Depression
April 2, 2010 by Cph
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Understanding Depression and Homeopathy
By Ellen Kramer (MCPH)
Depression is a feeling of intense sadness that persists beyond a reasonable period of time, and is limiting the person’s ability to function normally on a daily basis. It can be characterized by a ‘sense of hopelessness’. (Louise Hay sees depression as ‘Anger you feel you do not have a right to have’). Depression may be triggered as a reaction to psychological or physical abuse.
We should be clear that sadness and joy are part of every day life, (and are different from severe depression and mania). Sadness is a natural response to loss, defeat, disappointment, trauma, and catastrophes. Sadness has many psychological benefits because it allows a person to withdraw from stressful upsetting situations to begin healing and recovery. Grief or bereavement are the most common and normal reactions to the loss of a loved one from death, divorce, rejection, abandonment, betrayal.
If this process is assumed to be wrong and therefore needs to be suppressed by drugs (often the busy GP’s answer) it can lead to depression being driven deeper into a chronic state. The process of healing becomes stuck, with all the added problems of drug side effects.
Homeopathy has many remedies that not only allows clients to process the trauma, but at the same time heal, feel and move through the process of depression.
It is important to consult your practical homeopath who will take your case history using a ‘time line’ to understand the context for your depression (they may have to start a weaning program if you have been a long term user of anti- depressants) whilst they use indicated remedies to support you to heal emotionally.
If you have not been on anti-depressants then dealing with depression homeopathically produces excellent results. Homeopathy provides a safe gentle, non addictive alternative to anti-depression drug therapy.
If you are interested in exploring or studying homeopathy or attending our student clinics then contact Ellen Kramer MCPH, ARH, Course Director of The College of Practical Homeopathy www.collegeofpracticalhomeopathy.com. Tel: 0208 445 6123 or email Tessa for help, queries or questions.
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do u have any particular cases that helps u to understand depressing pateints problem better? and what should be the easier way to deal such pateints?
I am not sure if I have understood your question properly, but if you don’t understand the cause of depression then it is difficult to find a method to treat it. However, there are hundreds of homeopathic remedies for depression – I always take a time line from patients to find out the cause of their depression. This can be anything from drugs to head injuries or emotional abuse, physical abuse, or grief . Its back to Cause -> effects and the obstacles to cure.