So much as been written about how to deal with depression but often such information is given in a way that people cannot understand. Most people don’t really want to know exactly how their brain is working when they are depressed. They want to know what’s wrong and how to fix it.

I was a licensed clinical counselor, and saw a lot of people suffering from depression. I saw many people who had physical illnesses and depression, or chronic pain and depression.

It is also true that I found that alcohol abuse, used as self medication, was involved in many aspects of depression. There are so many factors which get mixed together and cause depression, that you need to look at the total picture.

If you just treat depression, and not the self medicating of alcohol and depression you won’t get far. If you treat a chronic illness like cancer or diabetes without paying attention to the psychological effects on a patient, you will not good results.

I cannot stress enough the terrible effects of living with someone who is totally toxic to your emotional well being. Over and over again I saw people who were never going to have a peaceful relationship, unless one was willing to sacrifice his or her own personality. And even then there was only existence for these couples, and never happiness.

We get just one life on earth, just one chance to be happy and healthy. As much as we are able, we owe it to our selves to protect our psychological lives. Anyone can live to be quite old. Not everyone can live the years the have without feeling sad, hopeless, and miserable.

Depression is a devastating disease. We need to fight it, to get it out of our lives, no matter what it takes. The causes of depression are not always fully known, but with the right information and guidance, life can be better.

In my book I talk to you as I did to my clients. And they always liked hearing that they would be doing a tune up, and not a major overhaul.

The above was an introduction to the book, Stop Your Depression Now, written by the author.
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