Depression, Supplements and Spirituality - What You Don't Know May Hurt You

Recently, I read a couple of posts on depression anddiscovering the things I needed to discover that
supplements and feel the need to alert people whowould actually help me! Because how can taking a
are suffering from this condition about a side effectsupplement or a drug help you solve the root cause
of supplementation that few, if any, are discussing.if you're artificially up due to happy chemicals flowing
Usually, the author of the article on depression andin your brain and you are no longer interested in your
supplements stresses the importance of properoriginal issue (like, say, a job you can't stand)? Isn't it
neurochemical balance in the brain. If your brain is outbetter to search for the root cause and solve that
of balance chemically, there is a good chance you willproblem?
be depressed, or will experience anxiety or stress.My Mom (who lives on the other coast) is one
Depression is often characterized by a deficiency ofinteresting example. Every time I would go visit her
a certain chemical. Anxiety is characterized by tooor whenever I called, she would communicate to me
much of some other chemicals. But if you take thissome of her strong wishes and goals. But ever since
special brain supplement, it will help with yourthe doctors put her on anti-depressants she
condition--so goes the idea.mellowed out about those goals. Are her wishes no
However, it is extremely important to determinelonger that important to her? Have her goals lost
whether the cause of your being depressed is sometheir spark? In any case I see a difference in her and
inner chemical imbalance or whether it's the presenceI can't say that I'm pleased.
of certain circumstances or challenges in your life. IfIf you are suffering from depression won't you
it's the circumstances (and I'm sure many people aresearch for how you can truly help yourself? Doesn't
experiencing difficulties, including intense situationssearching involve looking within and by doing so,
involving their spirituality right now), how can a drugdiscovering some important things about your true
or a supplement help that? Does popping a "magic pill"self? I can say with confidence that for many people
help you? Proper nutrition is always a good thing, but(including myself), depression is the route to
you may want to think twice before you take specialdiscovering your higher self and your higher purpose
supplements or drugs for depression and I will explainin life.
why below.In fact, I was not surprised when about a week ot
Several years ago I went through a difficult time intwo ago, channel Geoffrey Hoppe (who channels
my life but I was clear that the chemicals in my brainAdamus St. Germain) said that to reconnect with
(or lack thereof) were not the cause of my feelingyour higher self (and achieve ascension), one should
depressed--my life circumstances were. Chemicaltry to steer clear of any anti-depressants. ( I am not
imbalance (if there were any) may have beena doctor--and neither is Geoffrey--so this is not
associated with my depression, but it sure was notmeant to be medical advice. But it is important to be
the cause of it. So how would taking medication helpaware of these ideas.)
my condition?So, you can view depression as a blessing because it
I never took any drugs, and I'm glad. Even when Iensures that you search for and eventually find the
was not as conscious spiritually as I am now, I had aanswers, find your way through your life lessons and
vague inner awareness that taking the drugs wouldawaken to your truth!
thwart me (and perhaps even prevent me) from