Depression Selfhelp Question 6: What are your emotions telling you?

Let’s now consider question 6 in our 7 part series.

Question Number 6: In addition to your feelings of depression, do you suffer regularly and severely from any of the following emotions?

1. Suicidal thoughts?
2. Anxiety, Anger, Explosiveness, Mood Swings, Violence?
3. Addictive behavior?
4. Fatigue?

Just as physical signs (e.g. thin hair, acne) can be an indicator of specific biochemical imbalances in the body, so can certain negative emotions. Not everyone that has depression has suicidal thoughts, anxiety, mood swings, or fatigue; however, some people with depression do. If you are one of these individuals it may help narrow down the biochemical imbalances that are contributing to your depression.

If you have a short fuse, tend to have outbursts, or struggle with anger, the biochemical causes that are more likely to be involved in your mental health issues include reactive hypoglycemia, toxic overload, essential fatty acid deficiencies, and perhaps female hormone deficiencies. In the table below I’ll point you to the type of biochemical imbalances (and the chapters) that can be involved in each of the emotions mentioned above.

Hopefully by now you have a better understanding of the possible physical causes for your depression. If you’re interested in learning what tests can be used to diagnose these physical imbalances, and the how to treat them I suggest that you get a copy of my book.

There is still 1 more question to come in this 7 part series- so check back in a couple of days.

Talk to you then.

Here’s to your depression free life!

Janelle

Dr Janelle Sinclair

To download a free report which discusses ALL of the 7 Self help Depression questions (and how to interpret them) visit http://www.breakingfreefromdepression.com