Individuals suffering through depression along with their families often feel as though their anxiety is doomed to become a permanent part of their identity. Thankfully, this is not the case. At its core, depression is our body sending us feedback that it cannot tolerate the sadness, pain, and/or shame it has built up over the years any longer. If we seek the anxiety help that we need, it is possible to permanently abolish the lethargy, victim mentality, and unhealthy fondness for sleeping commonly associated with depression.

My personal experience serves as an excellent primer on how to get rid of anxiety. I combated anxiety before becoming a professional therapist and helping hundreds of patients confront the same demons I had. The following information is paraphrased from my upcoming book, “The Natural High,” which will be released in 2020.

On the surface, my life appeared to be great. I owned a fancy sports car, worked a high-powered executive job, and lived in an apartment by the beach. What could be better, right? In truth, my soul was dying.

I realised this the day I moved into the beach-front apartment. The window had a stunning view of the ocean, but the only thing that entered my mind when I looked at it was sadness. I could surround myself in all of the material comforts this world had to offer, but none of them would allow me to escape myself.

In retrospect, the signs of depression were present before I ever entered that house. Most of my relationships had crumbled, and I was so anxious all of the time that I could not wait for a cigarette or glass of wine just to take the edge off.

I tried to fight this realisation at first, unwilling to admit that I needed help. However, I had reached the nadir of my depression. My choices were to live this way for the rest of my life or to seek help, and I’m proud to say that I chose the latter.

The first step in my recovery was to take ownership of the mistakes I had made in life. Making mistakes is inevitable, but I had a nasty habit of blaming others whenever something went awry. Shifting the blame made them responsible for the apology that would fix me. I was the victim, the helpless victim, who could do nothing to improve my life until I received an apology that I knew was never coming.

Playing the victim is easy, but not healthy. As long as I clung to the victim mentality, I had no chance of overcoming my depression.

I soon met an excellent therapist who eventually became my trainer, and we collectively embarked on a journey through my subconscious to discover all of the childhood experiences that shaped who I was at the time. I didn’t feel like I was good enough despite my success, didn’t love myself, and relied exclusively on others for the positive reinforcement I could not generate on my own.

Whenever anybody failed to give me that which I could not give myself, I carried a grudge over it. I was still being negatively impacted by people I hadn’t seen in years! Facing this problem head on allowed me to finally resolve it, and I soon trained as a therapist and healer so that I could help others do the same.

My client base grew quickly, and I quit my old job within a few weeks of getting better. Helping others fed my soul, giving me an inner peace that I never previously imagined was even possible. The resulting natural high was more pleasurable than any drug I had ever taken, and I now study a variety of therapeutic techniques (human behavior, psychology, spiritualism, energy healing, metaphysics, etc.) to ensure that this buzz never fades.

If you are interested in learning more about my journey out of the fog of depression and into my soul purpose, you can read my story in my new book "The Natural High", available for purchase very soon!

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