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In his best-selling book Change You Brain, Change Your Life, Dr. Amen suggests that the deep limbic system is the bonding and mood controlling center, located at the center of the brain. The various functions of this system are
- setting the emotional tone of the mind
- filtering external events
- tagging events as internally important
- modulating motivation
- controlling appetite and sleep cycles
- promoting bonding
- directly processing the sense of smell
- modulating libido
This brain system gives you the capacity to solve problems, plan, organize, and think rationally. It sets your emotional tone, so when the deep limbic system is less active, you feel positive and hopeful.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
SEVERE DEPRESSION: You feel down and emotionally drained most of the time. You feel sad, worried, and tired. You don’t have much energy; the effort it takes to do things, such as socialize or make love to your partner, doesn’t seem worth the pleasure. You feel as if a dark cloud is hanging over your life. Nothing is working and you aren’t sure why not. You cry often and easily. You find it hard to eat or you overeat. You have a difficult time sleeping or you sleep all the time as a temporary escape. You feel like a drain on others, like you bring them down.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Moderate Depression: You feel sad and melancholy at times and you can’t pinpoint a reason. You have low energy and it may take all your effort to get excited about anything. The simplest things, such as getting ready to go out or sexual activity, are too much effort. You cry easily, you are emotionally sensitive, and you feel the pain of the world. You have a hard time sleeping, either falling asleep or staying asleep, or you’re sleeping too much. You may not be eating or you may be overeating. You get irritable and impatient. You feel bad about yourself and your life at times, and you feel that there aren’t any answers.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Guest Post written by Linda Lochridge Hoenigsberg
Flipping through a magazine, you come across a colorful photograph of a young couple sipping hot chocolate, wrapped in a fluffy red fleece throw. In the background are children playing with their new toys, sitting in front of a crackling fire. A beautifully decorated Christmas tree sparkles in the corner of the artfully decorated living room. Your mind quickly does the math, and you glance around at meager (in comparison) furnishings and a Charley Brown tree. You come up short, and you begin to feel that familiar sense of gloom descend upon you, a heavy hand on the top of your head.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
Mild Depression: You sometimes feel tired or down for no definable reason. You may have a hard time getting motivated to do things. Sleeping may be a problem at times. You may feel sad or overly sensitive about things. Perhaps you cry a little more easily than you use to. Possibly you’re eating too much or too little. You may have less energy and enthusiasm. These are all signs of mild depression, which everyone experiences at one time or another. If they continue, get worse, or affect the quality of your life on an ongoing basis, it’s time to take action.
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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Anxiety, Coach, Depression, Grief, Health, Illness, Loneliness, Loss, Lucinda Bassett, Mental Illness, Negative Thinking, Positive Thinking, PTSD, Relationships, Sadness, Sexual Abuse, Starting Over, Truth Be Told.
