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About the Book, 2
Dedication, 10
Preface, 11
1. In the Belly of the Whale: My Experience with the Effects of Severe Depression, 13
My Husband's Death, 13
A Traumatic Birth, 13
A Severe Allergic Reaction, 14
A Loss of Spiritual Strength, 15
Guilt and Grief, 15
Anger, 15
Trapped, 16
Emotional Healing and a Support Group, 16
2. If You Feel Suicidal, 19
Call for Help, 19
Nutritional Supplements, 19
Be Active, 20
Control Your Thoughts, 20
3. What is Depression?, 23
The Diagnostic Definition, 23
Different Forms of Depression, 24
Many Causes of Depression, 25
Other Illnesses with Depression Symptoms, 25
Medication-induced Depression, 26
Depression Caused by Life Events, 26
Don't Make Depression a Permanent Guest, 26
4. Using Nutritional Supplements and Foods to Fight Depression, 27
Eating Affects Our Moods and Feelings, 27
Neurons and Neurotransmitters, 27
Amino Acids Regulate Behavior, 28
Prescription Antidepressants, 29
Homeopathic Remedies, 30
Kinesiology Muscle Testing, 31
Hypoglycemia and Sugar Problems, 33
Candida Albicans and Depression, 35
Types of Depression and Their Nutritional Relationships, 37
5. Instantaneous Activities that Help Fight Depression, 39
6. Developing a Support System, 45
Easing Other's Burdens Through Support Groups, 45
Five Categories of Helping Behavior, 47
Your Spiritual Support System, 48
God May Have a Better Plan than We Have, 49
7. Utilize the Power of Positive Self-talk and Affirmations, 51
Our Thoughts Determine Our Feelings and Actions, 51
What We Think About Actually Comes into Our Life, 51
A Technique for Shoving Negative Thoughts Aside, 52
Create Your Own Affirmations, 52
Affirmation Samples, 53
8. Conquering Anger, 57
Anger Can Cause Depression and Inner Turmoil, 57
Cold Anger, 57
Suppressing Anger, 58
Even Nice People Feel Anger, 59
Classifying Your Provocations, 60
Warm Anger, 60
Techniques for Releasing Your Anger, 62
9. Overcoming Guilt, 65
Unloading the Guilt Bag of Unnecessary Cargo, 65
Healthy or Unhealthy Guilt?, 65
Techniques for Releasing Guilt, 67
10. Vanquishing Fear, 69
The Escalating Process: From Negative Self-talk to Worry to Fear, 69
Good and Bad Fear, 70
Instead of "Awfulizing," Try "Positizing", 70
Fear Leads to Distrust, 71
11. Managing Stress, 75
The Physical Results of Stress, 75
Take Positive Steps to Reduce Stress, 75
Visualization, 76
Deep Breathing, 76
Progressive Relaxation, 78
Exercise, 79
Gaining Control of Your Time and Your Life, 79
Secrets of a Good Night's Sleep, 80
Mindfulness, 81
Yoga, 83
Keep a Gratitude Journal, 85
Learned Optimism, 86
12. Connecting with Your Higher Power, 89
Help is Available from On High, 89
Reach for the Light!, 90
Aid in Being Restored to Wholeness, 91
Prayers Are Often Answered through Others, 93
Blessings Come from Service to Others, 93
Turning Your Problems Over to God, 94
13. Enduring and Persevering, 97
Life's Journey: "Hang Ups and Bang Ups", 97
The Joy of Life is the Trip, 98
We're Here to See One Another Through, 99
Avoid Self-pity and Self-contempt, 100
Press On, 101
14. Developing Personal Power, 103
Defining Assertive Behavior, 103
The Need for Personal Balance, 103
Using "I" Messages, 105
Using the One-to-ten Scale, 106
Passive Individuals, 106
Aggressive Individuals, 107
Practice Role Playing, 107
Three Parts of a Good Assertive Message, 108
Avoid Victim Language, 108
Moving from Pessimism to Optimism, 109
Being Centered and Maintaining Balance, 109
Responding to Criticism, 111
15. Using Humor as a Healing Tool, 113
This Chapter's Messages: The Many Advantages of Humor, 113
Time Changes Perceptions, 114
If You Can Laugh, You Can Survive, 115
The Physical Results of Laughter, 117
16. Fighting Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Epstein-Barr Virus and Candida, 121
A Search for Healing of Chronic Fatigue, 121
Renewal in California, 124
Encountering Kindred Spirits, 124
Chronic Fatigue Symptoms, 125
Recommended Readings Related to Chronic Fatigue, 126
Check for Parasites, 127
Recommendations for Fighting Epstein-Barr Virus and Candida, 128
Cleansing the Colon and Intestinal Tract, 129
Main Homeopathic Remedies for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, 133
Additional Sources of Help in Fighting CFS and EBV, 135
Recuperate Patiently and Positively, 135
Increase Your Emotional Altitude Each Day, 136
Measure Your Goal Accomplishment, 136
17. Homeopathic Remedies for Depression, 139
Homeopathy Defined, 139
Treating the Whole Person and Each Person Individually, 140
Homeopathic Remedies for Various Types of Depression, 140
Bibliography, 145
Index, 147
About the Author, 157
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