Looking for the list: Can't find it. Here it is: 1. Disconnection from meaningful work. 2. Disconnection from other people. 3. Disconnection from meaningful values. 4. Disconnection due to childhood trauma. 5. Disconnection from status and respect. 6. Disconnection from the natural world. 7. Disconnection from a hopeful or secure future. 8 & 9. The real role of genes and brain changes.
In my case, once I stopped eating animals my depression of 30 years lifted. I was able to wean myself ( gradually ) off antidepressants and now take no medication whatsoever. Of course I still have feeling of sadness occasionally but not dark despair anymore. I wish some doctor had suggested changing my diet instead of automatically reaching for the prescription pad. I very seldom post anything but possibly someone else might be interested in trying what worked for me. I think it worked because I stopped ingesting the trauma the animals felt as they were being killed.
@@Uk2USheila aaaah good thought- also have you tried halal meat, it is basically to avoid trauma n have humane sacrifice and the blood is drained to remive toxins.
I've had depression for years. In and out of therapy for years. Almost started taking meds. I.was living in the city and working. Then one day I got laid off from my job. My parents were good enough to let me move back home. So I left my apartment in the city and moved out to the sticks with them. I was out of a job for two years. In that time I helped them with errands and repairs and took on odd jobs. My mornings consisted of morning walks through the ravine and drinking coffee on the porch. My depression lifted for the first time in years. I've since found a job, got an place and am back in therapy. In my case depression is situational.
If you don't write things down, things will not get accomplished. So grab a pen and paper and write down everything that you feel causes or exasperates your depressions. This will take some time, possibly weeks. Then take one situation at a time and write down the necessary steps you are capable of taking in order to avoid that situation. Sometimes there are no solutions so we learn to avoid them. If the bad guy lives down the street to your left then you would learn to turn right instead. Why harsh your mellow by aiming toward negative thinking?
My whole life changed in a split second as I read the first lines in Johann Har’s book, “Lost Connections.” My lifelong depression vanished when I knew the root causes of each part of it. My problems didn’t go away, but my depression left the building! I’m so thankful he wrote it all down. It’s a God-given inspiration!!
Can you elaborate? I find it hard to believe that reading a few lines instantly changes a life and cures depression. Which ones are we talking about? The prologue, the introduction, or the actual first chapter? What shifted in you?
Hello, if you enjoyed Johan Hari's book you might also like to read my book "The modern world against the human soul" by Enric Mestre. hehe, have a good day
Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here
Psilocybin containing mushrooms save my life. The drastically reduced my benzodiazepine withdrawal allowing me to quite illicit pill addiction after three years of heavy daily use before it would had became medically dangerous to quit
I beg people to watch his TED Talk about addiction. It's SUCH a good one, and it gives such wonderful insight. People like to shame addiction as being a weakness, but it's just a product of being put in a cage without community, without support, without enrichment. I've often thought about my depression and how it's not something a drug can fix, because it's not something I was born with, it's something my parents and my environment ground into me over the course of my lifetime. Only a "wipe and start over" drug is gonna "fix" that.
You put your hope into a drug instead of into changing the way you think which will also cause your depression to melt away. CBT professionals can help you with that.
In my experience, 80% of my depression is being raised and conditioned by people with low/no empathy. You then set off on a toxic habit of attracting and trying to prove yourself to these same types of people into your life based off your conditioning. Once you change your social structure and start engaging with people with empathy your depression lifts. The other 20% is due to traumatic events / loss of loved ones etc.
I stopped taking my anti depressants about a year ago without weaning myself off them. It felt as though my instinct took over. Nothing happened, no change anywhere. I was still struggling but it made me realise I had to change my routine and break some patterns and that the medical system was not for me. I’m not there yet, but I’m grateful I heard the voice.
My instincts are saying the same. I went to my doctor and told her when she increased my medications I felt very drugged and really awful. Her plan was to add in another pill. I was like, um, I don’t think so….
I always thought I was depressed but I'm starting to think I was just lonely. It didn't even cross my mind since I have my wife kids talk to and joke around with people at work. After I lost my only real close friend I realized I miss having someone to make meaningful converations with.
I've watched thousands of videos as a Cptsd patient and lifelong PTSD patient. Morning ever hit like this and u have no idea how much I needed hope today. Please keep studying so many of us need you
I read Lost Connections several years ago and found it an extrememly helpful book. Maybe Hari does downplay some chemical aspects of depression but he backed everything he said up with scientific studies and intereviews with experts. I have neven been convinced that the evidence for the efficacy of anti-depressants was very strong. I know that as an anxious introvert who has trouble making connections, I always feel uplifted when I get out the house and join in with other people, whether it's a book club, a community choir, a nature walk.
My depression stems a lot from friends (or who I think/thought were friends) never reaching out to me to hangout or do things. 75% of the time it is me doing the asking and planning. So it all just makes me feel like I'm not worth other people's time or they just don't really care about me as much as I tend to care. Which may be true, but likely isn't. They're just busy with their lives. I just want to hang out with people. Living alone sucks and I have a hard time getting myself out to do something alone where I'd potentially meet people. I've gotten near the point that I just don't ask anyone to hangout anymore and just live with my depression, and it really sucks.
It's called catastrophizing which means that you blame yourself for your friends not contacting you as often as you would hope. For instance if they didn't wish you happy birthday then you would feel something must be wrong with you or that you're not worthy of their attention. You're slowly gaining solace by loving your alone time instead of loving being with others who don't appreciate you as much as you appreciate yourself. If your friends don't lie to you or steal from you then you can still regard them as friends, but remember that everyone has a path in life and they're constantly searching as well for what makes them happy. Way back in 1980, in my twenties, I had a constant supply of Honey Baked Ham and all the additions like potatoes and baked beans and so on and would invite my so-called friends over for a free lunch at any given time. My apartment was always full of people. And when I stopped buying food, no one came over anymore. As a psychologist, I laughed it off because I knew that if you wanted to have a friend pay attention to you, then you would have to give them a reason to want to pay attention to you. That is the key thing I'd like you to remember. If you want someone to do something, you have to give them a reason "to want to" do something. They were still my friends, just busy with their own lives as well. Just think of parents who have family reunions or get together during the holidays. They don't have to see you everyday to love you. Making new friends is as easy as sitting at an outdoor Cafe and inviting a passerby to join you for a cup of tea and dessert. Since you did the invite. Growing up in the '80s and '90s in Los angeles, I have done this a hundred times with beautiful women that looked like they were too busy to stop and they stopped because I invited them with a smile.
same here, maybe we should all share our cities n see if we can hang out if in the same place. I dont believe people are so busy to not reach out- its hust that everyone’s selfish and want the best activities or what suits them alone plus some busy-ness from the way 8-5 works
I have not left many comments , but I just need to say that your channel has been one of the most informative and helpful channels I have ever subscribed to. I have learned more about understanding my depression and anxiety with in this last year than I have in the last 10 years. I now have tools and am able to give myself grace when I encounter a moment that triggers me. Thank you ❤️💪
Happiness is a state of a mind that you control. Happiness is found within us and blessed is the ones that understand this. As saint nektarios said happiness doesn't depends on anything external
After a long long time, maybe first time in my life, after binging your videos, I feel a little hope that my depression can be cured. Maybe one day, I will feel the happiness in my heart that my life already has. One day, I will wake up happy and stay for happy until I go to bed, for atleast that day. Thank you for the hope and the strategies. I am trying to implement them.
Another problem- people have become such bad friends that they dont want to hear or help anyone steuggling even to hear them out- the moment people hear pain or negativity, they run. plus these self-help gurus advocating cut off anyone that can bring you down n people cut their friends off even if the just want to vent forgetting that it will also happen to them too and no one will be there to lift them up. we all need to have each other’s backs.
I stopped Paxil after several years and 2 months later my life crashed. I went a year of trying to change my lifestyle and tried a couple different antidepressants. I’ve since got back on Paxil and things are looking better. Tho I agree with everything you say, sometimes I believe pharmaceuticals may help give us the edge to put into practice some of, if not all what you are saying. Keep up the good work!!
I can definitely relate! I was terrified of taking antidepressants for years. I went to therapy, did lots of self-healing, and learned as much as I could. I felt a little better, but I was still very anxious and very depressed. After I started taking an SSRI, I noticed a change within a month. It definitely gives me that step ladder to get up to the level where all the other strategies are!
@@baileymclemore6065 I truly think it’s different for everyone. I start therapy with a psychiatrist next week. Hopefully I stick with it this time lol. Depression/anxiety/ocd/etc. are all absolute life destroyers but we got this. Good luck!
Oh how I wish you were local, I feel so at ease with you. Every psychologist I have ever been to I have never felt comfortable with. I identified with 7 of those subjects you just talked about. Due to financial reasons, you are kind of my guide at the moment. What you say makes so much sense, it's just learning to apply it to my life. Thankyou is not big enough a word to you for producing these videos. Sending hugs and love from Western Australia.
I 100% believe this. I just suffered from anxiety & depression for the past 3 months! It was induced by covid. Until I realized it didn’t cause it. It induced a purge of unprocessed & buried emotions I had tucked for years. So, I was forced to forgive myself, forgive others, address childhood traumas & it literally helped alleviate a lot of the symptoms I was having.
Same here. I felt vulnerable and then there was a cascade of other vulnerabilities I had been ignoring. I need to build security- mental, physical, financial- to feel better. I’m addressing those weaknesses and it’s hard work. It makes you feel like you’ve be deluding yourself- even though, in a better frame of mind, you’d realize that you probably were doing what you could handle. Getting better is a process- but it can be done. I for one am counting on it! Good luck, friend.
@@christinel9824 Good luck to you too! We will be okay. I've come a LONG way these past months! Almost shocked I made it out. But we're built to heal ourselves. Take care. Things always have room to get much better.
yup i had to cut down the constant barrage of messages n appointments- with acquaintances - too much info for the brain n nuances for each interaction. i cut off all contact for a few months to gain some energy
Great video. For those who were listening and thinking, "OMG, I have 3, 4, 5+ of these causes in my life!" (this includes yours truly), I can empathize. If you can't change your circumstances to reduce potential catalysts for depression, for whatever reason I can suggest meditation (guided or unguided or both). My experience has been that meditation doesn't completely free you of all symptoms of depression in a sustainable way, but it does provide a powerful management tool that mitigates the symptoms and prevents the more serious episodes in which medication may be appropriate. The tough reality is that millions who struggle with various degrees of depression simply cannot make all lifestyle changes that would be suggested by Hari, so it might worth trying meditation either in conjunction with therapy and/or medication or stand-alone. It seems to work for me while I continue to make appropriate lifestyle changes. There's a real benefit to having a very effective "tool" to use when needed, as that provides a sense of control that's important.
That was the most profound discourse on depression I have ever heard! Confirmed all the things I suspected for years. I was diagnosed bi polar axis II. I don't take antidepressants. I exercise regularly try to get social interaction and get out side. Thank you so much for sharing that! You are awesome!
So this is extremely valuable in addressing the social causes of depression. It is mentioned in the video, but just to emphasise: there can also be biological or psychological causes. So medication could help (and may even be essential) but you must tackle the other factors as well.
"Depression is a signal that something needs to be fixed". At least that's true. And of course the mentioned external factors play a certain role in the whole. But they still do not explain the root causes of depressive states. Because if they were the explanation, then everyone would have depression if you couldn't put x in front of these factors. And that is far from the case. The probability speaks more for the fact that it is how we internally handle our external circumstances and our lives in general. Including, not least, how we handle our thoughts and feelings - and the relationship with ourselves.
Could you do a video about how to differentiate between ADHD (mostly inattentive one), depression and dissociation? There's an overlap among them in terms of some of the symptoms, especially between dissociation and ADHD.... I have depersonalisation-derealization disorder and depression diagnosed but for some reason till this day many psychiatrists don't know much about ADHD other than surface level stuff (there are mannny symptoms that aren't included in the DSM-V) and some outright deny its existence like TF??
I’ve been working from home the past 8 yrs and I do see my depression as losing that disconnection with people. I feel like I don’t know how to be around people or talk to them. I also would agree with disconnected with work. Childhood trauma is another one. I lost my dad when I was 9 and I still am grieving over it. The older I get the more I feel affected by it.
most mental health problems are not psychologiocal but physical posaoning from toxic food and malutiotion from depleted food the psycholgical part is just a rastonbalization of your physical symtoms
I was able to beat it, a lot of it came down to making big changes like self expression, keeping busy and getting rid of toxic people. Also what you eat and living conditions can all impact the llness. Knowing where you stand and having enough knowledge on how to deal with people to get the best outcome during interactions. Emma is right people are separated and live very lonely these days, but I can only judge the behaviour of them from what I see and I see people not wanting to change as they lost the ability to interact so they give up and cut themselves off. I don't have the problem of cutting myself off as I keep an open mind and don't hide from others. Also if you dress the way you want to that self expression can lift you up even if other people have a go at you for your choice, any type of postive self expression can reduce those depressive thoughts. Any positive activity you enjoy doing can help a lot.
I have 7 Aces from childhood, I’m a survivor and have CPTSD from long term abuse. Despite this I am a happy person, have a great husband, I have a good life, but sometimes depression runs deep and can hit me hard. Medication and therapy has helped me, but I will struggle with depression the rest of my life, maybe less or maybe more. I also suffer from long term health issues with debilitating pain, I have had 11 surgeries, cancer, IBS, migraines and endometriosis. The medical field is finally has new studies linking certain physical illnesses to abuse. I will do whatever it takes to keep healthy, happy and hopeful, I’m proud of myself that I’m still here.
Great video! I've always said that my own depression is the result of a series of deep disappointments about opportunities that didn't work out because of my own shortcomings. I always soldiered on, but with depression.
There is this belief that you have to life your life like what others think is the right and successful way, but actually you have all permissions to be a darn sluggish loser.
From what I have read and heard, our anxiety, and depression happen when we fail to conceptualize the pain we are feeling with reality. When our story of pain, or suffering doesnt match our perception it causes a lot of discomfort. Understanding what you feel often comes down to coming up with a story that puts into perscpetive our pain in a way we can understand it.
Are you saying that the wrong story about ourselves(not a reality itself) causes these negative feelings because we experience rejection from this story we made for ourselves
@@ajmosutra7667 Exactly, or when our stories fail to come up with a good reason for the suffering that is so charatreristic of life. You have to have an ideal that is equally as valid as the fact of suffering.
I totally agree with this. It's unfair to say hey my depression may be coming from a personal situation. My depression is based on a few factors. Financially I'm not in a good space. And it's causing havoc on my marriage family and overall mindset. And I was told just to take these drugs and cope. I would be able to alleviate a lot of my depression by being in a better financial situation because it would fix my marital issues and family issues. It may not fully get rid of everything but I wouldn't feel need to be on medication. Finally everything makes sense. I don't think the therapist really get that a lot of depression is situational.
Thank you Emma. I'm trying to understand what my loved one goes through. He's autistic which makes it hard for him to connect socially so it makes sense he would deal with depression.
Managing depression and anxiety has been hard bc of how sick I've become over the last few months. I do try to go out and do things,but I'm not as happy as i used to be doing those things. Sometimes I question how.
Every word is utter brilliance & truth. The social & psychological aspects haven’t been emphasised enough. Far too much has been the use of anti depressants which is far less effective than the social benefits.
This was simply incredible! It really speaks to me and reinforces how I approach my own depression. Thank you for distilling it for us. In my opinion, before any of this can work, one must realize that one CAN help themselves when it comes to depression. But importantly and most of all, one must WANT to help themselves. On a hobby forum a while back there was a discussion about depression and the general approach was to take a pill. I really caught hell for asking, but what do you do to help yourself? Thanks for all you do.
i love this,also i know it`s tedious to tread on thin ice but keep it up.I know i definitely needed to hear this.i can write an essay explaining how much i needed to hear this. You`re definitely one of the people who i make dua for. dua for your prosperity and well being (elements which god chose for you to enlighten people with). may god bless and increase you knowledge even more. Thank you very much Emma mcadam
This was a great video. Creating & deepening meaningful connections to people, work, nature & values has significantly improved my well-being while battling depression. I will have to check out the book.
I really appreciate these videos. And I agree that individuals need actionable steps that they can take to feel better in the world. But I do think it helps to talk about the social reasons for why someone might experience depression or anxiety. I know sometimes talking about actionable steps with my therapists made me feel like I just wasn’t doing enough to feel better. I think it would have helped me to talk about both what external factors caused my depression and then what I could do to make myself feel a little better. Love your videos and your insight on these matters.
I have OCD , pmdd, social anxiety , exam phobia...I feel that the root cause of my depression is not being successful in career , long term isolation.. depression exaggerates your weak points ur failures..OCD gives irrational thoughts that induces fear n crying ...since four years life has been very bad ,suicidal thoughts, regret about past mistakes chronic. It's true I did commit mistakes but there were reasons ...I don't know what will happen OCD thoughts feel very unique n I think it will destroy me someday because it's hard to run away from it it's related to dead dreams lost years due to depression. I hope I don't die .
girl are you seeing a doc or no? if its that bad, see a doc and make some good friends. Back in the day we had friemds to vent to, nowadays people dont want to associate with anyone they can’t benefit from positively
My sister and I are both provisionally licensed counselors and we both love your content. I get more out of this than from my actual supervision sometimes I swear lol THANK YOU
Hi there, I know my comment is about 11 months late 😂 but just wanted to thank you and your sister for pursuing this career and helping people! I wish you best of luck in your work and thank you so much for helping the world heal ❤
I'm glad to hear this and I wonder why it's taken so long for mainstream psychology to catch on. Read the basic teachings of Buddhism and you will see this all laid out 2,000 years ago.
I’ve had clinical depression and each time I’ve had several physical symptoms such as tiredness, feeling giddy, headaches, shaky legs and a fear of leaving the house, my doctor called it the frightened feeling. What caused this type of depression? He gave me antidepressants and after about 2 to 3 weeks I began to feel better but had to take them for several months.
Sad that it happens and worse that most people have nothing to refer to in their own experience to help relate. I'm not sure what to make of these new reports on lack of connection between depression and serotonin.
I know I developed my deprssion ( which I never had) and GAD , (which I only had mild anxiety over money stuff), due to a toxic situation. We are both at fault , but she is fine and I am the one suffering and except for going to work I am a basket case. I think it was, isolation, being cut off from friends and family, etccc
Point 1: bam! (Could this actually be the reason I find life meaningless?) My job isn't 'menial work' as such, but it SEEMS that way to me most of the time. Also, being 'controlled' to where they can see if I sat on my hands for 5 minutes. I need to watch this again. Thank you. 🙂🤗
once i quit most of my anxiety n depression lifted, offices seem like sterile prison cells with no windows, work all the time- it isnt supposed to be this way
I am a retired therapist and I love your videos. They are well done and so practical, and empathetic. Can I private message you? I saw your video about tinnitus and neuroplasticity. I saw an ENT yesterday for this. Did yours ever go away?
Only thing on this list that most people can change is go on the long walks in nature. Everything else trying to do as a depressed person could lead to even worse depression because there is a high chance of failure. Anything that involves other people that is.
I'm just starting to see some of his stuff, I like some of it, a lot of people tell me I'm similar to him, but some of his statements take things a little too far for my liking- I'll have to read some of his books.
Nothing can treat the person. Only she/he can. Only a real desire can. I have faced a lot of difficult situations in my life. I wanted to start taking antidepressants many times but I stopped myself. And now war have happened. I'm responsible for people I love and I have no right to be weak and fight my depression like this. I can only push myself and do as much as I can. And no running from the reality. If any of you need support let me know. It will be a pleasure for me
Very good points. First for me is being honest with myself. Only then did I feel a need to address the reality O was living. I was brought up in a completely different world, and experiences that I am now. As if my childhood never existed in comparison to all the below mentioned. 1. Not even near my social friends. 3. Not even near the food I ate. 4. Not even near the lifestyle I had. IN OTHER WORDS. IT'S LIKE BEING PLUCKED UP OUT INTO A NEW WORLD AND TOLD TO SURVIVE. We don't need to be put in a world were you are told to swim or sink.
Solutions; connecting in community with the intention of making a contribution Reconnection to meaningful work where you feel appreciated!! .. joining a group with mutual interest I.E gardening, dancing Etc
Help if you could paste these within the video description. 03:53 #1 Disconnection from meaningful work 04:21 #2 Disconnection from other people 05:02 #3 Disconnection from meaningful values 05:27 #4 Disconnection due to childhood trauma 06:12 #5 Disconnection from status and respect 07:44 #6 Disconnection from natural world 08:50 #7 Disconnection from a hopeful or secure future 09:08 #8-9 the real role of genes and brain changes
It's mind blowing that the world's psych experts consider the death of a loved one as the only legitimate stressor that would disqualify you from being diagnosed with depression even though you have depression symptoms. And it's not just that it's blatantly obvious to all of us that there's an infinite number of things that could give you symptoms of depression, but isn't the loss of a loved one the MOST depressing thing that can happen. What do they call it when a mother feels suicidal over the loss of her child for example? It's not depression? It just doesn't make any damn sense.
Singing karaoke helps my depression and anxiety. I think the breathing involves with singing and listening to good music helps me. You can search any type of music you like on YT and people make karaoke videos for them. Just saying. Idk I’m an ADHD weirdo but it helps me lmao.
Here I thought I was a conspiracy theorist for saying "no my depression is not completely random, I can point to the exact miserable circumstances causing it"
Well, 25 years with severe depressions tell me: Most of the mentioned factors are meaningless, since I've been there done that, and it has not changed anything! But somehow, there has to be a way, to sell old wine in new bottles! Or is more of a carrot on a stick?
Thanks for this video. I wanted to comment on societal change. Society changes one individual at a time so I like your practice of suggesting actionable changes they can make because each of us moves society a fraction of a percent but if we all stop consuming advertising they will find it ineffective. 2cents
very much looking forward to the video on psychedelics and depression. im in school to become a counsellor right now and i dont know if ill ever have the opportunity, but my dream is becoming a licensed counsellor who can (legally, above-board) 'trip-sit' people during psylocibin experiences and/or help people process unpack those experiences afterward.
What about post partum depression? Hormones are insane chemicals. Meds do help but they are overprescribed and very misunderstood, even among the medical experts.
I've said for years that companies should act like villages for their employees, instead of like their employees are just disposable "resources". We're so much more separated in modern society, where for most of human history, we most of us existed in tight-knit communities. In modern times, the workplace COULD, and should, fulfill that roll. We spend more of our waking hours at work.
It is a amazing video. I agree with almost everything, but I think is there a element that was not bringed. Any way it is a great material. I am in eith of nine of the causes... Now, at least I have a North
I'm 73 and I firmly believe that "retirement" is a euphemism for slow death. In the last 2(Covid) years I have had 2 "retired" friends commit suicide( one who had 3 children) and one who tried, but failed.
Looking for the list: Can't find it. Here it is:
1. Disconnection from meaningful work.
2. Disconnection from other people.
3. Disconnection from meaningful values.
4. Disconnection due to childhood trauma.
5. Disconnection from status and respect.
6. Disconnection from the natural world.
7. Disconnection from a hopeful or secure future.
8 & 9. The real role of genes and brain changes.
In my case, once I stopped eating animals my depression of 30 years lifted. I was able to wean myself ( gradually ) off antidepressants and now take no medication whatsoever. Of course I still have feeling of sadness occasionally but not dark despair anymore. I wish some doctor had suggested changing my diet instead of automatically reaching for the prescription pad.
I very seldom post anything but possibly someone else might be interested in trying what worked for me. I think it worked because I stopped ingesting the trauma the animals felt as they were being killed.
@@Uk2USheila aaaah good thought- also have you tried halal meat, it is basically to avoid trauma n have humane sacrifice and the blood is drained to remive toxins.
Basically my life as a house mom. I love my kids but I’m struggling
@@Uk2USheila Wow That is so powerful! Bless you
@@hashh2019 dream on with that Bullshit nobody believes that!
I've had depression for years. In and out of therapy for years. Almost started taking meds. I.was living in the city and working. Then one day I got laid off from my job. My parents were good enough to let me move back home. So I left my apartment in the city and moved out to the sticks with them. I was out of a job for two years. In that time I helped them with errands and repairs and took on odd jobs. My mornings consisted of morning walks through the ravine and drinking coffee on the porch. My depression lifted for the first time in years. I've since found a job, got an place and am back in therapy. In my case depression is situational.
If you don't write things down, things will not get accomplished. So grab a pen and paper and write down everything that you feel causes or exasperates your depressions. This will take some time, possibly weeks. Then take one situation at a time and write down the necessary steps you are capable of taking in order to avoid that situation. Sometimes there are no solutions so we learn to avoid them. If the bad guy lives down the street to your left then you would learn to turn right instead. Why harsh your mellow by aiming toward negative thinking?
My whole life changed in a split second as I read the first lines in Johann Har’s book, “Lost Connections.” My lifelong depression vanished when I knew the root causes of each part of it. My problems didn’t go away, but my depression left the building! I’m so thankful he wrote it all down. It’s a God-given inspiration!!
Can you elaborate? I find it hard to believe that reading a few lines instantly changes a life and cures depression. Which ones are we talking about? The prologue, the introduction, or the actual first chapter? What shifted in you?
Hello, if you enjoyed Johan Hari's book you might also like to read my book "The modern world against the human soul" by Enric Mestre. hehe, have a good day
It’s so difficult to describe depression to someone who’s never been there because it’s not sadness.
Psychedelic’s definitely have potential to deal with mental health symptoms like anxiety and depression, I would like to try them again but it’s just so hard to source here
Psilocybin containing mushrooms save my life. The drastically reduced my benzodiazepine withdrawal allowing me to quite illicit pill addiction after three years of heavy daily use before it would had became medically dangerous to quit
Came across some comments about myco_louiis I must recommend he is good at what he does
How did it go? Is this person reliable? I’m in the same boat as you. I want so bad to try it.
@Ben Greg thanks...
But how do I get Help?
I beg people to watch his TED Talk about addiction. It's SUCH a good one, and it gives such wonderful insight. People like to shame addiction as being a weakness, but it's just a product of being put in a cage without community, without support, without enrichment. I've often thought about my depression and how it's not something a drug can fix, because it's not something I was born with, it's something my parents and my environment ground into me over the course of my lifetime. Only a "wipe and start over" drug is gonna "fix" that.
100% agree thank you
What's the name of the TED Talk please
drmorse.tv/collection/questions-answers-series/ 💜
Brilliant comment, thank you 👏
You put your hope into a drug instead of into changing the way you think which will also cause your depression to melt away. CBT professionals can help you with that.
In my experience, 80% of my depression is being raised and conditioned by people with low/no empathy. You then set off on a toxic habit of attracting and trying to prove yourself to these same types of people into your life based off your conditioning. Once you change your social structure and start engaging with people with empathy your depression lifts. The other 20% is due to traumatic events / loss of loved ones etc.
Agreed 💯
I stopped taking my anti depressants about a year ago without weaning myself off them. It felt as though my instinct took over.
Nothing happened, no change anywhere. I was still struggling but it made me realise I had to change my routine and break some patterns and that the medical system was not for me.
I’m not there yet, but I’m grateful I heard the voice.
My instincts are saying the same. I went to my doctor and told her when she increased my medications I felt very drugged and really awful. Her plan was to add in another pill. I was like, um, I don’t think so….
I'm so proud of you for choosing your own path. You got this!
I want desperately to get off Effexor. I’m on lowest dose, but if I miss one, I get very dizzy and nauseous. It’s awful.
Wow. How long did you take depression medication?
@@Bryan-il1vu I was on it for about 18 months.
I always thought I was depressed but I'm starting to think I was just lonely. It didn't even cross my mind since I have my wife kids talk to and joke around with people at work. After I lost my only real close friend I realized I miss having someone to make meaningful converations with.
I've watched thousands of videos as a Cptsd patient and lifelong PTSD patient. Morning ever hit like this and u have no idea how much I needed hope today. Please keep studying so many of us need you
I read Lost Connections several years ago and found it an extrememly helpful book. Maybe Hari does downplay some chemical aspects of depression but he backed everything he said up with scientific studies and intereviews with experts. I have neven been convinced that the evidence for the efficacy of anti-depressants was very strong. I know that as an anxious introvert who has trouble making connections, I always feel uplifted when I get out the house and join in with other people, whether it's a book club, a community choir, a nature walk.
I have felt a strong compulsion to make the world better for a long time, it is one of very few things that still motivates me.
Me too! let's do it!
That's a good form of motivation and a kind way to be motivated. I like that form of motivation. :)
My depression stems a lot from friends (or who I think/thought were friends) never reaching out to me to hangout or do things. 75% of the time it is me doing the asking and planning. So it all just makes me feel like I'm not worth other people's time or they just don't really care about me as much as I tend to care. Which may be true, but likely isn't. They're just busy with their lives. I just want to hang out with people. Living alone sucks and I have a hard time getting myself out to do something alone where I'd potentially meet people. I've gotten near the point that I just don't ask anyone to hangout anymore and just live with my depression, and it really sucks.
Same
In the same boat I fucking hate it
Exactly my thoughts and frustrations leading to a deep feeling of immense sadness and loneliness.
It's called catastrophizing which means that you blame yourself for your friends not contacting you as often as you would hope. For instance if they didn't wish you happy birthday then you would feel something must be wrong with you or that you're not worthy of their attention. You're slowly gaining solace by loving your alone time instead of loving being with others who don't appreciate you as much as you appreciate yourself. If your friends don't lie to you or steal from you then you can still regard them as friends, but remember that everyone has a path in life and they're constantly searching as well for what makes them happy. Way back in 1980, in my twenties, I had a constant supply of Honey Baked Ham and all the additions like potatoes and baked beans and so on and would invite my so-called friends over for a free lunch at any given time. My apartment was always full of people. And when I stopped buying food, no one came over anymore. As a psychologist, I laughed it off because I knew that if you wanted to have a friend pay attention to you, then you would have to give them a reason to want to pay attention to you. That is the key thing I'd like you to remember. If you want someone to do something, you have to give them a reason "to want to" do something. They were still my friends, just busy with their own lives as well. Just think of parents who have family reunions or get together during the holidays. They don't have to see you everyday to love you. Making new friends is as easy as sitting at an outdoor Cafe and inviting a passerby to join you for a cup of tea and dessert. Since you did the invite. Growing up in the '80s and '90s in Los angeles, I have done this a hundred times with beautiful women that looked like they were too busy to stop and they stopped because I invited them with a smile.
same here, maybe we should all share our cities n see if we can hang out if in the same place. I dont believe people are so busy to not reach out- its hust that everyone’s selfish and want the best activities or what suits them alone plus some busy-ness from the way 8-5 works
I have not left many comments , but I just need to say that your channel has been one of the most informative and helpful channels I have ever subscribed to. I have learned more about understanding my depression and anxiety with in this last year than I have in the last 10 years. I now have tools and am able to give myself grace when I encounter a moment that triggers me. Thank you ❤️💪
Happiness is a state of a mind that you control. Happiness is found within us and blessed is the ones that understand this. As saint nektarios said happiness doesn't depends on anything external
I couldn't agree more. For once, things are starting to make sense AND there are solutions. God bless her a thousand times over.
This video gave me hope that I am not broken. I can be fixed and continue to live. Thank you and God Bless. ✝️❤️☺️
Makes sense, but sometimes the environment/circumstances are difficult to change.
After a long long time, maybe first time in my life, after binging your videos, I feel a little hope that my depression can be cured. Maybe one day, I will feel the happiness in my heart that my life already has. One day, I will wake up happy and stay for happy until I go to bed, for atleast that day. Thank you for the hope and the strategies. I am trying to implement them.
She's so aligned. May God bless her .
Another problem- people have become such bad friends that they dont want to hear or help anyone steuggling even to hear them out- the moment people hear pain or negativity, they run. plus these self-help gurus advocating cut off anyone that can bring you down n people cut their friends off even if the just want to vent forgetting that it will also happen to them too and no one will be there to lift them up. we all need to have each other’s backs.
I stopped Paxil after several years and 2 months later my life crashed. I went a year of trying to change my lifestyle and tried a couple different antidepressants. I’ve since got back on Paxil and things are looking better. Tho I agree with everything you say, sometimes I believe pharmaceuticals may help give us the edge to put into practice some of, if not all what you are saying. Keep up the good work!!
I can definitely relate! I was terrified of taking antidepressants for years. I went to therapy, did lots of self-healing, and learned as much as I could. I felt a little better, but I was still very anxious and very depressed. After I started taking an SSRI, I noticed a change within a month. It definitely gives me that step ladder to get up to the level where all the other strategies are!
@@baileymclemore6065 I truly think it’s different for everyone. I start therapy with a psychiatrist next week. Hopefully I stick with it this time lol. Depression/anxiety/ocd/etc. are all absolute life destroyers but we got this. Good luck!
I’m taking Paxil now and it’s a game changer. I’m doing other things to alleviate anxiety, but I really recommend the Paxil as a helper.
Did paxil help you for depression and anxiety
How many mg do you take ?
I have been take 40mg paxil for 20 yrs
I help me a lot for anxiety
@@Bryan-il1vu yes all of the above. 30mg
Perfect timing
Oh how I wish you were local, I feel so at ease with you. Every psychologist I have ever been to I have never felt comfortable with. I identified with 7 of those subjects you just talked about. Due to financial reasons, you are kind of my guide at the moment. What you say makes so much sense, it's just learning to apply it to my life. Thankyou is not big enough a word to you for producing these videos. Sending hugs and love from Western Australia.
I 100% believe this. I just suffered from anxiety & depression for the past 3 months! It was induced by covid. Until I realized it didn’t cause it. It induced a purge of unprocessed & buried emotions I had tucked for years. So, I was forced to forgive myself, forgive others, address childhood traumas & it literally helped alleviate a lot of the symptoms I was having.
Same here. I felt vulnerable and then there was a cascade of other vulnerabilities I had been ignoring. I need to build security- mental, physical, financial- to feel better. I’m addressing those weaknesses and it’s hard work. It makes you feel like you’ve be deluding yourself- even though, in a better frame of mind, you’d realize that you probably were doing what you could handle. Getting better is a process- but it can be done. I for one am counting on it! Good luck, friend.
@@christinel9824 Good luck to you too! We will be okay. I've come a LONG way these past months! Almost shocked I made it out. But we're built to heal ourselves. Take care. Things always have room to get much better.
Hari changed my life in one phrase. Depression isn’t a chemical imbalance, it’s a social imbalance.
I couldn't agree more.
please can you talk more about how to create positive relationships with parents when an adult. I feel stuck in a negative cycle of arguments
Same🤚😩
I wonder if too much social contact also can cause problems. We all need some quite time to reflect and process our thoughts.
yup i had to cut down the constant barrage of messages n appointments- with acquaintances - too much info for the brain n nuances for each interaction. i cut off all contact for a few months to gain some energy
Great video. For those who were listening and thinking, "OMG, I have 3, 4, 5+ of these causes in my life!" (this includes yours truly), I can empathize. If you can't change your circumstances to reduce potential catalysts for depression, for whatever reason I can suggest meditation (guided or unguided or both). My experience has been that meditation doesn't completely free you of all symptoms of depression in a sustainable way, but it does provide a powerful management tool that mitigates the symptoms and prevents the more serious episodes in which medication may be appropriate. The tough reality is that millions who struggle with various degrees of depression simply cannot make all lifestyle changes that would be suggested by Hari, so it might worth trying meditation either in conjunction with therapy and/or medication or stand-alone. It seems to work for me while I continue to make appropriate lifestyle changes. There's a real benefit to having a very effective "tool" to use when needed, as that provides a sense of control that's important.
@Jerry Appreciate that offer, sir. I am still researching this approach to depression treatment and may engage at some point, but not yet! Good luck.
That was the most profound discourse on depression I have ever heard! Confirmed all the things I suspected for years. I was diagnosed bi polar axis II. I don't take antidepressants. I exercise regularly try to get social interaction and get out side. Thank you so much for sharing that! You are awesome!
So this is extremely valuable in addressing the social causes of depression. It is mentioned in the video, but just to emphasise: there can also be biological or psychological causes. So medication could help (and may even be essential) but you must tackle the other factors as well.
Brilliant! I can resonate with alot of this. Genetics, childhood trauma, social connections, meaningful work. All important.
"Depression is a signal that something needs to be fixed". At least that's true. And of course the mentioned external factors play a certain role in the whole. But they still do not explain the root causes of depressive states. Because if they were the explanation, then everyone would have depression if you couldn't put x in front of these factors. And that is far from the case. The probability speaks more for the fact that it is how we internally handle our external circumstances and our lives in general. Including, not least, how we handle our thoughts and feelings - and the relationship with ourselves.
Could you do a video about how to differentiate between ADHD (mostly inattentive one), depression and dissociation? There's an overlap among them in terms of some of the symptoms, especially between dissociation and ADHD....
I have depersonalisation-derealization disorder and depression diagnosed but for some reason till this day many psychiatrists don't know much about ADHD other than surface level stuff (there are mannny symptoms that aren't included in the DSM-V) and some outright deny its existence like TF??
I’ve felt this for years that depression anxiety for me anyway is my brain telling me something of off. When I make the change, I feel much better.
I’ve been working from home the past 8 yrs and I do see my depression as losing that disconnection with people. I feel like I don’t know how to be around people or talk to them. I also would agree with disconnected with work. Childhood trauma is another one. I lost my dad when I was 9 and I still am grieving over it. The older I get the more I feel affected by it.
most mental health problems are not psychologiocal but physical posaoning from toxic food and malutiotion from depleted food the psycholgical part is just a rastonbalization of your physical symtoms
I was able to beat it, a lot of it came down to making big changes like self expression, keeping busy and getting rid of toxic people. Also what you eat and living conditions can all impact the llness. Knowing where you stand and having enough knowledge on how to deal with people to get the best outcome during interactions. Emma is right people are separated and live very lonely these days, but I can only judge the behaviour of them from what I see and I see people not wanting to change as they lost the ability to interact so they give up and cut themselves off. I don't have the problem of cutting myself off as I keep an open mind and don't hide from others.
Also if you dress the way you want to that self expression can lift you up even if other people have a go at you for your choice, any type of postive self expression can reduce those depressive thoughts. Any positive activity you enjoy doing can help a lot.
I am so happy that traumata are much more researched and talked about than when I was young. It makes it much easier to help people in pain.
I have 7 Aces from childhood, I’m a survivor and have CPTSD from long term abuse. Despite this I am a happy person, have a great husband, I have a good life, but sometimes depression runs deep and can hit me hard. Medication and therapy has helped me, but I will struggle with depression the rest of my life, maybe less or maybe more. I also suffer from long term health issues with debilitating pain, I have had 11 surgeries, cancer, IBS, migraines and endometriosis. The medical field is finally has new studies linking certain physical illnesses to abuse. I will do whatever it takes to keep healthy, happy and hopeful, I’m proud of myself that I’m still here.
The most clean and clear English ❤ thank you your amazing
Great video! I've always said that my own depression is the result of a series of deep disappointments about opportunities that didn't work out because of my own shortcomings. I always soldiered on, but with depression.
P.S. --- Sign me up for the psychedelics!
There is this belief that you have to life your life like what others think is the right and successful way, but actually you have all permissions to be a darn sluggish loser.
I can 100% relate
From what I have read and heard, our anxiety, and depression happen when we fail to conceptualize the pain we are feeling with reality. When our story of pain, or suffering doesnt match our perception it causes a lot of discomfort. Understanding what you feel often comes down to coming up with a story that puts into perscpetive our pain in a way we can understand it.
Are you saying that the wrong story about ourselves(not a reality itself) causes these negative feelings because we experience rejection from this story we made for ourselves
@@ajmosutra7667 Exactly, or when our stories fail to come up with a good reason for the suffering that is so charatreristic of life. You have to have an ideal that is equally as valid as the fact of suffering.
I totally agree with this. It's unfair to say hey my depression may be coming from a personal situation. My depression is based on a few factors. Financially I'm not in a good space. And it's causing havoc on my marriage family and overall mindset.
And I was told just to take these drugs and cope. I would be able to alleviate a lot of my depression by being in a better financial situation because it would fix my marital issues and family issues.
It may not fully get rid of everything but I wouldn't feel need to be on medication.
Finally everything makes sense. I don't think the therapist really get that a lot of depression is situational.
Thank you Emma. I'm trying to understand what my loved one goes through. He's autistic which makes it hard for him to connect socially so it makes sense he would deal with depression.
Managing depression and anxiety has been hard bc of how sick I've become over the last few months. I do try to go out and do things,but I'm not as happy as i used to be doing those things. Sometimes I question how.
I totally agree as im in the same situation with heath issues,i pray you manage your condition 🙏😊
Every word is utter brilliance & truth. The social & psychological aspects haven’t been emphasised enough. Far too much has been the use of anti depressants which is far less effective than the social benefits.
This was simply incredible! It really speaks to me and reinforces how I approach my own depression. Thank you for distilling it for us. In my opinion, before any of this can work, one must realize that one CAN help themselves when it comes to depression. But importantly and most of all, one must WANT to help themselves. On a hobby forum a while back there was a discussion about depression and the general approach was to take a pill. I really caught hell for asking, but what do you do to help yourself? Thanks for all you do.
I'm just tired of life and being happy sometimes makes it worse because it reminds you what will soon fade away.
Can't thank you enough for making this video. So spot on and gives so much hope to people with anxiety and depression. Love you ❤️
i love this,also i know it`s tedious to tread on thin ice but keep it up.I know i definitely needed to hear this.i can write an essay explaining how much i needed to hear this. You`re definitely one of the people who i make dua for. dua for your prosperity and well being (elements which god chose for you to enlighten people with). may god bless and increase you knowledge even more. Thank you very much Emma mcadam
This was a great video. Creating & deepening meaningful connections to people, work, nature & values has significantly improved my well-being while battling depression. I will have to check out the book.
This concept is echoed by Sabastian Junger's Tribes, A Homecoming where he made the case that healing PTSD is actually a "group activity."
I really appreciate these videos. And I agree that individuals need actionable steps that they can take to feel better in the world. But I do think it helps to talk about the social reasons for why someone might experience depression or anxiety. I know sometimes talking about actionable steps with my therapists made me feel like I just wasn’t doing enough to feel better. I think it would have helped me to talk about both what external factors caused my depression and then what I could do to make myself feel a little better. Love your videos and your insight on these matters.
Oh my goodness this is amazing, potentially life changing! Thank you so much!
Excited about the emerging psychedelics. Videos on the topic would be great! I am ready to get off the SSRIs and tackle some personal issues.
Thank you for helping me untangle my depressive thoughts 💜 love your channel it gives me hope for the future 🙏
I have OCD , pmdd, social anxiety , exam phobia...I feel that the root cause of my depression is not being successful in career , long term isolation.. depression exaggerates your weak points ur failures..OCD gives irrational thoughts that induces fear n crying ...since four years life has been very bad ,suicidal thoughts, regret about past mistakes chronic. It's true I did commit mistakes but there were reasons ...I don't know what will happen OCD thoughts feel very unique n I think it will destroy me someday because it's hard to run away from it it's related to dead dreams lost years due to depression. I hope I don't die .
girl are you seeing a doc or no? if its that bad, see a doc and make some good friends. Back in the day we had friemds to vent to, nowadays people dont want to associate with anyone they can’t benefit from positively
Wow! This video has so many ah-ha moments! Thank you for all the work you do creating such wonderful and helpful content!
My sister and I are both provisionally licensed counselors and we both love your content. I get more out of this than from my actual supervision sometimes I swear lol THANK YOU
Hi there, I know my comment is about 11 months late 😂 but just wanted to thank you and your sister for pursuing this career and helping people! I wish you best of luck in your work and thank you so much for helping the world heal ❤
Your videos are always so informative, accessible, and inspiring...gives me hope! Concrete ways to help us feel better!
Your You-Tube videos are a real blessing to a great many folks in this world! Thank you! ❤
I'm glad to hear this and I wonder why it's taken so long for mainstream psychology to catch on. Read the basic teachings of Buddhism and you will see this all laid out 2,000 years ago.
I’ve had clinical depression and each time I’ve had several physical symptoms such as
tiredness, feeling giddy, headaches, shaky legs and a fear of leaving the house, my doctor
called it the frightened feeling. What caused this type of depression? He gave me
antidepressants and after about 2 to 3 weeks I began to feel better but had to take them for
several months.
Sad that it happens and worse that most people have nothing to refer to in their own experience to help relate. I'm not sure what to make of these new reports on lack of connection between depression and serotonin.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS VIDEO! It was here right when I needed answers. You're an angel.
I know I developed my deprssion ( which I never had) and GAD , (which I only had mild anxiety over money stuff), due to a toxic situation. We are both at fault , but she is fine and I am the one suffering and except for going to work I am a basket case. I think it was, isolation, being cut off from friends and family, etccc
Point 1: bam! (Could this actually be the reason I find life meaningless?) My job isn't 'menial work' as such, but it SEEMS that way to me most of the time. Also, being 'controlled' to where they can see if I sat on my hands for 5 minutes. I need to watch this again. Thank you. 🙂🤗
once i quit most of my anxiety n depression lifted, offices seem like sterile prison cells with no windows, work all the time- it isnt supposed to be this way
I am a retired therapist and I love your videos. They are well done and so practical, and empathetic. Can I private message you? I saw your video about tinnitus and neuroplasticity. I saw an ENT yesterday for this. Did yours ever go away?
I figured that in the first place. Mine was abuse, and that’s what I wanted fixed. Instead, I got it was all in my brain.
Only thing on this list that most people can change is go on the long walks in nature. Everything else trying to do as a depressed person could lead to even worse depression because there is a high chance of failure. Anything that involves other people that is.
Johann's book helped me change my life for much better.
Great information in this video!
Would love to see you do a segment on Gabor Maté.
I'm just starting to see some of his stuff, I like some of it, a lot of people tell me I'm similar to him, but some of his statements take things a little too far for my liking- I'll have to read some of his books.
You are a Pureheart 💕 I love, respect, value and thank you, Emma.
May your Angels ever guide you and guard you 🙏
Thanks💜🌹 Really appreciate your videos & very positive, non judgemental, informative videos. Hope you & your family are happy & well.🕊
Nothing can treat the person. Only she/he can. Only a real desire can. I have faced a lot of difficult situations in my life. I wanted to start taking antidepressants many times but I stopped myself. And now war have happened. I'm responsible for people I love and I have no right to be weak and fight my depression like this. I can only push myself and do as much as I can. And no running from the reality. If any of you need support let me know. It will be a pleasure for me
Thank you for this new enlightenment of depression❤
Very good points. First for me is being honest with myself. Only then did I feel a need to address the reality O was living.
I was brought up in a completely different world, and experiences that I am now.
As if my childhood never existed in comparison to all the below mentioned.
1. Not even near my social friends.
3. Not even near the food I ate.
4. Not even near the lifestyle I had.
IN OTHER WORDS.
IT'S LIKE BEING PLUCKED UP OUT INTO A NEW WORLD AND TOLD TO SURVIVE.
We don't need to be put in a world were you are told to swim or sink.
Solutions; connecting in community with the intention of making a contribution
Reconnection to meaningful work where you feel appreciated!! .. joining a group with mutual interest I.E gardening, dancing Etc
Thanks for this ! ❤
Help if you could paste these within the video description.
03:53 #1 Disconnection from meaningful work
04:21 #2 Disconnection from other people
05:02 #3 Disconnection from meaningful values
05:27 #4 Disconnection due to childhood trauma
06:12 #5 Disconnection from status and respect
07:44 #6 Disconnection from natural world
08:50 #7 Disconnection from a hopeful or secure future
09:08 #8-9 the real role of genes and brain changes
It's mind blowing that the world's psych experts consider the death of a loved one as the only legitimate stressor that would disqualify you from being diagnosed with depression even though you have depression symptoms. And it's not just that it's blatantly obvious to all of us that there's an infinite number of things that could give you symptoms of depression, but isn't the loss of a loved one the MOST depressing thing that can happen. What do they call it when a mother feels suicidal over the loss of her child for example? It's not depression? It just doesn't make any damn sense.
The book “Lost Connections” is excellent.
Singing karaoke helps my depression and anxiety. I think the breathing involves with singing and listening to good music helps me. You can search any type of music you like on YT and people make karaoke videos for them. Just saying. Idk I’m an ADHD weirdo but it helps me lmao.
Here I thought I was a conspiracy theorist for saying "no my depression is not completely random, I can point to the exact miserable circumstances causing it"
Well, 25 years with severe depressions tell me: Most of the mentioned factors are meaningless, since I've been there done that, and it has not changed anything! But somehow, there has to be a way, to sell old wine in new bottles! Or is more of a carrot on a stick?
Thanks a lot for your efforts, god bless you
And what if it's not depression but repressed anger with a zest of vengeance????
Thanks for sharing . I need to watch a couple of your videos a day to educate my crazy ass
That guy’s a genius in my book and you are awesome for sharing this info. ❤️
Thanks for this video. I wanted to comment on societal change. Society changes one individual at a time so I like your practice of suggesting actionable changes they can make because each of us moves society a fraction of a percent but if we all stop consuming advertising they will find it ineffective. 2cents
Depression has long been known to be caused unresolved stressors budding up over time
This isn't new
very much looking forward to the video on psychedelics and depression. im in school to become a counsellor right now and i dont know if ill ever have the opportunity, but my dream is becoming a licensed counsellor who can (legally, above-board) 'trip-sit' people during psylocibin experiences and/or help people process unpack those experiences afterward.
What about post partum depression? Hormones are insane chemicals. Meds do help but they are overprescribed and very misunderstood, even among the medical experts.
Looking back I remember feeling at least one of these whilst going through a depressive episode!
I found this to actually be helpful, thank you
this made me more depressed and anxious
I've said for years that companies should act like villages for their employees, instead of like their employees are just disposable "resources".
We're so much more separated in modern society, where for most of human history, we most of us existed in tight-knit communities.
In modern times, the workplace COULD, and should, fulfill that roll. We spend more of our waking hours at work.
yup corporate modern day slavery under the new Pharoahs
Omg I just finished reading his book!!!
Thank you so much.
It is a amazing video. I agree with almost everything, but I think is there a element that was not bringed. Any way it is a great material. I am in eith of nine of the causes... Now, at least I have a North
Your videos are great and very well explain and easy to understand
There’s one reason: because the person’s life is hard and painful. That’s why. It’s a normal, healthy reaction to a crappy life.
Yep, exactly.
I'm 73 and I firmly believe that "retirement" is a euphemism for slow death. In the last 2(Covid) years I have had
2 "retired" friends commit suicide( one who had 3 children) and one who tried, but failed.
Thank you for your videos. They make TH-cam worthwhile.