[Chado2423]

I don't know about you... but I'm tired of the ideas and strategies that present themselves as cures that don't work.

Many self-help books are "feel good" books, but even when tried and tested don't bring you back to a sense of inner peace. I'm sorry if I rain on your parade, but I've tried technique after technique... yes, even sometimes for a very long time. I've tried therapy, but for me therapy was also a form of false-hope. I've even tried medication. (I'm not saying medication doesn't help... however, pharmeceutical companies are not lax for selling their product to just about anybody who is at a disantvage. Statistically the medication only has to beat the placebo by 1 percent. And furthermore anti-depressants are one of the most sold medications... why?) There are many motivational speakers who teach "tried-and true" techniques. The Sadona Method, NLP, etc. Although, the Sadona seems to have good raport here, I've noticed that these ideas are mediocre at best. I have familiairty with NLP the best, but in my experience NLP only scratches at the surface and doesn't really deal with the cause of the feelings of desperation. Preach on Tony Robbins, and maybe one day you can have 2 castles for taking advantage of other people's disadvantages. For those of you that don't know, Tony Robbins lives in a castle... why? Because desperate people seekimg true fulfilment pay thousands of dollars for his seminars, and buy his books. But for many others (like me) the search for real life fulfiment continues even after a spend a lot of money. I have allowed myself to get caught up in the hype of motivational speakers, only to realize later that I just helped pay another man's electric bill, and now cannot afford my own. The only think I did get from Tony Robbins, is the power of choice. So I have begun to choose; to de-cide to take some control over my life by not buying anymore self-help books (yes, I was a self-help junkie.) The charasmatic charm that all these ideas present is very interesting. It's like the snake-oil salesman.

In my experience of being in the darkest of my days, I can sense that False Hope is easily sold, but real hope can't be bought. Real hope is something we have to develop within ourselves... and this, contrary to what many others may say doesn't come from a pill, or a book, or even Joel Osteen. Someone may preach to you about hope, and give you God's promises... but as Joel Osteen teaches the working is still on the inside. Have you been sold by a false hope? I know I have many times in life. It is good that we hope... but we need to put our hopes of recovery in the right soil. I have placed my hopes too high in therapy. But ironically the result of therapy caused further depression, because I couldn't afford the sessions. So many people are looking for answers. And many of us have high expectations because we get sucked in the provebial "vibe" of the moment. But the moment is gone, when we discover that we have accrued debt, through putting our money in another man's pocket without recieving the genuine support that we seek.
We have promising results guaranteed.

Lets look at some examples...
Herbal remedies...
Anti-depressants...
Therapy

Unfortunately the first two treat the "symptoms" of the depression but don't help a person understand what he is going through. Therapy... depends on who you are. If you are willing to pay $85 each month for a man to sit there and nod his head while you talk and talk then okay, but I'm done with it. I can talk to my friends for free, and guess what they talk back. They don't hand me some stupid assignment that is basically meanings. They bounce back and give me advice or sometimes no advice, but just listen.

your opinion?