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By Gwynne Curry
By Gwynne Curry

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a report

stating that the number of people who experience depression

is doubling every ten years and that by 2020 it will be the

most pervasive illness in the world and the second leading

cause of death.

Why is this happening in an affluent society such as ours

that currently spends more money on medical care than at any

other time in history?

There are many factors contributing to this increase in the

number of people who are suffering the debilitating effects

of depression.

This article will shed some light on some of these factors.

1. The News Media

Our news media is a major contributing factor to the rise of

depression. Out of all the good things that happen every

single day, the news on TV, the radio and in newspapers

focuses almost exclusively on the small percentage of things

that are wrong in our world.

Believing what you hear or read in the news leaves you with

the feeling that the world situation and the physical

condition of our planet are in a downward spiral with little

hope for improvement.

If you watch, listen to, or read the news everyday you are

feeding your mind with the equivalent of garbage. Have you

ever heard the computer term garbage in, garbage out? This

is not only true with computers, but also the human mind.

2. Pharmaceutical Companies

Prescriptions for antidepressants issued to children and

adolescents grew three to tenfold between 1987 and 1996.

Between 1998 and 2002 there was a 50 percent overall

increase in antidepressant prescriptions despite the lack of

proof they cure depression.

The April 2004 issue of the journal "Psychiatric Services"

reports findings of a study conducted by Express Scripts.

This study shows that the use of antidepressant medications

continues to grow by about 10 percent annually among

children and adolescents.

U.K. and U.S. studies indicate there are increased suicidal

tendencies in many young patients taking these drugs.

Children and teens are at a stage in their lives where their

brain is developing rapidly. This raises a question regarding

unknown and long-term side effects of these drugs being

prescribed during this critical stage of growth.

While natural remedies are an option, doctors rarely suggest

their use. When discussing natural remedies in her book

"Molecules of Emotion," Candace Pert, Ph.D., (recognized as

the worlds foremost brain researcher) has this to say in

regard to natural remedies: The answer reflects the

economics of medicine. Since the natural substances are not

patentable, there is no incentive for drug companies to

study their benefits, and so the vast majority of M.D.s, who

get their information about drugs from the drug companies,

dont even know about them.

Pharamceutical companies are publicly traded corporations

that have a legal responsibility to their shareholders to

increase profits. How do they do this? According to Kevin

Trudeau in his book Natural Cures They Dont Want You To

Know About they do it by producing their product at the

lowest possible cost, selling it at the highest price, and

selling as much as they can.

According to Mr. Trudeau, the health care industry, defined

as the treatment, prevention and diagnosis of disease, is

the most profitable industry in the world. It is true that

enormous amounts of money will continue to be made as long

as people stay sick. It is not in the best interest of the

pharmaceutical companies for you to get healthy and stay

healthy.

3. The School System

Our school system is still pretty much focused on learning

the three Rs: reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic. Yes, these

are important fundamentals that one needs to function well

in society. But, one needs to know more than these basics to

succeed in life.

Have you ever studied for a test in school and passed with

flying colors only to forget all the answers when they were

no longer important for you to remember them?

Well known and respected financial author of the "Rich Dad"

series of books, Robert T. Kiyosaki, touched on this subject

in one of his earlier books, "If You Want to Be Rich & Happy:

Dont Go to School?: Ensuring Lifetime Security for Yourself

and Your Children" published in 1995. He believes theres a

flaw in a system that rewards students for memorizing facts,

but fails to help teach them to succeed in the real world.

Today a standard is set in all subjects and every child is

expected to achieve that standard. If they dont, theyre

looked at as deficient in some way, or less than perfect, by

their teacher and the school system in general. This system

of comparison is detrimental to the self-esteem of the child

which leads to depression.

4. Concern Over What Other People Think

People often worry about what others will think of them if

they seek help for their depression, especially males. There

is the erroneous belief that depression is something only

women have, causing men to feel they are weak when they

are depressed.

Also, people who are depressed have the tendency to look at

themselves as failures and to adopt the belief that other

people see them as failures. They end up expending a lot of

energy worrying about this and doing little or nothing to

get help with their depression.

5. Our Natural Tendency Toward Dependency

From the time we are born most of us are taught to depend on

others to know what is best for us and to tell us what to do.

We have been taught to depend on our parents to know what is

best for us when we are young and even into adulthood. We

have been taught to look to our teachers and schools to know

what is best for us if our parents dont know. We have been

taught to depend on our preferred religious organization for

our spiritual needs, on doctors and conventional medicine

for our health needs, on the government to provide for and

take care of us after retirement (or before), etc.

This attitude has led us to believe we aren't in control of

our lives or our destiny. This fosters feelings of

powerlessness that naturally leads to depression.

Now that you know more about what is causing the number of

depressed people to increase so rapidly, what can be done to

counteract these conditions? Are there solutions?

Gwynne Curry, who suffered with depression for 30+ years,

reveals the proven method she personally used to overcome

her depression in her ebook "You Can Heal Your Depression

Now! No Expensive Therapy... No Dangerous Antidepressants..."

Gwynne has now lived depression free for more than five

years and shares with you everything she learned during her

20+ year search to find the answers to living depression

free.

If you, or someone you know, suffer with depression, don't

pass this by. Just imagine, you could be feeling better in

less than 30 days.

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