This is a very good article.  However, I find that doctors telling you to pull yourself together may be a thing in the past.  From what I see they are just too eager to give you an antidepressant.  Before I got my thought processes under control and when I was still seeing doctors, I once went in because I didn't feel quite right.  I was a bit lethargic.  The doctor without taking any tests decided I was depressed and prescribed an antidepressant.  Without questioning her I took it and after three days I got so sick I think I nearly died.  Chalk that up to another lesson well learned. 

Instead of prescribing a pill or telling somebody to snap out of it (which a depressed person cannot do), we need training on how to work with our thoughts.  This would be a breakthrough in the mental/emotional field.

I don't know if I misunderstood one sentence in the article, which said that our negative thoughts might be the result of a physical problem.  On the contrary.  Our physical condition is a result of our negative thinking.  Working with physical problems and natural supplements should also include working with our thought pattern, our attitude.  Positiveness is imperative for healing.

This type of approach might also put a major dent in the psychiatric field.  Depression starts for a reason, even if has become a chemical imbalance.  By working with one's own lack of self esteem and teaching them how to shift their thinking to the positive, we would see one rapidly progress toward wellbeing.

We are learning that we are really not victims of outward circumstances.  We truly have the power to change circumstances, to create what we want in life.  All it needs is a simple shift of thought.  We need to be taught how to think.  The first thing we need to be taught is to love ourselves.

By teaching people how the energy fields of the mind and body work, we could teach people how to be truly happy, healthy, and live a quality life. 

Hugs,

Luella