Healing Depression Naturally: #2 — If You Suffer From Depression You Are Not Alone. There is a Path to Happiness

· Do you isolate yourself when you are depressed?

· Do you want to reach out but don’t know how to?

· Do you want a greater sense of meaning in your life?

If you suffer from depression, you are not alone, and there is hope.

I have personally experienced a deep, seemingly never-ending depression — fatigue daily sadness, misery, and hopelessness. In the winter of 1984/’85, I experienced no pleasure and doubted that I ever would again. My depression was precipitated by a crisis in my business and by a betrayal by someone I cared for deeply. This, combined with a predisposition towards hypoglycemia and a history of extreme attention deficit, kept me rolled up in bed much of the time. Though I was able to take care of my fundamental needs, I did so as if trapped in a dark tunnel. This story is not specifically born out of that experience. Yet the opportunity to write it brought forward in my mind my experience with depression — an experience I had almost forgotten about.

The thing to remember when you are falling into the dark hole of depression is that this is not a selective disease. Depression can affect an individual of any race, religion, nation, economic…