn't really understand the video and what tool exactly were are supposed to use to get rid of it? (It seemed rushed at the end and a bit long, not really getting to the point and what to do).
@@Eddy-Hope and?.. 47k views means they could have clicked on and off, didn't really get it. Views doesn't mean they got it or watched it all. People are looking for help as desperate to help their issues..
You didn’t understand because you didn’t fully absorb what I said in the beginning… I stressed that this is multi layered and one video in a series to help people with MH issues. This video concentrates on one concept and that is mental health illnesses are real but have imaginary causes. We all experience events, but it isn’t the event that makes one ill, it’s the story, or narrative we create from that event. I then give a couple of examples. At the end I explain that if one fully understands this concept, then one is ready to understand more. Not everyone will understand, but you’ll see by the comments that many do. I do know that people like to complain, criticise, or insult on TH-cam (I have two channels) and the lack of these types of comments on this particular video signals a broad level of satisfaction at the content. It also has a 98% ‘Likes’ statistic. So far, this video has also gained over a thousand subscribers, which is an excellent ratio per views. I’m sorry you weren’t satisfied but thank you for watching 👍🏻
First class video Eddy! - I'll be looking out for any more that you make in this subject. I've subscribed to this channel now as well as Tyneside Life.
Thanks for this Eddy. “Thoughts are not threats, Feelings are not facts” - came across this the other day which really resonated. Good things to remember when anxiety hits. It’s all about perspective and taking control - not easy but possible.
If you struggle with ptsd. Check out somatic experience, aka introspection. It's a therapy that helps train your nervous system to regulate. Thank you for your vulnerability and insight. I strongly admire and respect the desire to take mental health and turn it positive. I've set out to do this a long time ago.
I do think we live in a victim culture where we are all told we have mental issues, where labels are quickly diagnosed so more and more drugs can be pushed on people which in turn creates further mental health issues. I find it hard these days to determine who's actually got mental health issues and who's just making bad decisions. Good habits such as healthy eating, fitness and working hard help mental health, sometimes our grandfather's stiff upper lip, get out and do it mentality helps but we've demonised that for aome reason. Not everyone is the same though and I think of Gary Speed for example that just came out of the blue so it's certainly very important we lookout for the signs. Great news that you've come out the other side mate 👍💙
Anytime I end up in bad circumstances financially or lose everything I go through a period of depression, but I think it’s based on my circumstances. I don’t think medication‘s going to help me. I did substance abuse, and smoke crack for a while and that actually made me feel better, but now that I’m off it, the depression is worse, I hope I can get over this material loss and recover so the depression will go away again like it did before. I hate it. I just stay in bed.
If it were that easy everyone would be doing it. Just because it works for one person doesn’t mean it will work for everyone. Ive cycled from different medications because i kept quiting them thinking i could magically will myself to feel better and when i get off the meds guess what? I get depressed and hopeless and anxious where it just gets corrected as soon as i get back on the meds after nearly driving myself off a metaphorical cliff because the emotions get so overwhelming. So to anyone who thinks they can “just feel better” talk to your dr first and get blood tests see if theres any nutrients you lack and discuss if you want to get off medications a safety plan on how you’d do that or an alternative to medications like supplements that might be able to replace the pharmaceutical medications which i agree no one wants to be on them
I don’t suggest you can just tell yourself to ‘feel better’. Watch the video again and really listen to what I say at the beginning as you’ve completely misunderstood. I know this, because your comment makes not a blind bit of sense 🤷🏻♂️
Medication is funner. You don't have to put in the work and u can sit back and feel all kinds of weird symptoms until you find the right one! 😂 Or atleast one that makes u feel better than the last 10. You are no longer depressed really, now you're just tryna survive 👍
Each person will have their own journey towards healing and of you look at what you are doing is paying attention or listening to your body mind and emotions and giving it what it needs or what you needed. You are learning to listen and care for you. This is self love aye because what works for you may not work for another. The world we live in places us in a box from a very young age that you aren't concious of "The myth of normal" The circumstances to which we are raised in be it in home or society wasn't good for us, well for millions of people around the world and when you become aware of that and start to take Intentional action towards discovering the authentic you and what things resonate with who you are you find greater peace happiness and massive freedom in your life as tou break free from those people places and things that no longer serve you within survival mode.
The originators of mental illness are 'others', especially significant others. There is a genetic vulnerability with mental health, but it would not be expressed/ exacerbated without others and the social environment. A genetic vulnerability for alcoholism would not be expressed without drinking alcohol.
I’m certainly no clinician but I’d be interested in seeing the science that suggests we’re genetically predisposed to suffer from depression, or anxiety as an illness. I disagree with social environment factors as that’s what this video is about. The illness is real, the causes are imaginary. It’s not the external event that causes the illness but our minds reaction to it, our imagination. If it was the external event then everyone witnessing, or experiencing it would develop an illness…
A very good video Eddy. I find what you say lies a little in Stoicism too which has helped me a lot, as it's the perception of the event rather than the event itself that causes the issues. By the way, is that the Leas in South Shields? I grew up on the Lawe Top and your location looks familiar (Trow Rocks?). Anyway, take care and look after yourself 👍
Hi Dean, it’s in a cove further along the Leas from Trow Rocks. You’re right and you recognise the stoic philosophy in there which I’m a huge advocate of. I aim to cover this a bit more in future videos. 👍🏻
These days is alot more diffcult in life in society and this can have alot of impact on people's stress that in the end they end up having breakdown in life years ago u didn't have pressure u just did Yr best in life this is not what people are understanding same goes for young children to do well at school teachers should not but pressure on those that can only do there best it's seems this is now the norm in society mental health is affecting children also cause of stress there under all to make a school look good which is sad in reality
I think reading the BIBLE AND POSTING “ on sticky note pads”, POSITIVE QUOTES ON YOUR WALLS THAT YOU CAN STOP AND READ THEM, AS YOU WALK AROUND THE HOUSE!
HI EDDY,,Great to come across,,, this,, and i shall listen to this,and,, leave a Comment,, later,,, i have Suffered,, Depression,, over the Years,,,, But Coming out of,,,Lock Down,,, was when it,, hit,, Me Really,,,,Bad,,,,,, Martin,,,,,,,,,, Dublin Ireland,,,,,
No, but embracing that inevitability and building resilience is within the power of your imagination. You can tell your brain anything you want… take a negative view and you may become ill
Anyone have any experience with psychedelics totally changing your life but then as time goes by, you slowly fall back into the same negative thinking patterns?
The video explores one aspect of curing MH illness, as explained at the beginning. Understanding that the illness is real but has an imaginary cause is the beginning of the cure 👍🏻
Different people process and deal with trauma differently is 100% correct. EMDR THERAPY saved my life. You regress back and process traumatic events, so you can finally live in peace. It's the only thing that has worked for me. I was abused from birth, for decades but repressed most of it. I finally understand.
I had similar therapy and found the opposite worked for me. I learned that there is no such thing as a traumatic event, only your mind makes it so. The example I give in the video is that not everyone who experiences, or witnesses the same, or similar thing becomes ill. So, was it a traumatic event? The obvious answer is that it is neither. Thousands, even hundreds of years ago abuse and rape would have been ‘normal’, an everyday hazard to avoid and negotiate. We are then free to experience the emotions of the event in a more natural way without it dragging us under. One of course can resist this line of thought, fiercely even but I do know how it will work out
I really hope this helps someone 🙏 with me even if I do something to take my mind off my thoughts the pain is still there or anxiety if it was a matter off just a different mind frame then I would of cured mine years ago. But thank you for sharing your experience hopefully this will help people
Hi Danny, thanks for sharing. The concept needs to seep into your bones to really get it. Distraction techniques only works temporarily for some. It’s about changing the lens on how you see life and your part in it. I’ve covered these concepts in some of my other videos. There are more to come. Messages I’m trying to get across are summarised here:- You’re not special You’re not worthy of special attention The bad things that have happened in your life are normal Everyone goes through hardship Escape the ‘victim’ narrative Take responsibility for your decisions Stop blaming other people Your illness is real but the cause is in your imagination You’re going to die someday and the universe doesn’t give a shit either way What are you going to do about it? I hope this helps 🙏
I definitely get what your saying this works if like you said it’s not like a toothache but mine is like a toothache it doesn’t matter how positive you think what your doing the crippling anxiety and pain is there. I’m not a victim nor do I consider myself one I just want to feel normal years ago I didn’t understand what real depression was I thought pull yourself out of it! But with what I’m experiencing you can’t but I’m trying to mine sounds completely different from what you experienced anyway thank you.
Hi mate, just clarify, this isn’t about positive thinking. I don’t believe in that either. You’re misunderstanding the message… And believe me, I know what depression and anxiety feels like. It’s debilitating and scary. I had a full on mental breakdown in 2018/19. Your illness is real, but what you think is causing it, is all in your imagination… Good luck 🤞🏻 👍🏻
I just lost my job that was paying me very well and I lost it for no reason what so ever. It killed me that day. I lost it and my anxiety went wild to say the least. I haven't slept in a month. While filling out applications im shaking uncontrollably and I don't even know it. I wish I could sleep and not wake up in an absolute panic and never going back to sleep. I have 2 kids and this billionaire felt like I was making too much while he is purchasing pro sports teams for fun.
If you programmed yourself and told yourself that you could lose your health, partner or job on any day, then you would have been mentally prepared for setbacks. It’s not the event that made you ill but how your imagination framed and perceived the event
@@Eddy-Hope in our field I knew it could happen at anytime. I was just given a nice raise and we were told it was going to get really busy. I was totally caught of guard. My anxiety holds me back from going to another job because I feel like im not good enough. I don't know what to think of the whole thing. I push myself but its very hard for me.
@@theirishman088 this situation is an opportunity for growth for you, to make you stronger, to adapt better to life’s bumps and to be prepared for life’s jungle. Nobody promised it would be fair. What are you going to do about it…
I have sever anxiety and personality disorder I'm very confused my all family members does not support I'm very alone I'm going to severity side I can't taking any medicine some years ago it was reaction of some cough suppressant medicine but now I have fear of reaction again I can't take medicine and it's brought me slot of symptoms so now I'm confused and I'm stucked very think is doubtful I don't understand what I do. Feeling like I'm at dream or I'm watching film drama or it's not real some time I'm feeling what is this I'm looking to people I'm thinking deeply please sir tell me what I do
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Work life balance, stop chasing money and status, let go , forgive yourself lost opportunities, cry all out if you need it and stop feeling shame because of it, cut toxic people out and do not be one of them, be grateful for all you're taking for granted, stop buying and throw away stuff you don't need, exercise walk run cycle, jump out if the matrix, stop watching TV news.
Wise words those - I’d add it’s important to eat as well as you can and drink more water than alcohol - what we consume physically literally fuels our mind and body. Make good choices; to have the best chances 👍
Beautifully said
Totally agree.
I think stopping chasing money and status is the main key 100%
@@ZZZ333 I think you've hit the nail on the head.
I realised recently that most of my problems were because of an internal conversation, I stopped talking to myself in my own head .. we are our own worst enemy 😢
I highly recommend searching for ‘Eckhart Tolle’ on TH-cam. Lots of information on what you mentioned.
So true for me
How did you stop the talking though
Everyone has that voice. Some are so engrossed into it, that they don't even know they are listening to the runners commentary. I would call it lost to ego, subconscious thinking. I had to stop listening to that voice to get sober a few years ago.
Nearly everyone has that voice talking to them. That running commentary as you go through the day. I call it the ego , subconscious thinking mind. The reason I call it that is because I was totally unaware of it, it was just me. I had to learn to stop listening to it to get sober a few years ago. I did that by learning to pray and meditating. When i prayed for a sober day something happened and I realised there was another place. A place of silence a place of feeling rather than thinking.
I just became sober again, thank heavens. Your video is a brilliant reminder, thank you so much, stay blessed.
Distraction and being busy for me is key. Sitting and doing nothing is the worst!
Very true
@DeputyChiefWhip: Do you know what one form of "sitting and doing nothing" is? MEDITATION. So I understand what you're saying and I agree with you in a certain sense, but not across the board. When you are distracting yourself, what are you distracting yourself from? What is gnawing at you? Depression can be anger turned inwards. Anxiety can be suppression. When someone doesn't feel like they're living an authentic life, eventually they can become dead inside or the alarm bells of anxiety are trying to wake them up to their unhappiness.
@@lemurianchick yeah, Im talking about sitting at home procrastinating, which is something that I often slip in to doing alot. I get anxious when I'm just sat around and start overthinking.
@@DeputyChiefWhip No, I understand. I just wanted to remind people not to always run away from their feelings with distractions but to really be present with the sadness and even anxiety. Try to locate its source. There's a spiritual practice called self-inquiry where you question your thoughts.
For me its exercise: cycling, put your mind off
Another point is the processed food is also causing huge problems for peoples overall health including mental health. I’ve been doing intermittent fasting for a year now and my life has changed completely for the better.
I suffered severe depression, insomnia since my teenage. Got diagnosed with OCD. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
How do i reach out to him? Is he on instgram
I would like to know from those who have solved PTSD and anxiety, if they have solved it definitively and how to understand what quantity of psilocybin to take and when, for how long. And can you really heal without having an addiction?
Thanks to everyone for helping me understand, I want to understand if it's
something that can help me solve the problem (I have c-ptsd)
From my experience it really works excellently! It doesnt even need to be a full hit. With potent shrooms 2-3 small ones will still make a clear difference. It will be a few hour cosy rumbling moment around rest time, but afterwards its just calm and you feel amazing and gain your freedom. Psilocybin is different dudes, its the only "treatment" I would recommend to someone who genuinely wants to get better. There is no addiction, withdrawal, or negative side effects. It's just pure healing., far more effective than any anti-depressant. You can thank me later
@Malikrooney-hq5jj There obviously must have been trauma that you experienced that led to all those symptoms. I don't believe that anything you take outside of yourself is the ultimate answer.
I had severe depression until I got my husky puppy, she has helped me like no medication ever has and over 20 years I tried them all!
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I think the over use of i pads and i phones plus the worship of celebreties has hastened the acute rise in mental health problems..also loneliness in the elderly has had a great impact..the old communities have dwindled and older people are left alone for days…also the need to rest your body and mind is rare now ….the speed of life has been so intense now and this can be witnessed in driving on motorways etc this video has been a very good encouragement. The spiritual life also has to be addressed especially the fear of death.
Yeah this is so true. It messes up dopamine levels so we are all like coke heads no wonder we are a mess.
Thank you, I’m 47 years old and struggling with severe anxiety and depression for 20 years
Sorry to hear that mate. I too am 47 years old. And was first diagnosed with anxiety and depression at exactly 27. I found a way out though in recent times. Meditation. It took a long time but now totally depression free and in fact very very happy. Still have mild to moderate anxiety but it’s also getting better. I wish you well brother 🙏
@@stuartcallaghan3285 Thank you so much.
Me too! I can’t believe I am 47. I don’t feel like an adult at all.
Try reading the book “the untethered sole by Michael Singer….also, look into transcendental meditation. It’s said that if you’re anxious, you’re living in the future, and if depressed, you’re living in the past…thereby missing the present moment, where ALL OF LIFE happens…good luck
@@AE-qq1mj Hope you ll feel better soon bro.
As the wife slips into forgetfulness and with no friends or family close she hasn't alienated life is a bit of a struggle but we'll make it through and your videos cheer me up immensely. Many thanks.
Thanks for the video I am in my mid 50 s and my mental health issues are bad , working for Royal Mail has become hell on Earth now with ridiculous workloads 😢
It's the same in most jobs now the pay goes up slightly but the work load is twice it was . I am on a better wage now than ever but I am a lot worse off than 2 yrs ago😢
I can understand that my anxiety and depression are being generated from my negative mind, but the emotions can be stronger and it’s a struggle. I like to really feel the good days.
Aye, the illness is awful
you are not alone.. ❤it could really be annoying, sometimes helps me to think of many ppl strugle the same or have different problems. May sound silly, but we are all connected and you matter to me❤
@@karelmuller6716 thank you for your kind words.
Thank you Eddy. I’ve been a depressed person most of my life but more so now. I prefer to be alone but I am social in those situations. The people on the outside think I have it made. I show no signs. But deep down I want to go. It’s tough. I can’t focus on positive and struggle with trying new things. I have lost focus.
Thank you for sharing 👍🏻👊🏻
Thanks for being so genuine and authentic Eddy 🙏
Watching you speak is like taking a deep breath of fresh air-it's both calming and invigorating. Your words have a way of lifting spirits and bringing smiles to faces. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and warmth with us."
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I don't know too many people who can put a point across as well as you . I enjoy listening and learning 👍 keep it going
100% spot on pal.
This is exactly what happened to me. Being open and honest with my workmates, friends and family helped greatly.
My cure did involve a psychologist. A fantastic GP, medication.
As an aside i despise the likes of Sunak who is now mocking mental health and demeaning people who suffer.
I’m not a Sunak fan but I rather think he’s criticising the rising number of young people who are clearly work shy and using ‘mental health’ as an excuse not to work, just because they dropped an ice cream when they were a kid.
"Your" lecture" was nothing short of enlightening. Your ability to distill complex ideas into clear, captivating narratives is truly commendable. Thank you for sharing and inspiring us all.💙💯
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Funny thing happened to me 8 months ago!! I suffered from anxiety/panic disorder and depression most of my life. Around 4 years ago my granddaughter Ana was diagnosed with autism and I recognized it or knew something was off. Well she helped unlock an unknown secret in me, I went through a 7 day emotional change and it was intense. My brain rewired to how it was meant to be. I have autism/adhd and was a heavy masker and all that suppression presented as anxiety and depression with heart palpitations. So i am currently weaning off my anxiety medication because even though my autism is anxious, it's not bad anxiety. I now have new neuro-spicy issues to deal with and it's tricky to navigate through. The good thing is i am living and releasing my emotions and my thoughts even though extremely complicated are free with no suppression and it's liberating in so many ways. Always remember the most important person in your life is "YOU"!! 👍😎👻🤪🌶♾️
Thank you for sharing your journey, we are the same age, your experience resonates with me, we have walked similar hard paths in life. And in our 50’s we are finally figuring it out. For people who don’t understand what you are saying, they may not have lived enough life and heartache to understand. I had to hit rock bottom very hard to finally see things in a different light. Thank you for sharing your experience. And I love the Montessa hats, those bikes are rare here in the US, I had one in the 1980’s.
Thank you for your honesty & openness 🙏
Powerful stuff. I get to work as a Mental Health Nurse. This is quality insight and reflection.
Expertise through experience really resonates.
Thanks for posting
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eddy, I so get it. As an autistic ADHDer, I struggled. Until I was officially diagnosed/identified in my late 40s/early 50s. I am now able to be kind to myself.
My daughter recently had counselling through the University where she has discovered at the age of 40 that she has many autistic tendencies which now helps to understand why she has been the way she is within society and life itself, Although she is waiting on an official diagnosis, this makes so much sense, and so much relief at the same time. And like you she now understands how to be kind to herself and how we can work with her in such a more understanding way after all these years.
"Autobiography of a yogi" is a good spiritual book ....this was steve jobs favorite book ....i have read it ....its too good
Thanks for this 😊i have adhd ,i am a mum and a carer (cleaning at mo )fulltime,have been a mum sice 18 years old i am 46 and my kids are 27 and 21,i was diagnosed at 41 on nhs,life struggles have affected my anxiety probs..but through your advice i can try and get better at ignoring the inner voice a lot,it can help me with organization though!also i say things outloud to organize myself so i dont forget 😅..🎶is fantastic also and like you...lots of fresh air,just gave up my car like you did also !thanks eddy❤
Need a bit of this at the moment getting on 3 weeks in hospital. What i have round helps me is to try and go with the flow and stop trying to control things that i cant control and just, as Bruce Lee says be like water.
Thank you. Your insight into the real challenge being how we process events seemed to open my mind to a new level of freedom. I look forward to learning more from your journey.
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Very good video thanks for the great work your doing in helping others. Im glad to hear u reversed your personal issues with depression and using this experience to help others
Props Eddy - you have found what works for you and sharing your experience will surely help others 👍
This was great to hear from eddy , he is spot on. We do i do run a constant relentless narrative in own mind in response to all external events no matter what they are. So it's not so much the outside thing , person, words, etc but more how some of us perceive and process and make sense of that information. I'm highly sensitive and codapendant with addictions . And I'm still learning about my own process . Its tough very tough but the deeper i can see my own internal experience and be self aware i can see that it's a learned pattern and can be changed . Amazing how complex internally we can be😮. Lot of us don't have or didn't have sound mentoring or modelling for good mental health and as adults it's our role now to love and nurture ourselves. Opposite positives to addiction anxiety and depression. , limit alone time, talk and laugh with people you gel with , sport exercise in any form , plenty water , decent varied diet, try and get sound sleep , write , yoga meditate, detach and watch your own thoughts. Build self love and compassion. Love to all x
I still suffer from anxiety on occasion but I have made Huge improvements in the last 3 years. I really think PTSD, an unhealthy gut and a sleep disorder were major issues in my case. Feel like I've been able to make peace with my fears, I've improved my diet and continue to regularly excersize as well as have been able to mostly fix my sleep issues. Adding mindfulness, gratefulness meditation has been a positive experience that has helped me put positive words in my mind regardless of the situation. I'm able to express my gratitude for an undesirable situation not being worse and to find the silver lining.
A quick watch before the match. I'm taking a week off work shortly just to try and sort out my mental and physical health. I've been in a bad place for years but I'm at risk of another breakdown. I'm not a fan of the medication it's just masking my issues. NHS waiting lists are ridiculous for all services I am part of. I feel like I'm the only hope I've got and I'm not a very capable person hence why I feel I need a week off in order to take control again.
Up the toon, 2-1 win tonight
good luck, i hope you find peace
Try creatine pills🙏
You are in fact right Owen, you are responsible for your own mental health. The NHS will help where they can but your MH is not their responsibility.
Really listen to the messages I’m trying to get across in these videos. Your illness is real but the cause is imaginary. 👊🏻👍🏻
@@Eddy-Hope looking forward to them Eddy,
Taking a week off is a great idea mate to give yourself a break to get sorted, you will get through it 👍🏼
Thanks for sharing Eddy, have a nice day!
I needed both Therapy and anti depressants. Allot of low worth carried me to destruction. Meds help cause l suffer from major depression.
I have been trying for years to please everyone and it has driven me into deep anxiety and at times depression. Deep anxiety mainly. Trying to please everyone in my family mainly . Trying to give family everything i can and it has left me an anxiety ridden insomniac. I can’t do it anymore. I’m done. Everybody can leave or hate me. I don’t care. I don’t want to do this anymore. I give up. If i lose everyone and everything i guess that’s just what happens.
Why are you trying to please everyone? Who taught you that?
I don’t know that anybody did but somehow I went from a guy that didn’t give a crap what anyone thought to a guy that has been trying to please his family by giving them a good life on an educators salary. But like I said, I’m done. They can just all hate me. I don’t care. But i do enjoy your videos. We have a son that we have recently wondered if he doesn’t land on the autism spectrum but we don’t have an official diagnosis.
Cheers Eddie. Stumbled across this unintentionally. So pleased you mentioned resilience towards the end as I believe a significant part of the current mental health crisis is what I would call a deliberately indulged lack of just that….resilience.
Meaning a dilution of emotional resilience whereby we very casually label the difficult yet understandable emotions we experience in life’s everyday challenges as being a mental health problem…instead of teaching, contextualising and encouraging people, especially the young, to overcome, navigate through the experience and in a healthy way move on. The byproduct of NOT doing this is what we see all around us now. It encourages people (from a young age) to see themselves as somehow ill or having a disorder, as opposed to seeing difficult feelings as being a part of the normal human experience.
Naturally every situation and every individual is different in both scale and impact, but there is clearly an element of social contagion going on here…and on the back of it some very confused kids (the identity issues that play out of this most obviously) and of course down the line, if not already, a generation of confused unhappy adults is the result. Meanwhile doctors encourage medicating everything as a first response and “big pharma” as the sponsor of this approach gets super rich.
Great message thank you 🙏
You clearly do not understand how the brain works. It's so complex that even the latest medical technology can give an accurate explanation. Why? Because each brain is unique.
Edit: MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CAN'T...
@@labaker3477 Don’t you mean can’t not can….!
@@Mercyme57 At least you understood.
@@labaker3477 Ironic given the opening line of your first message don’t you think..!
Either way…God bless you and go safely on your journey.
The best thing I ever did in my life was to undertake a course of CBT and come off medication. Since then, I look at life and the problems that arise in a totally different way.
Any good reading material for the cbt? I had a psychiatrist years ago in the military but can't remeber half of what we went through. Still on the meds a slightly lower dose though.
NEW subscriber ❤ couldn't have come at a better time Thank you 😊
Only thing that worked for me was regular exercise, strong diet, limit alcohol and above all keep busy
Same here.
How long did it take for the brain fog to lift during exercise
@@Growthmindcentral I’m clear each and every time I complete an exercise. But it has to be every other day at least to keep the rot at bay.
I listened to Shalamar doing the dishes this afternoon and today is my second day on Vortioxetine 5g after decades of not admitting my bastard mum ruined my life. It's all well suffering on and on and on. At some point you are allowed to ask for a crutch. So here I am, living in Spain and starting a multimodal antidepressant that also improves cognitive function. Balls to suffering when you can take a pill. And balls to those who think their ruined mental health is THEIR fault and not the fault of their shite parents not giving them a solid structure to build their personalities on... It's not being a victim, it's believing what you experienced was real and totally horrible, and judging and condemning the perpetrators. And if anyone drones on about forgiveness and the universe or any other new age nonsense, they can simply DO ONE. The fact is children who grew up in households with mentally healthy parents do far better than those of us who grew up with nutters, and spent the rest of our lives trying to get over it.
Your experience is real. Your interpretation, the narrative, or the ‘story’ you’ve created from that experience is in your imagination. You most definitely have created a ‘victim’ narrative. I did too, out of my childhood experiences, until I told myself ‘so what’, I’m no different to most.
The millions of kids around the world from shitty parents don’t all develop MH issues.
Your childhood experiences are not special and are quite normal. You don’t need to forgive them, but you need to forgive yourself. Your upbringing may not be your fault, but how you live your life and the decisions you make from now, is your responsibility.
Take ownership of your life bud 👊🏻
I remember when I was younger, i got something what i now as 'brain fog' , i panicked, went to the doctors and I got diagnosed with a mental health label and I spent years on and off meds and in therapy etc.
Now i've educated myself and there's a lot of things on youtube and all over the internet about brain fog, so now when I get it I know what to do, I change my diet, i exercise more, stop working shifts, stop smoking and drinking and reduce my screen time or wear blue light glasses and it goes away within a few days.
Not sure what my point is, but I guess i'm trying to show that your perception or how you deal with it can mean, a few days of poor mental health or a few years
Depression is like cancer; it is not one illness, but many. Autism and depression are now both considered to be on the same "spectrum." But all cancers respond to treatment of the same kind; every case of depression is different, and needs individual treatment. My depression is in my genes, from ancestors who migrated here from England, so there is no complete cure for me. A woman who was having shock therapy every 5 years was said to be cured. She was probably more cured than I am, but she was not free from treatment. Some people have depression for only a few years.
Depression is not one illness but many....
Thank you 🫶
... you understand.
I'm in such a dark place, I'm terrified. My life was destroyed, and... im devastated. Done everything suggested. Still I suffer. I've been in contact with 988, and other suicide counselors. I don't want to suffer...
Thanks for the video! Great to hear that you have improved your mental health! I have developed anxiety and a phobia, I know the debilitating anxiety from the phobia is real, and I know the narrative in my mind causing the phobia is imaginary. So how did you change the narrative in your mind, how did you change the way you processed the information?
Mental health problems are man made by our maddening world we are creating. Pressures of modern life , life expectancy, we life in a want want want society got to life to and fit in with a so called society, keeping up with the jones . There are many things in this life we need but don’t get that confused with want . And told we have to have . The world population has tripled in the last 100 years and the world has got far more complicated and pressurised and every person is expected to life on the same path
Dear Eddy, I’ve just found your channel and subscribed. What a breath of fresh air you are! Thank you! Xxx
Thank you Rosie 🙏
My recent problems are related to nutrition. I tried to research what I should be eating to do it right for my overall well being but I read a lot of things that affected me even more and now the whole situation is obviously worse than before. DON'T eat beans (full of toxins), be sure to peel tomatoes (seeds are also toxic), don't eat any fruit with carbs at the same time, avoid carbs, avoid dairy, soak nuts, avoid many nuts, soaking does not help, oatmeal is horrible, don't eat meat, be sure to fast etc. etc. etc. Every time I put something in my mouth, I feel like I don't belong there.
Good video, lots of ideas in there that sit closely with Buddhism.
I went through a breakdown in 2024 and found a similar way out.
Glad you’re doing well.
Cheers bud, although it’s more closely linked to stoicism
I appreciate this video, and it opened my mind. To accept the illness as real is difficult. But it made me stand back from what was hurting me, observe, and understand the enemy.
I think, deep down, we have already experienced the worst day of our lifetime, we just Don't know it.
Take a look at the enemy, see it for what it is. Conquer it before it Conquers you. Just tuning in to this has proven you are fortifying yourself, not pretending it's not real.
I think the message in this video is that there is no enemy. The event is real but it’s only an enemy in your imagination. This narrative is what causes the illness
Thank you for sharing, I felt like I was alone in my feelings.
Well said mate
Thanks eddy for this... currently living in Ireland but love visiting home when i can 🖤🤍
Thank you for this eye-opening video. Looking forward to your future videos as I also want to get rid of depression / anxiety without the meds.
Thank you Laura 🙏
Thanks again Eddy
I know how mine will be cured: retirement. It can’t come soon enough.
Right behind you is a dead dragon. You will see it’s massive claw, can’t miss it
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20 plus yrs I've suffered, but I was always an anxious child, worried non stop? Last 12 months has been a nightmare, seem to have the symptoms of CPTSD, also .
40 years been hell on earth stopped all my meds last year it helped a lot my father passed away the same time i started to try something new with my depression all i can say is the meds would have made his death worse why because lost my only sibling in 2021 my older brother was on the meds then all i could think was suicide now suicide does not cross my mind since i came off them.
This is the way i did it got healthy changed diet take 2000UI of vitamin D,K and magnesium a day is amazing for the head and also added Kefir in my diet everyday also amazing.
Edit im 54
Thank you. Im feeling dragged down just now. I dont know why. Its heavy.
same here...sending best wishes
Another tip for you bros, use theta waves, they help put your mind to sleep and hypnotise your brain, was a part of my sound coding degree. You grt them from the ocean waves naturally and certain tyoe sof music like gothic style settings and classical music etc
Also does literally make you sleepy
I didn't really understand the video and what tool exactly were are supposed to use to get rid of it? (It seemed rushed at the end and a bit long, not really getting to the point and what to do).
Out of 47K viewers, you’re the first 🤷🏻♂️
@@Eddy-Hope and?.. 47k views means they could have clicked on and off, didn't really get it. Views doesn't mean they got it or watched it all. People are looking for help as desperate to help their issues..
You didn’t understand because you didn’t fully absorb what I said in the beginning… I stressed that this is multi layered and one video in a series to help people with MH issues.
This video concentrates on one concept and that is mental health illnesses are real but have imaginary causes. We all experience events, but it isn’t the event that makes one ill, it’s the story, or narrative we create from that event. I then give a couple of examples.
At the end I explain that if one fully understands this concept, then one is ready to understand more.
Not everyone will understand, but you’ll see by the comments that many do. I do know that people like to complain, criticise, or insult on TH-cam (I have two channels) and the lack of these types of comments on this particular video signals a broad level of satisfaction at the content. It also has a 98% ‘Likes’ statistic. So far, this video has also gained over a thousand subscribers, which is an excellent ratio per views.
I’m sorry you weren’t satisfied but thank you for watching 👍🏻
First class video Eddy! - I'll be looking out for any more that you make in this subject. I've subscribed to this channel now as well as Tyneside Life.
Welcome aboard 👊🏻👍🏻
Thanks for this Eddy.
“Thoughts are not threats, Feelings are not facts” - came across this the other day which really resonated. Good things to remember when anxiety hits.
It’s all about perspective and taking control - not easy but possible.
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If you struggle with ptsd. Check out somatic experience, aka introspection. It's a therapy that helps train your nervous system to regulate. Thank you for your vulnerability and insight. I strongly admire and respect the desire to take mental health and turn it positive. I've set out to do this a long time ago.
I do think we live in a victim culture where we are all told we have mental issues, where labels are quickly diagnosed so more and more drugs can be pushed on people which in turn creates further mental health issues. I find it hard these days to determine who's actually got mental health issues and who's just making bad decisions. Good habits such as healthy eating, fitness and working hard help mental health, sometimes our grandfather's stiff upper lip, get out and do it mentality helps but we've demonised that for aome reason. Not everyone is the same though and I think of Gary Speed for example that just came out of the blue so it's certainly very important we lookout for the signs. Great news that you've come out the other side mate 👍💙
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I completely agree with this. Over-labelling, over-diagnosing is a real problem now in society.
Anytime I end up in bad circumstances financially or lose everything I go through a period of depression, but I think it’s based on my circumstances. I don’t think medication‘s going to help me. I did substance abuse, and smoke crack for a while and that actually made me feel better, but now that I’m off it, the depression is worse, I hope I can get over this material loss and recover so the depression will go away again like it did before. I hate it. I just stay in bed.
How much are the decisions you make, contributing to your circumstances?
If it were that easy everyone would be doing it. Just because it works for one person doesn’t mean it will work for everyone. Ive cycled from different medications because i kept quiting them thinking i could magically will myself to feel better and when i get off the meds guess what? I get depressed and hopeless and anxious where it just gets corrected as soon as i get back on the meds after nearly driving myself off a metaphorical cliff because the emotions get so overwhelming. So to anyone who thinks they can “just feel better” talk to your dr first and get blood tests see if theres any nutrients you lack and discuss if you want to get off medications a safety plan on how you’d do that or an alternative to medications like supplements that might be able to replace the pharmaceutical medications which i agree no one wants to be on them
I don’t suggest you can just tell yourself to ‘feel better’. Watch the video again and really listen to what I say at the beginning as you’ve completely misunderstood. I know this, because your comment makes not a blind bit of sense 🤷🏻♂️
Cognitive therapy behaviour is brilliant, anybody with troubles phone talking therapies
Reduce significantly the amount of of carbs you eat. Also do not use vegetable or seed oils. Use beef tallow or butter.
Medication is funner. You don't have to put in the work and u can sit back and feel all kinds of weird symptoms until you find the right one! 😂 Or atleast one that makes u feel better than the last 10. You are no longer depressed really, now you're just tryna survive 👍
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Each person will have their own journey towards healing and of you look at what you are doing is paying attention or listening to your body mind and emotions and giving it what it needs or what you needed. You are learning to listen and care for you. This is self love aye because what works for you may not work for another. The world we live in places us in a box from a very young age that you aren't concious of "The myth of normal" The circumstances to which we are raised in be it in home or society wasn't good for us, well for millions of people around the world and when you become aware of that and start to take Intentional action towards discovering the authentic you and what things resonate with who you are you find greater peace happiness and massive freedom in your life as tou break free from those people places and things that no longer serve you within survival mode.
Thank you Edie. Hellooo from Australia.
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If I may ask.....what led you to getting a diagnosis for autism?
Either looking for answers or metaphorical navel gazing. Possibly overthinking things which can be detrimental for some.
The originators of mental illness are 'others', especially significant others. There is a genetic vulnerability with mental health, but it would not be expressed/ exacerbated without others and the social environment. A genetic vulnerability for alcoholism would not be expressed without drinking alcohol.
I’m certainly no clinician but I’d be interested in seeing the science that suggests we’re genetically predisposed to suffer from depression, or anxiety as an illness.
I disagree with social environment factors as that’s what this video is about. The illness is real, the causes are imaginary. It’s not the external event that causes the illness but our minds reaction to it, our imagination.
If it was the external event then everyone witnessing, or experiencing it would develop an illness…
A very good video Eddy. I find what you say lies a little in Stoicism too which has helped me a lot, as it's the perception of the event rather than the event itself that causes the issues.
By the way, is that the Leas in South Shields? I grew up on the Lawe Top and your location looks familiar (Trow Rocks?).
Anyway, take care and look after yourself 👍
Hi Dean, it’s in a cove further along the Leas from Trow Rocks.
You’re right and you recognise the stoic philosophy in there which I’m a huge advocate of. I aim to cover this a bit more in future videos. 👍🏻
I look forward to them. Thanks again 👍
These days is alot more diffcult in life in society and this can have alot of impact on people's stress that in the end they end up having breakdown in life years ago u didn't have pressure u just did Yr best in life this is not what people are understanding same goes for young children to do well at school teachers should not but pressure on those that can only do there best it's seems this is now the norm in society mental health is affecting children also cause of stress there under all to make a school look good which is sad in reality
Like the name : Eddy Hope.
Suits the title of this video.
I think reading the BIBLE AND POSTING “ on sticky note pads”, POSITIVE QUOTES ON YOUR WALLS THAT YOU CAN STOP AND READ THEM, AS YOU WALK AROUND THE HOUSE!
in life i didnt get a chance to be sad.u live with it or u live with it.
Thanks man I’m going to try your way it just sounds logical to me
Good luck 👊🏻👍🏻
Does this apply to OCD and intrusive thoughts?
My understanding is that OCD is a condition (like Autism in a way) rather than an illness
Get rid of social media...problem solved...back to reality and privacy
HI EDDY,,Great to come across,,, this,, and i shall listen to this,and,, leave a Comment,, later,,, i have Suffered,, Depression,, over the Years,,,, But Coming out of,,,Lock Down,,, was when it,, hit,, Me Really,,,,Bad,,,,,, Martin,,,,,,,,,, Dublin Ireland,,,,,
Cheers Martin 👊🏻👍🏻
Hi Eddy. From St. Cloud, Minnesota
Hi John 👊🏻👍🏻
Thanks v much bless you xxxxx
Nice content, has me interested in hearing more
Any news about the next video where you'll explain how you actually did it? :)
Soon mate but this video does explain one part of how I cured it. 👍🏻
I didn't hear a solution.
You weren’t listening
There’s nothing imaginary about working all your life just to die in the end.
No, but embracing that inevitability and building resilience is within the power of your imagination.
You can tell your brain anything you want… take a negative view and you may become ill
Anyone have any experience with psychedelics totally changing your life but then as time goes by, you slowly fall back into the same negative thinking patterns?
Did the body take a hit? Or was it all mental?
I’m confused on what the cure actually is in this video?
The video explores one aspect of curing MH illness, as explained at the beginning.
Understanding that the illness is real but has an imaginary cause is the beginning of the cure 👍🏻
Different people process and deal with trauma differently is 100% correct. EMDR THERAPY saved my life. You regress back and process traumatic events, so you can finally live in peace. It's the only thing that has worked for me. I was abused from birth, for decades but repressed most of it. I finally understand.
I had similar therapy and found the opposite worked for me. I learned that there is no such thing as a traumatic event, only your mind makes it so.
The example I give in the video is that not everyone who experiences, or witnesses the same, or similar thing becomes ill. So, was it a traumatic event? The obvious answer is that it is neither.
Thousands, even hundreds of years ago abuse and rape would have been ‘normal’, an everyday hazard to avoid and negotiate.
We are then free to experience the emotions of the event in a more natural way without it dragging us under.
One of course can resist this line of thought, fiercely even but I do know how it will work out
I really hope this helps someone 🙏 with me even if I do something to take my mind off my thoughts the pain is still there or anxiety if it was a matter off just a different mind frame then I would of cured mine years ago. But thank you for sharing your experience hopefully this will help people
Hi Danny, thanks for sharing. The concept needs to seep into your bones to really get it.
Distraction techniques only works temporarily for some. It’s about changing the lens on how you see life and your part in it. I’ve covered these concepts in some of my other videos. There are more to come.
Messages I’m trying to get across are summarised here:-
You’re not special
You’re not worthy of special attention
The bad things that have happened in your life are normal
Everyone goes through hardship
Escape the ‘victim’ narrative
Take responsibility for your decisions
Stop blaming other people
Your illness is real but the cause is in your imagination
You’re going to die someday and the universe doesn’t give a shit either way
What are you going to do about it?
I hope this helps 🙏
I definitely get what your saying this works if like you said it’s not like a toothache but mine is like a toothache it doesn’t matter how positive you think what your doing the crippling anxiety and pain is there. I’m not a victim nor do I consider myself one I just want to feel normal years ago I didn’t understand what real depression was I thought pull yourself out of it! But with what I’m experiencing you can’t but I’m trying to mine sounds completely different from what you experienced anyway thank you.
Hi mate, just clarify, this isn’t about positive thinking. I don’t believe in that either. You’re misunderstanding the message…
And believe me, I know what depression and anxiety feels like. It’s debilitating and scary. I had a full on mental breakdown in 2018/19.
Your illness is real, but what you think is causing it, is all in your imagination…
Good luck 🤞🏻 👍🏻
What if tje caises are real n not imaginary?
The events ARE real. How you interpret it is imaginary. That’s what causes the illness
Thanks for sharing
I just lost my job that was paying me very well and I lost it for no reason what so ever. It killed me that day. I lost it and my anxiety went wild to say the least. I haven't slept in a month. While filling out applications im shaking uncontrollably and I don't even know it. I wish I could sleep and not wake up in an absolute panic and never going back to sleep. I have 2 kids and this billionaire felt like I was making too much while he is purchasing pro sports teams for fun.
If you programmed yourself and told yourself that you could lose your health, partner or job on any day, then you would have been mentally prepared for setbacks.
It’s not the event that made you ill but how your imagination framed and perceived the event
@@Eddy-Hope in our field I knew it could happen at anytime. I was just given a nice raise and we were told it was going to get really busy. I was totally caught of guard. My anxiety holds me back from going to another job because I feel like im not good enough. I don't know what to think of the whole thing. I push myself but its very hard for me.
@@theirishman088 this situation is an opportunity for growth for you, to make you stronger, to adapt better to life’s bumps and to be prepared for life’s jungle. Nobody promised it would be fair. What are you going to do about it…
Not having enough money to live comfortably is stressful. How can being mindful help when you don’t have enough money???
Did you get insomnia with it?
I'm happy you're okay
Proud of you ❤
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I have sever anxiety and personality disorder I'm very confused my all family members does not support I'm very alone I'm going to severity side I can't taking any medicine some years ago it was reaction of some cough suppressant medicine but now I have fear of reaction again I can't take medicine and it's brought me slot of symptoms so now I'm confused and I'm stucked very think is doubtful I don't understand what I do. Feeling like I'm at dream or I'm watching film drama or it's not real some time I'm feeling what is this I'm looking to people I'm thinking deeply please sir tell me what I do