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Old 01-10-2008, 03:09 AM   #241 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cdn2wheeler View Post
What you're describing is a one-way ticket to hell. And to those that think I'm overstating the case, I assure you I'm not. I've been there, closer to the brink than I care to admit.

You cannot think your way out of clinical depression.

I want to repeat that for those who might be learning disabled:

You cannot think your way out of clinical depression.

Doesn't matter if you believe in LoA or not. It's simply not possible to emerge out of clinical depression (not just "the blues," but the actual clinical process whereby the brain's chemistry is all askew) by thinking happy thoughts.
Let me be very practical about this.

You have created your reality with your thoughts. Your reality is complex, multi-faceted and rich - there are all sorts of things in it.

Those things include illnesses - such as depression. Those things also include resources to deal with illnesses - such as doctors and medicines.

If you unfortunately have an illness that you created (and bear in mind that all illnesses in your reality are created by you), then be grateful for the resources that you have created in your reality for dealing with illnesses - such as doctors and medicines.

So use these resources. You created them, after all.

And bear in mind that not all other creators have created such resources in their reality. If they have created such resources in their reality, the resources may nevertheless be difficult to access. For example, you could be a poor orphan born in some remote AIDS-stricken village in Africa, far away from any doctor or medicine.

Now, while using these resources, don't forget that you also have another powerful resource at your disposal - your thoughts. These allow you to consciously create and shape your reality. So use this resource.

Bear in mind though that your ability to use this resource is limited. It can be cultivated and expanded - that's what almost all of us here (barring Mrs Cogan and a few others) - are trying to do, but it's limited.

So concurrently, use your other resources that you have created. You know, doctors and medicines etc.
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