| Depression is one of the most difficult obstacles | | | | consequences of physiological changes in the brain. |
| human being can face in life. Reasons that lead to | | | | It is possible to influence the way the brain is |
| depression can vary. Tendency to become | | | | working in certain situations in same manner as it |
| depressed has been shown to be partially genetic, | | | | is possible to control the way our body is working |
| but environmental factors and personal life history | | | | for example when we are learning to ride a |
| have also been shown to play a significant role. | | | | bicycle. When we are teaching our body to do |
| Tragedies in life such as cheating or narcissism in | | | | something new we are forcing our muscles and |
| a relationship, unemployment, sickness etc. can | | | | the rest of our body to work in a way it has not |
| trigger episodes of depression and anxiety. If you | | | | been working before. In the beginning all new |
| understand the biological and evolutionary | | | | things are difficult, but as we keep practicing we |
| mechanisms which are responsible for your | | | | become better and better until one day we can |
| negative emotions it is easier for you to learn to | | | | ride a bicycle without falling down. |
| control your emotions and hence recover and heal | | | | In same fashion it is possible to teach the brain to |
| faster from depression and anxiety. | | | | work in new ways in different situations. It has |
| Depression is a consequence of imbalance in the | | | | been shown that with sufficient training humans |
| biochemistry of the brain. Key players in the | | | | can block the sensation of pain from reaching the |
| development of depression and several anxiety | | | | brain. In same fashion it is possible to train the |
| disorders are neurotransmitters dopamine and | | | | brain and the mind to get rid of negative |
| serotonin. Fluctuations in the concentrations of | | | | thoughts, which are keeping the negative |
| these neurotransmitters in the brain are resulting | | | | feedback cycle alive and hence keeping feelings of |
| in fluctuations in the mood. | | | | anxiety and depression alive. |
| Feelings of anxiety and depression are mechanical | | | | |