Stepping out of the darkness of depression

Depression is not a physical entity in the form of a disease.

It ia a thought process that reacts to the negative or positive images we feed into it. If one is constantly brooding about unsavoury happenings in their lives rather than the happy ones, then they themselves are fertilising the seeds of unhappiness in their minds. Unhappiness which is commercially labelled “depression”.

I vouch for self help and my motto is: “We are the products of our own thoughts”. Therefore, we can control our own moods and depression.

The raising of ones own self-esteem and the recognition and elimination of ones self pity will open the doors to step out of the darkness and into the bright sunshine of stability and happiness.

Many moons ago I was in that dark tunnel and came out into the light and it has been bright sunshine all the way over the years since and many others have shared my happiness.

The budget has allocated €35 million for mental help.

If self help as advised above was its main agenda the Government would find itself getting change from its investment and startling change in the health of the nation.

People are made stronger upon realising that the helping hand they need is at the end of their own arm.

Dermot Cooke

Herbert Avenue

Merrion

Dublin 4