How Depressed Is America
Yesterday I was listening to Dr. Norm Shealy. He stated that 40% of Americans are clinically depressed, 20% of Americans are one or two points away from being clinically depressed and that 80% of all American’s are unhappy.
YIKES!! No wonder marketers make a fortune selling superficial products that provide a moment of happiness. If we keep buying we can at least feel as if we are staying ahead of our unhappiness.
He goes on to explain multiple causes for our depression from difficult child births, religious belief that we are born in sin, anger, guilt to mastering our own demise.
He then goes on to explain multiple ways in which we are able to reduce our depression; working out, having a massage, listening to relaxing music, eating natural foods, sex (beer commercials have this one down.)
He also states that studies show that the majority of people who have died from cancer or heart disease suffered from depression.
Then he goes on to say that there is a cure for depression – a changing of the way we process our thoughts.
If you wish to dig a little deeper here is his website: http://www.normshealy.com
I’m not sure if this is still available – listen to Dr. Norm Shealy here: http://attendthisevent.com/?eventID=13578420
“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”
~Marcus Aurelius
