What Actually Is Depression?

So if thoughts are simply a representation of the past experience and the environment, then how do we stop compulsive thoughts? If thinking is what the brain does and it keeps on thinking about a particular thing or event. How do we stop it? We are going to discover this together. Let’s unpack this and understand what is actually happening. Compulsive thoughts are thoughts which lead to other thoughts. They are like a thinker of the other thoughts. The thoughts which create agitation, frustration, anger or fear. No one has a choice of stopping these thoughts or any thought or decision for that matter. Thoughts come and go and you can experience the whole movement of them. But no one wants to live in a state of continuous thinking - yet we all do. A brain which is thinking about a good thing for itself is perhaps fine and is in peace with itself. A brain which thinks about a “bad” thought for itself is the problem. When this loop of thoughts start, there is no end to it. The brain is almost always thinking. Perhaps it gets a little break when you sleep. But the thought process continues. All thoughts are just thoughts. A chemical reaction. An energy flow. It’s just that the brain has been fed information about what thoughts are good and what are bad and what they mean. The brain creates this concept of duality when experiencing a thought, hence some thoughts are pleasant and others are not. This idea of preferring one thought over another. This is also highly subjective. A thought for one person is good and the same thought for another is bad. So there is no good or bad thought. It is just a thought. You will also notice that sometimes we get addicted to thoughts. We, as in our brains. The brain gets addicted to it.  Even if they are not pleasant. Why is that then? If the brain knows very well what thought is good and what is bad, why does it go into continuous autopilot of bad thoughts, leading to suffering, sadness and desperation and depression? Let’s discover this together. It is natural for the brain to think. That is its job. It won’t stop doing that. Now, thinking includes all thoughts. A thought arises from some activity in the brain, without warning. No one has any control over thoughts. They come and they go. The reason a thought arises could be attributed to trillions of events which happen inside and outside of the body. The weather, the environment, the stomach, the sleep pattern, the neighbour, culture, history, education… you name it. It is rather very elaborate why a single thought may arise. We won’t go into that now though! Once an unpleasant thought arises, there is instantly another thought which follows. That I, the person, thought that thought or made a decision. My friends, the decision was purely made by the brain based on its knowledge. ~The next thought is perhaps that you made the decision, reinforcing the fact that you as a person exist!There is there another thought about this person who you think you are. You think is the thinker. A thought rooted deep in our culture. A thought of not wanting to think. A thought of always wanting to be ok. A thought of resistance for the other thought - and then the drama of thoughts starts. It’s not the first thought which is the problem. It is the thought, the continuous thought, and the reminder from our society and family that everything should be ok all the time. It is a reminder humans have built themselves by defining and saving a memory of what is good. Who doesn't want to be good all the time? Yes, me and you! But is that possible, no! In a quest to be better, feel better, do better and be a better person, we forget who we actually are. We forget to accept what is. Life around us is a constant reminder to be better. All the time. For the rest, please listen to the podcast

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