The Cause of Depression, In Plain English
In this article, I explore the root cause of depression (and how to heal it) using simply language that anyone can understand.
Processing Negative Emotions
One of the common misconceptions I often come across is the idea that negative emotions (in and of themselves) are a hindrance to spiritual progress. The logic goes like this: I need to raise my vibrations to be a spiritual person, and negative emotions lower my vibration. Therefore, I need to stop having negative emotions. …
The Spiritual Consequences of Suicide
Introduction In the not-so-distant past, my wife abruptly decided to divorce me after 14 years’ of marriage. I was devastated, and soon afterward began experiencing extremely painful suicidal episodes. As a young child, I was brought up as a Christian with the understanding that I had only one life to live. But by the time …
Reconnecting with God via the School of Life
In today’s society, we commonly mistake depression and anxiety as mental disorders. In doing so, we prevent ourselves from correctly addressing these issues. Unlike mental diseases such as autism and amnesia, the disorders that cause emotional suffering such as depression are not mental in nature, they are spiritual. As a consequence, it is not possible …
The Healing Crisis
When Life Falls Apart Sometimes we encounter a moment in life where everything seems to fall apart. A marriage ends. A job no longer brings interest, or a career loses its meaning. Life in general no longer makes sense. This crisis is often accompanied by radical changes that seem to “destroy life as we know …
Understanding Suicide
Introduction At a key turning point in my life, I made a decision to quit my job so that I could focus on a new career that I was very excited about pursuing. Although the move was a bit risky, I had a fair amount of money in the bank and was very optimistic that …
Depression: Rethinking the Cause and the Cure
Introduction: the scope of the problem According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), “Major Depressive Disorder” affects 16.1 million American adults in any given year, and the National Institute of Mental Health notes that an additional 3.3 million American adults suffer from “Persistent Depressive Disorder”. Although other types of depression have been …