India is home to an estimated 57 million people affected by depression. Worldwide more than 300 million people are engulfed by this invisible dark cloud. Diagnosing this silent killer that creeps into our life despite the best of material comforts or fame, secretly gnawing away our inner self-esteem, is a big challenge.
At its mildest, one may simply feel persistently low in spirit, while at its most, severe depression can make one feel suicidal and that life is no longer worth living. The findings from National Mental Health Survey 2015–2016 showed that nearly 30% of those with depression also get entangled in addictions and substance abuse. For many sufferers, it manifests into issues like hypertension, diabetes and hormonal disorders. Ever since the pandemic hit India in March 2020 and the resulting job cuts, business losses and shutdown, depression has been the topmost mental and emotional issue affecting individuals and families.
One widespread myth about mental health issues, such as depression, is that it takes months and numerous appointments with a counsellor, to get better. Also, people inadvertently approach psychiatrists hoping for a medical cure. There are other studies that show that the benefits of depression medication have been exaggerated. Whilst medications offer some help in the healing process, depression cannot be treated completely with medication. Moreover, while the effect of antidepressants is temporary, they could bring along long-term side effects from prolonged use. This is where unconventional sciences like Neuro Linguistics Programming (NLP) dramatically improve the chances of depression cure using simple techniques without the side-effects of medication.
A blend of sciences that were evolving in the 1950s and 1960s, Neuro Linguistics Programming is an amalgamation of psychology, linguistics, cybernetics and hypnosis all balanced together in a wonderful transformational cocktail.
Founded in the 70’s by Dr Richard Bandler and Dr John Grinder, NLP provides simple and practical ways in which you can change the way that you think, view past events, and approach life. Unlike psychoanalysis, which focuses on the ‘why’, NLP is a practical science with techniques that focus on the ‘how’ to get results.
Scores of students who completed NLP Practitioner and NLP Master Practitioner courses have consistently noticed how application of their methods have quickly and permanently helped people come out of long- term depression and lead fulfilling lives.
Imagine someone suffering from months or even years of depression, starts seeing improvements in the very first session and perhaps even comes out of it completely in just few weeks? That too, with no medication. This is not magic, but a set of proven techniques coming from NLP. Most NLP techniques take less than 30 minutes and often need to be done just once with permanent results. “what if you can permanently get rid of any sort of stress, anxiety, anger or negative thoughts in just five minutes using simple techniques?”
To begin with, NLP meta model process can help Clients breakdown their thinking into specific areas and contexts that lead to the feeling of sadness, helplessness and debilitating feelings. Supplemented with extremely potent reframing techniques, the meta model and reframing patterns can help Clients see totally different, usually highly motivating perspectives of their past circumstances. A skilled NLP Practitioner can smoothly navigate the client through alternative viewpoints that completely neutralize their original negative perception of past events. Whilst such skillful use of linguistics dramatically changes perspectives, other NLP techniques such as change personal history, belief change and self-image process can deliver the final punch that blow away the last remnants of unwanted negative thoughts and transporting the client towards a new world of dreams and positive thinking. All of these can be achieved in just a few sessions.
Every year, hundreds of people use the incredible power of Neuro Linguistics Programming to break the chains of sadness, anxiety and depression holding them down and lead extremely positive and fulfilling lives. Anybody can learn NLP through courses conducted by a Licensed NLP Trainer with deep practical experience of actual working with clients.