How to Begin to Conquer Depression

[By John Ledingham] Nov 24, 2008 Do you ever get depressed? How do you conquer depression? And can you conquer depression? I believe you can. It can sneak up on you at any time. There is often no warning. All of a sudden, it's there in your face! You begin to spiral out of control. Negative thoughts flood your mind, it's almost like you are drowning as they rush past trying to drag you along. Where do these thoughts come from? Why do we keep repeating the same negative thoughts over and over like a broken record? The answer to that is that they are residents of our mind. They have been there, probably for a long time.

The one thing you have to do is figure out what triggers the onslaught of these thoughts. Each time this begins, something at some level of consciousness has triggered the avalanche to begin. It could be a number of things. Somebody said something, you saw something on TV, or heard it on the radio. When you pinpoint exactly what it was, that is the time to get to work. Go backwards from whatever it is. (Be advised, this can be uncomfortable) That is, where did it originate? Where did it come from? Who first said or did a thing to create the feeling in you that causes the repeated feelings of either helplessness, hopelessness or both. There can be several things, triggers, that set things in motion. This can be a very difficult task, like finding a needle in a haystack as your subconscious (ego) does not want you to discover the source. If you do then the ego will have lost a way of controlling you. Keeping you where you are instead of where YOU want to be!