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Originally Posted by anula
Thanks for your replies. Pandara, whilst i understand where you are coming from when you say depression is due to inflation of the ego it does appear that many depressed people have physiological imbalances contributing to their depression. They may do much inner work on ego and detachment from the body/ mind etc but if the physiological imbalance remains they will not be able to overcome it. Its much more than just the ego as im sure those who have experienced it will confirm.
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Anula: I 100% agree with you, for example my own sister was diagnosed with depression a year ago, given a variety of pills to take on a daily basis by her psychiatrist and she didn't really got any better, in fact she became more like a zombie than anything else. Eventually after many visits to different doctors, one doctor had the good sense to test her iron levels and how her body uses it. It turned out that her body just doesn't take up any of the iron she disgest in the form of food or supplements. This doctor realised that she needs Vit B12 for her body to efficiently assimilate the iron supplements and since then her life just changed, she went off all the anti-depressants, sleeping pills and anti-anxiety pills and is now completely the person I knew, full of laughter, fun and always ready to help where she can. So, yes I agree, for some it is inner work, for others it might be just a simple vitamin that will make the difference. This is just an example of how wrong it can go for someone, because as my own teacher used to say we call them doctor, no matter if some of them got 90% and others just made it with 50% in their exams.
Willem: I know I sound blunt and incampassionate here. I think you might have realised from my other posts on this forum that in my classes I am much more compassionate than what I have expressed here.
Point I am trying to communicate to a person who is depressed and who might stumble upon it when they search for something like this on the net, is look at this, it might be you and I felt at the time of posting it that beating around the bush with nice wording might not communicate the message effectively.
In my own classes I hint at it with great compassion, the students who work with me have seen major changes already in terms of how much medication they need and in terms of how their moods have changed completely.