Did You Know?
Pain processing, Peace, cognitive behavioral therapy, happiness, inner peace, thinking errors July 31st, 2008Did you know?
- 98% of people are emotional pain carriers in at least one area of their lives? (results of a 20 year study conducted by the Napoleon Hill Foundation)?
- Unprocessed emotional pain is the source of depression? (Sure there is physical or medical depression, but a large number of people who are diagnosed with physical depression are misdiagnosed.)
- Over 6,000,000 people do a search for depression every month (on Google alone)?
- Carrying around emotional pain in at least one area affects everything you do?
- Carrying around emotional pain prevents you from reaching your potential?
- Carrying around emotional pain robs you from peace and happiness?
- Children often start carrying emotional pain by the age of four?
- By the age of eight these children have already discovered an escape behavior? (escape behaviors can become addictions)
- People can learn the attitudes and skills necessary to remove emotional pain?
- Thoughts come before feelings?
- Thoughts can be changed?
- Thinking errors or stinkin’ thinkin’ (as some call it) leads to depression (mild or severe)?
- Thinking errors filter out reality?
- 98% of people are engaging in thinking errors?
- Faulty thinking prevents a person from processing pain and leading a fulfilled life?
- Thinking errors lead to more pain?
Could you be one of the 98%?
This post sets the stage for our thinking error series: Change Your Life - One Thought at a Time. Don’t be left out…If you’re not subscribed to Principles for Peace click here to subscribe now. Many people say that this is the most important lesson they learn in SFT Awareness. I am indebted to Ron Wilkins and Gary Washer for passing along this information to me.
To learn more, Ron’s book Removing Emotional Pain is a great resource. (No commisions off of this one, just great information.) You may also check it out on google books by clicking here.
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July 31st, 2008 at 8:38 pm
Depression is so wide spread — I’m amazed about how few of the SI/PD bloggers (self improvement/personal development) talk about it. I know the severe forms are considered medical conditions so we amateurs ought to tread lightly, but there is a lot of depression we can heal on our own.
ari
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July 31st, 2008 at 9:26 pm
Well said Ari, we can not only heal a lot of depression ourselves, but so much of it is preventable. I have known people who suffered with depression that needed medication and got it thankfully (They should be applauded.) and I have known those who didn’t need medication, but got a prescription anyway and took their “happy pill” to feel better. Real depression does exist (and needs to be treated medically), but not as much as people think.
August 1st, 2008 at 3:59 am
Hi Jennifer,
Those are staggering facts. Personally I don’t feel depressed, but at different times in my life I was. Although professional help may have been the answer, it was at a time when there was a stigma attached to it. I’m happy I was able to work through it, and my faith in a Higher Power turned out to be the answer.
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August 1st, 2008 at 10:59 am
Barbara, I’m so glad that you were able to work through those times with your faith. That is powerful. I’m also glad there’s not so much of a stigma associated with getting help for depression now. I think asking for help is a sign of strength. People should never feel ashamed to ask for help. I hope people keep seeking help and get the right kind for them.
August 1st, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Well, as the rest of you read and comment here over the next few days I’ll be on vacation with no internet access. Keep reading and posting and I’ll be back in a few days. Thanks to everyone who stops by.
August 2nd, 2008 at 12:22 am
OK, I’ll say it. I’m depressed. I’m working through it though and when I come out on the other side of this, look out world! And… there will be another side so, keep your sunglasses handy! The sun’s gonna shine real bright!
It’s difficult to admit or accept this. I haven’t blogged about it yet, because quite frankly I don’t know what to say — I have no answers or groundbreaking insights to share…. yet!
My friends are being very supportive. It helps that a number of them have also been “down the tube” so to speak. So, to anyone else who might be down that tube, hang in there. You are not alone and this is only temporary.
Thanks for this post Jennifer. I do believe that faulty thinking plays a huge role in depression, as does unexpressed emotion.
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August 2nd, 2008 at 2:38 am
6 million people search for depression? The stats are really staggering! It’s even more pervasive than I originally thought.
Thanks for sharing,
Evelyn
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August 2nd, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Could you be one of the 98%? Yes!
August 3rd, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Jennifer -
These stats are very shocking. I’m saddened to read that children often have been attacked by depression at an early age of 4. That’s a playful stage of life. These stats are staggering but collectively we can make difference in our own life and that of others by being compassionate and helpful.
Shilpan
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August 5th, 2008 at 2:29 am
wow…”98% of people are engaging in thinking errors” interesting…
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August 7th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Well, I’m back from my trip and I have to admit it’s hard to get back in the swing of things.
Davina, I’m so glad that you shared this with us. Most all of us have been where you are before. It’s great that you are admiting it and talking about it. Denying it and keeping it bottled up will certainly only make things worse. You are so fortunate to have friends to lean on and support you. Count your blessings! I love your attitude - how you know that it’s only temporary and that you will come out better on the other side. That’s so important to focus on and keep in mind. Thanks again for sharing - I know that will make a difference in the lives of many readers.
Evelyn, yes, very staggering indeed!
Jackal, hang in there! There is light on the other side!
Shilpan, yes it is sad that children start carrying emotional pain by the age of four. It is encouraging that we can make a differene. It is my goal to be able to help people do just that. Being compassionate and helpful is so important in life.
Shamele, Welcome! Yes, these statistics are very interesting!
August 13th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
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