THE DEPRESSION TO HAPPINESS SCALE
CONTRASTING AND, IN THE PROCESS, 'SEEING' WHAT TO DO


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Moving yourself over to greater happiness, you'll find certain things to be easier and/or quicker, so they may be the best to start with.  Check off which effects you're having and what you are doing in your life to get those effects.


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DEPRESSION

Core:  Incapable of coping
         All is lost
Role:  Victim
  Someone, something else at
     cause
Thinking:  Distorted
Imaginary world
Fear:  Worthless
         Hopeless
             No recovery


ANXIOUS, FEARFUL

Core:  Doubt, uncertainty
         What's missing, not enough

Role: Victim
     Someone, something else at
     cause
Thinking:  Distorted
Imaginary world, partially
Fear:  Fall short of...
        Hurtful situation
            Recovery not good

HAPPY 

Core:  Sufficient Certainty
              What I Have, For Sure
Role: Creator, Nurturing Adult
     I am at cause, 100% responsible
Thinking: Rational, objective
Real world
Fear: Only of physically harmful
        I can recover, no matter what

Unrealistic expectations
Fault, blame, criticism (of self, of others)
Complaining, gossiping, negative talk
Comparison
Prevent "hits" to the system   

Iifestyle:  Add reading
             Add abstract thinking, studying

Nutrition:  Stable blood sugar, brain/body in homeostasis; high carbs all complex
Breathing:  Catch shallow breathing and restore deep slow breathing



Realistic expectations
No fault, no blame, no criticism (of self, of others)
Zero complaining, no negative talk, positive languaging
No comparison


Problems accumulated - What is wrong?
    Delayed dealing and/or incomplete correction

Allow/cause wild fluctuations, irregularity
   Alarms set off, caught up in conditions rather than solving 
   Physically gyrating, breathing off
   Scattered thoughts, victim of
   Self criticism instead of self-care, soothing



Solutions: How can I create good stuff in life?
   Immediate, complete correction

Keep balance, minimize fluctuations, maintain high functioning  (homeostasis)
   Grounding psychologically (develop certainty...)
   Catch all "offs" - Correct immediately (Life Champion)
   Physically
   Calming, attention training
   Self-care, soothing 
Cause own "hits" to the system

Lifestyle:  News programs
              Entertainment TV
              Internet surfing
Physical "hits"
Iadequate exercise, too much sitting
Nutrition:  Blood sugar fluctuations, brain/body out of whack; refined foods, inadequate hydration (big effect on brain)
      
Breathing:  Shallow, poor oxygenating, brain low on oxygen 

No mental stimulation