is the 3 minute depression cure valid???

[lightthecandle]

I'm so tempted to buy it, but is it a hoax???


Cure your Depression in 3 Minutes without antidepressants.

[Heuristic Kirby]

Who wouldn't trust this guy?



I've always ignored those type of pages, simply because they are sketchy and so many of them use the exact same layout. Try reading a great book instead. Amazon.com: The Kite Runner: Khaled Hosseini: Books

[Freelancer]

Originally Posted by lightthecandle

I'm so tempted to buy it, but is it a hoax???


Cure your Depression in 3 Minutes without antidepressants.

I have my own 2 second cure.
Take action. (what action is usually less of a problem, its the one I'm avoiding thats causing the depression)

Note this works for me. No idea for other people.


Exersize can also cure depression really fast.
The same goes for taking a long walk in the open air.
The same goes for reading a good book (for me).


The problem for me and most people is that during a depression I don't really want to cure it...
I am Ok when I'm depressed, basic needs are there. I can eat, drink, shelter is available and there is somebody to give me comfort.
I might not be happy, ah well I'm ok though...
Thats the subconscious mind talking.

The conscious mind goes, CRAP this SUCKs, GET ME OUT OF HERE.
Most of the time the subconscious wins though. It drags you down.

The thing is take a conscious decision to take action and voila my depression is cured...

[Joely]

I read recently that a guy called Dr Robert Holden ran an experiment on people with clinical depression that lasted a month. The volunteers were given brain scans at the beginning and end of the month to measure change, so they were formally diagnosed as clinically depressed at the start. He gave them three activities to do:

1. Take regular exercise
2. Force themselves to think positively
3. Laugh for thirty minutes a day, every day for thirty days.

At the end of the experiment, the volunteers were tested again and their brain scans were so phenomenally improved one scientist asked to have the machines checked.

As Freelancer says, most people (and that includes me, because I've had depression most of my life), don't really want a cure. I think there's a movie with Dustin Hoffman in where he says "Of course depressives want to be miserable. If they weren't miserable they'd have to go out and live their lives and be happy!"

So now I've made a firm intention to get rid of my depression using Dr Holden's techniques. Regular exercise, forcing myself into a positive mindset, and laughing for thirty minutes a day. That's a lot of Eddie Izzard I'm going to be watching this month!

To actually answer your question, that site looks no different to the multitude of "I can get rid of your belly fat with my unique cure!" sites out there. You don't need to pay him money for a three minute cure. Go for a run, go out with friends, watch a funny movie or your favourite comedian, read Byron Katie and Bill Bryson, or put on some great music and dance.

[JSB]

Originally Posted by lightthecandle

I'm so tempted to buy it, but is it a hoax???


Cure your Depression in 3 Minutes without antidepressants.

I ordered this program in the past; given the pitch, I wasn't expecting much, but I was willing to put up the money to satisfy my curiousity. I found it to be potentially helpful, but in no way a "3 Minute Cure" for depression.

In brief, it involved understanding the behavior of the brain, identifying what in the environment was triggering the depression and changing one's strategy for dealing with it ---useful, when combined with other approaches, but not something that, on its own, is going to cure biologically based depression.

Is it a hoax? No. I consider it potentially helpful as part of a larger toolkit, but not the magic bullet they are promoting.

I returned the product and was issued a full refund within 2 weeks.

[dalang]

I don't know about that product so I can't comment on the worth of the information it provides. I also believe you have received plenty of responses in the threads you created, so information on what you could do is not what you need more of.

But this ...

Originally Posted by lightthecandle

I'm so tempted to buy it, but is it a hoax???

and similar expressions in your other threads I have seen all scream "I want something or someone to fix this for me in no time and without efforts on my part".

This is your major obstacle. Unless you accept full responsibility nothing will change. You have to let go of the hope that there is an easy solution that won't require work and persisting in the face of unpleasant or even painful moments. You also have to understand that there won't be the _one_ solution that fixes everything.


...edit

I reread your last 3 threads. Every one contains very strong and negative words in the headline ("kill" "depression" "terrible"). I think I also remember you talking about suicide "but not meaning" it. You're not only bringing a lot of negative energy with that into this forum, but especially to your self.

I find it interesting how people often say things like "LoA doesn't work" when their experiences seem to line up so neatly with the threads they post. One could argue that LoA appears to be working perfectly for you since you are talking about negative things a lot of the time (at least on this forum).

[steve0617]

Skip that guy's stuff and buy this book. A better use of your 3 minutes. It works well when you actually implement it (but don't all books?)

Amazon.com: Three Minute Therapy: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life: Michael R. Edelstein,David Ramsay Steele: Books