Grand Funk Railroad

Mama told me there'd be days like this. Everywhere we look; there are commercials for new anti-depressants. It is pretty scary that more than 25 million Americans are treated with anti-depressants each year. What the heck is going on? The sad part is that the side effects of these drugs can be almost as much of a bummer as the depression itself. I think as a society in general, we have lost touch with our own instincts on how to heal ourselves. I think we all have the innate ability to know the steps to take to lift the veil on our own darkness.

Picture this: you are having a difficult time getting off the couch and the most exciting thing in your life is a 17-hour marathon of Law & Order. And as time goes by your friends start to ask you when you are going to shower. This is the classic funk. You ask yourself "How did I get here?" The hopelessness is overwhelming. Your well-meaning friends say "Oh, you should exercise; it would really do you good!" Meanwhile, you're thinking: "I'll show you something that would do you good." A lot of people come to hypnosis for the blues and I always say: "you are not alone." The blues are pervasive. Just take a look at what is going on with our world. You know, my mom said that I was born with a bad case of melancholy; the only difference is that I have tools for transformation at my disposal.

When we are in the process of depression, we want to push it away--get rid of it. The paradox for moving forward is to accept where you are right now. When we resist our depression, we magnify it more and more. There is almost always is a message in our depressed feelings. Perhaps there is a new energy that is trying to emerge, a situation we need to let go of, a new direction we need to move in. There is always a deeper meaning to our suffering. When we are in the dark tunnel it can be difficult to navigate our way out of the heavy layers. Hypnosis can shine a light in this darkness. In hypnosis, there is an opportunity for healing the mind in a relaxed, comforting way.

Till next time.