Out-of-the-Box Ways to Counter Chronic Depression

Countering is different than overcoming. Overcoming is getting over an obstacle or challenge entirely, whereas countering is more opposing something. Some challenges are big and will take time and dedication to overcome. Depression, for example, is much more complicated than one article can solve. Instead of trying to guide you that way, we want to help you learn as an alternative how to first find counters to it. When you deal with chronic depression, even anxiety and other negative emotions, every day has elements that of being in a battle. We need to learn how to counter the triggers and patterns holding us firmly where we are in order to avoid the pitfalls.

So, to do that, let’s take a look at depression. What causes it? There are a few of the obvious answers like hormone & chemical imbalances, life circumstances, disabilities, and things like that, b

ut let’s take a look at a few other causes that get a little less attention; things that you might have a little more control over.

1. No Direction:

You feel lost, confused, and don’t know what to do or where to head to get out of it. What is your big goal or purpose in life? What do you want and where do you want to go?

One of the biggest reasons we find ourselves falling back into depression over and over again is because we are lost, stuck, or are otherwise pretty thrown off balance by the world we are living in. It is hard to build confidence or to head down the directions that are right for us when we are caught up by feelings of confusion or despair.

There is no easy way to say it, but you need to figure it out. When you are lost or feeling confused you might not have found your ‘thing’ yet. It could be a passion, a goal, other people, but whatever it is you need to discover what ignites your personal fire. Even if you don’t know exactly where you are going, when you find a direction to head a whole world of options and possibilities could open up for you.

2. Believing External Factors

When you don’t have a firm foundation of self-truths you are more likely to be swayed or convinced by external factors like family or friends, strangers, society messages, and circumstances. If you’re not careful you might actually start believing them. As soon as you give in and believe these mistruths or accept them as true you set yourself into the rhythm, and vibration, of these projections.

In order to counter believing in these external variables it is important to have a strong grasp of who you are despite these noisier interpretations. Remember that no one has the full story of your mind, self, or life but you. No one is privy to the internal dialogue you have, your intentions, feelings, matters of heart, or your full history. Even your parents, family, or close friends don’t know or have access to the entire picture. (And never will.)

They will build their assumptions based on what they see or the smidgen of your life that they have access to judge. This is why you need to be clear on what your truth is and invest yourself more into that image than the ones they project. You will struggle with your need for validation, but believe me, once you hone in on your truth and can start believing in yourself, you won’t need their validation as much. You might first need to learn how to look passed them for a while until you get the ground more under your feet and moving at a pace you are confident in.

3. Negative Internal Dialogue:

You are not your thoughts, but it’s still pretty easy to get caught up by your internal dialogue, isn’t it? What you think, say, or believe about yourself will find its way to repeating itself. Eventually you could establish full thought patterns developed with triggers, activations, and repeating sequences.

Pay attention to the level of negativity or even toxicity in your thoughts. Do you seem condescending, angry, or resentful towards yourself? When you make a mistake do you throw an insult at yourself (“oh, you idiot!”)? Do you see yourself in the way others seem to see you when you look in the mirror or observe yourself? Do you believe them?

If so, it’s ok. We all get overtaken by the information and feedback we receive from others and our world in general. One way to counter negative thinking is to argue with yourself. Don’t take your own crap. Stop your thoughts as soon as you notice your unnecessary negative edge and tell yourself no, that the thought was not true or useful, and then correct the thought with a new direction.

The most helpful part for me was to firmly tell myself ‘no’ and stopping whatever I was thinking dead in its tracks. I had to stop the current pattern and reprogram it with the new pattern of the things I wanted to think about instead. I would also designate a positive topic to fall back on in order to revert my thoughts onto something that I felt was actually useful. It’s going to take practice, but you can counter negative thoughts with better self-truths and intentional goal-based thinking.

4. Expectations and Wants:

Sometimes we just expect too much, and it is harder to be satisfied unless we have the things we want. As we grow up we establish expectations about the world we are in and the life we are supposed to live in it. We get these ideas of the world from those we grow up around, like what our relationships should be like, what our careers should resemble, down to how our family should function and how responsibilities get shared.

But more often than not, the expectations we set our sights on are a far stretch from where the twists and turns of our lives actually let us end up. If we become so set on only being happy with the one image of our expectations, we too can fall under the grinding wheels of our own lives. We are more likely to be depressed, anxious, or temperamental with others when we are dissatisfied with where we currently are in ourselves.

One thing to remember is that our inside perspective will greatly affect our physical reality for two reasons. On one end, our reality is an energetic representation of our thoughts and vibrational output. On the other, outside of energy, we short sight ourselves. We fail to see what we have or the opportunities already within our grasp. And this is where gratitude comes in. When we are grateful for what we have, we are not being blinded by an unfulfilled image we have for our lives. When we are more focused on seeing what we have right now it is much harder to be dissatisfied with what we think we should have. And when we are grateful our vibration will resonate in a way that will attract more and more to be grateful for.

It’s ok to have a goal, just be careful that you don’t obsess so much on not having reached the goal, or in not having what you want yet, that you fail to see what you have or the opportunities that exist right in front of you.

5. Patterns & Programs:

Even when you try to change your ways, attitudes, and behaviors it can be hard getting it all to stick. Sometimes we make changes and they seem to work until we encounter a person or circumstance that triggers our old patterns back to the foreground. How do you get past this resetting effect and permanently change your patterns?

For one, you can’t just erase your old patterns, you have to recreate them. Instead of focusing on the negative pattern think about the opposite, ask yourself ‘what do you want instead’? When you are focused on the direction you want to be in and the patterns you want to make, it will get easier to counter your resistance to change.

While we don’t mean too, we are naturally resistant to change. Even negative patterns can become a sort of comfort zone that can be very tricky to break out of. To effect real change when it comes to our patterns we need to really nail down our goals and decide that we are serious enough about reaching them to do what it takes.

All in all, working with your own mind is complicated.

You are a mixture of all of your experiences, thoughts, and emotions, whether self-guided or established by the pre-programming caused by others. Tackling the challenges of our mind can be a harrowing experience that is often daunting when we start. It might just be one of the most terrifying and realest things you will ever do. But once you pass beyond who you are now to who you want to be, all of the hard stuff will be worth it.

Mental Mainframes specializes in helping people overcome their patterns to establish new mental programs that actually get you where you are trying to go. We dive into the mind in a unique way to help our clients overcome their challenges through an outside perspective. If you feel that your challenges are more than you can tackle on your own don’t hesitate to reach out for help.

What is more important? Getting to your goals and the life you want, or succumbing to your fears of rejection and disappointment? Our real selves are there buried inside of us; we don’t have to be alone while we piece our puzzle together and figure it out.

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