requesting the raw solution to beat depression

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on July 9, 2008 at 4:44pm

That's the trick.

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Permalink Reply by michael E'senczyk on July 9, 2008 at 6:18pm

from a perspective of former bi-polar, manic-depressive suicidal maniac, I suggest trying , with time allowed, to implement some sort of happy solution. Personal life come to mind first, make it a gratifying and purposeful, with a meaning for personal satisfaction. Angels of Love thrive on helping those who search for love-happiness, so maybe some morning and evening communions/contemplations on possitive. Never get angry and sad, fight it hard, make remind self about better future. If stumble along way, get up and try to do it in better way next time........................Do not over-eat...................

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on July 9, 2008 at 6:26pm

It's funny how they diagnose anyone with some sadness or nervousness as either depressed or bi-polar. It's actually very sad. Maybe they know a raw diet will help but figure no one would go to that extent. lol

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Permalink Reply by michael E'senczyk on July 9, 2008 at 6:56pm

not sure what you mean by nervousness, jeff, I am sort of experienced in this field and say that aggressivness is next step after nervousness and that leads to more confusion in persons phsyche dealing with daily challenges as a survival in 21st century. Raw, plant based diet helps in understanding a difference between murdered animals flesh and its moral consequences with a energy of animals fear, moments before it is sloughtered. I am sure that everyone knows about a fear sindrome in farm animals last moments. Mypoint being, plant based diet had helped me getting over that personal downfall into sadness/depression, agression. Half of the success I had belongs to my personal fight with "demons" the other half is due to vegetable and fruit diet. Also, I do believe in miracolous work of raw/organic diet in treating ALL humans maladies. When asked about healthy diet I answer in such manner: half of success belongs to healthy diet, the othe half of that success depends on a possitive mind. ........................

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Permalink Reply by coco on July 9, 2008 at 9:38pm

interesting...i have read that when you eat the flesh of animals, you are basically eating their emotional responses in their last minutes, and not just in an emotional way, but the body's physical reaction. you know that feeling you get when your adrenaline spikes when you nearly miss a bicycle accident, or you almost fall down some stairs? i'm sure animals get it thousandfold when they are about to be slaughtered.
the first few times i read about the theory, i thought "meh," but the more i read it, it makes a lot more sense.
and i stand by my whole releasing negative thoughts thing.
also, thumbs up on laughter being the best medicine. go to amazon and look up a book called stupid and contagious. it's just a silly novel, not related to raw, and a lot of people apparently gave it a bad review, but i have read it several times when i was feeling sad and it's just so funny to me that i had to laugh at it. the only reason i suggest it is that it's the funniest book i can think of, in the laugh-out-loud sort of way

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Permalink Reply by Jane on July 9, 2008 at 6:39pm

Hi,

Sorry this sucks. Are you 100% raw?

xx

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Permalink Reply by RawKev on July 9, 2008 at 9:55pm

Exercise is the best medicine for depression. Honestly!

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on July 9, 2008 at 10:25pm

One of the best.

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on July 9, 2008 at 10:40pm

Best for anxiety, nervousness, irritability, stress, etc.

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Permalink Reply by BADASH climber on July 9, 2008 at 10:51pm

I find any kind of fruit to be an amazing pick-me-up in my mood. I was diagnosed with depression a while back, and being RAW totally saved me.... im always happy now.

I'd try to stay away from fatty foods.... because if you overeat them, they might make you feel miserable.

good luck!

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Permalink Reply by RawZi on July 9, 2008 at 10:55pm

In my case raw food fat calms my nerves, evens them out, balances them. Ok, maybe a food can't do anything, but my body works best with fats.

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Permalink Reply by Chris on July 10, 2008 at 12:17pm

There are many great suggestions in this thread, many that I will be trying as well. I have not read all of them as I am at work, so hopefully I am not repeating.

I have suffered from depression and anxiety my whole entire life. I still battle it everyday, but I have been learning and improving more from these past few months than I ever have from therapists, drugs and psychiatrists. I now believe that anxiety and depression are my best friends. They are warning signs, the sub-conscious voices keeping me from being complacent with my current life, the uncomfortability that comes when walking along the edge of a cliff.

I believe that other than proper diet and exercise, which are absolutely key to sanity, the most important thing is change. Something is bothering you and you are not addressing it, ie. relationship 'issues' and financial situation, among other things. For me, I had to really take a look at what kind of life I was living and who I hung around with. I believe change has to be from the ground up and reflected in everything. I quit my job/career, dumped toxic friends/girlfriends, stopped drinking, smoking and eating garbage. That was the first round of major changes. Then I started cycling, going to the gym and eating healthy which resulted in me losing 52 pounds and having an amazing awakening. I started to throw caution to the wind and trying new things, anything that would expose me to something new. I tried yoga, loved it and realized I wanted to teach it, to constantly be surrounded by like-minded people and get paid for it! So that decision right there put me on a different level of change that I am currently working on, which requires even more time, patience, planning and work. I am at a different job right now that I hate less, but it has a purpose, to allow me to go to teacher training which will be the beginning of a different life. I am building my character, carving my life.

I find that my sanity is still tested daily, living in this country and world, but I am still working on changing my environment and friends. So my anxiety and depression are less, but still active on a smaller scale, like bumper bowling. If it feels good, I do it, if it doesn't, I don't. If someone is toxic, I don’t go near them, if I like someone, I become friends with them. My problems today are luxuries compared to what they were. How great is it that my diet is my biggest challenge right now?

To me, all of this is spirituality and it opened my eyes to a whole world that I had no idea existed. Don’t let it scare you off if you don’t believe in God or religion. To me, spirituality is real and concrete and fit perfectly into my agnostic beliefs(which did change/still complex though). It is the science of emotions and the world that doesn’t involved numbers. So throw some spiritual books, people and conversations into that whole mix up there and life is really changing for the better.

I am now on the path because of anxiety and depression. They simply would not allow me to accept things for how they were.

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