Presents:
WARNING:
If you like the idea that people only get anxious and depressed because of their
genes, you’re gonna hate this Slideshare.
This Slideshare could also cause feelings of rage, anger and hatred in people who love
their Prozac (and their mother-in-laws).
> Why so sad??
My mother-in-law is coming for two weeks…
> Tough break! But keep reading, cos this stuff can help even you smile again.
I’ll smile if some one buys me a one way ticket to Alaska…
Let’s see what else you can do, while you’re waiting for your plane to come in.
TIP 1: GET A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP
ZZ Z Z
When you don’t get enough sleep, your body starts to feel ‘stressed’, and starts spontaneously producing more stress hormones, like cortisol.
The more these hormones build up, the more jumpy, anxious, angry, overwhelmed and depressed you feel.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
A very small number of people (around 1%) can get by on 4-5 hours of sleep a night. Everyone else needs between
6-8 hours sleep a night just to keep functioning.
FACT:
TIP 2. EXERCISE ENOUGH
It’s been proven in a number of scientific research trials that regular exercise works better than drugs, to keep you out of depression.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
Three exercise sessions a week is enough to beat your blues, and boost your mood.
It doesn’t have to be anything too high-impact or organized – but the key is to move around enough to break a sweat, and to do it for at least 30 minutes.
FACT:
TIP 3. CUT BACK ON THE JUNK
When you don’t eat enough good stuff, your body and brain don’t get enough of the minerals and vitamins they need to keep functioning right.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
When you’re low on B vits, you physically start to feel more agitated, depressed and fatigued.
Things that can leach the B vits out of your system include: white flour, white sugar, drugs (even legal ones),
and chronic stress.
FACT:
> See, I told you things would start to turn around.
You know, I’m starting to see how this could work. If I spend 10 hours asleep, 2 hours at the gym and another 2 hours cooking all that healthy stuff, I’ll have no time to talk to my Mother-in-Law.
4. TURN UP THE MUSIC AND DANCE
FLASHDANCE, baby! ‘Nuff said.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
For the best outcome, don’t do this too late at night, or anywhere where your neighbors
can see you in your leotard.
80% of the Vagus Nerve (which connects the brain with the internal organs) runs from the body to the brain.
So if you learn how to breathe right and move more, you can ground yourself emotionally, and avoid the blahs.
FACT:
TIP 5. CHECK IF YOU’RE HOMO LATERAL
That got your attention, didn’t it.
When you’re in good health, your body’s energy crosses over, from side to side, and from top to bottom, and from front to back.
When you’re feeling depressed, though, your energy gets stuck just going straight up and down, in a pattern called the 'Homolateral‘ Energy State.
When you get out of being ‘Homolateral’, you also get out of feeling depressed.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
You can get ‘Homolateral’ very easily if you’ve been sick, injured, operated on, or been through some chronically or acutely stressful experiences.
(In other words, people get Homolateral as a kind of physical ‘Post Traumatic Stress’ reaction.)
FACT:
You can find out more about what the
Homolateral Energy State is, and how to get out of it, in this book.
TIP 6. STRENGTHEN SPLEEN
Warning: You are now entering a seriously holistic health zone.
According to Chinese Medicine, the human body is animated and energized by 14 main energy pathways, that are often referred to as ‘energy meridians’.
The energy meridian that’s most connected to, and responsible for, boosting our mood is:
The Spleen Meridian.
The stronger your Spleen Meridian is, the happier you’ll feel.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
The Spleen Meridian can be wiped-out or chronically-weakened by a whole bunch of things, including:
Shock or trauma Junk food, chemicals and pollutants Electromagnetic 'smog' (from things like WiFi, cellphones and microwave ovens.) Negative, critical, and / or stressful emotional environments Stress
FACT:
TIP 7. STOP BLAMING YOURSELF. IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT YOU FEEL THIS WAY
MOTHER IN LAW
MOTHER IN LAW
> We don’t start feeling down or depressed for no reason. Something, or someone, always sparks it off. Give me a
clue…
Blaming yourself for feeling down just makes you feel even worse.
Instead of beating yourself up for not feeling so happy, think about WHO or WHAT is actually causing the problem, and what you can do to change things.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
> Not necessarily. Let’s see what else you can do.
We’re back to the one-way ticket to Alaska…
TIP 8. LEARN HOW TO SAY ‘NO’ WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY
Few things can make you feel more miserable, sad or stressed then feeling like you have to solve other people’s problems, or get involved in their dramas.
If you really can’t help them, or really don’t want to get involved, say NO, and don’t feel bad.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
Your mental health comes first.
You aren’t responsible for solving other people’s problems, and even if you really want to, you can’t.
FACT:
TIP 9. STOP HANGING OUT WITH NEGATIVE, CRITICAL PEOPLE
When you feel like you have to tread on egg-shells around certain people that keeps your ‘FIGHT/FLIGHT/FREEZE’ reaction switched on, and stressing you out.
When you avoid these types of people as much as possible that enables your body to relax. A relaxed body produces much more of the happy-making chemicals, naturally.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
The more emotional and psychological abuse you experience from the people around you, the higher your chances of
developing full-blown depression and anxiety.
FACT:
“You can’t do anything right!”
“You’re an idiot!”
“If you’d listened to me, that wouldn’t have happened.”
“You only have yourself to blame.”
“You make me sick!”
“I never thought you’d amount to much.”
“You’ve always been difficult.”
“After everything I’ve done for you…”
“Stop making everything into such a big deal.”
“Get over it, already.”
“This is the least you could do.”
YOU JUST DON’T NEED TO HEAR THIS STUFF ANYMORE:
It takes time to learn how to do this stuff.
But you always have a choice.
It sounds nice in theory, but sometimes you haven’t got a lot of choice about who you’re hanging out with.
TIP 10. DON’T BELIEVE ANYONE WHO SAYS THAT YOU HAVE A CHEMICAL IMBALANCE
If you’re being told that your brain is genetically ‘broken’ in some way, and that there is nothing you can do to fix the problem or help yourself other than take meds, that pretty much takes away all your motivation to get to the true root of the problem.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
Despite the fact that they’ve been researching this subject for more than three decades already, no chemical imbalance has ever been scientifically-proven to be the cause of ANY mental
illness.
FACT:
Bottom line: You don’t need shrinks or pills (and all their horrible side effects) to feel great and boost your mood.
But you do need to figure out what’s really causing the problem, and how to tackle it, across all three levels of body,
mind and soul.
FACT:
You’re just proving my point.
My mother-in-law tells me I should try Zoloft every time I see her…
TIP 11. FOCUS ON THE GOOD
If the ‘gratitude’ biochemical is already parked in that spot in your brain, there’s nowhere for the ‘depressed’ biochemical to go and it’ll just kinda dissolve without causing you any more problems.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
It’s impossible to feel depressed and grateful at the same time.
FACT:
When you start to look for more of the good in your life, and in your world, I guarantee that you’ll find it!
Well, she lives on the other side of the country…
And she only comes to visit once a year…
Go on… I can’t wait to hear this one. What’s good about my mother-in-law?
I’m still not feeling the lurve. And, no-one
lives forever…
TIP 12. LEARN HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS
Available from: www.spiritualselfhelp.org
Few things can cause more feelings of panic, overwhelm, anxiety, depression or even despair than being unable to decide what you actually want to do in life, or whether it’s even the right thing for you.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
Anyone can learn how to make the right decisions.
You don’t need to outsource your decisions, rely on other people’s opinion, or panic about doing it wrong.
FACT:
TIP 13. HAVE A GOOD ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION: WHAT GIVES MY LIFE MEANING?
More stuff?
More knowledge?
More responsibilities?
Or, something else?
If you want to be able to weather the inevitable ‘downs’ that are part and parcel of everyone’s life, without cracking up, breaking down or taking off to a desert island, then you need to know why your life is meaningful.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
When people have a sense of purpose, and they feel that their life is meaningful, they live longer.
FACT:
TIP 14. TALK TO GOD This one works for EVERYTHING!
When you know that God’s got your back, you stop feeling so scared.
When you know that God’s sending you your problems for a very good reason, they stop feeling quite so overwhelming, unfair or unsolvable.
When you know that God can do anything, you stop telling yourself that things are never going to change, or that you’re never going to feel happy, or that things are always going to be difficult.
WHY DOES THIS HELP?
Talking to God on a regular basis is like having all the benefits of your own private therapist, without any of the drawbacks.
God gets who you are, He cares about what’s happening to you, He can actually solve all your problems, and He doesn’t
charge a penny!
FACT:
Did you try talking to God about your Mother-in-Law?
I’m desperate enough to try
anything.
> And?
What happened?
Amazing! She heard I got religion and is no longer talking to me! The trip’s off!
This stuff really works!
Want to learn more?
Visit my website: www.spiritualselfhelp.org
Or buy my books on Amazon:
An apology to any mother-in-laws reading this.
We love you really!
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