The relationship between chronic infection and depression is compelling. Suicide among those with chronic Lyme is much higher than the general population, for example. We are nutritionally deficient - depression being a major symptom. We are toxic which also causes mental issues. We are being bombarded with poison every minute. We are lo…
The relationship between chronic infection and depression is compelling. Suicide among those with chronic Lyme is much higher than the general population, for example. We are nutritionally deficient - depression being a major symptom. We are toxic which also causes mental issues. We are being bombarded with poison every minute. We are looking at blue screens for hours. It causes depression fatigue and metabolic dysregulation. It's amazing that we are not all laying in heaps in the streets. There is much that we could do just using common sense - like turn the lights out when you sleep. Seriously. Start with what you CAN do. I have been where you are. I had a Swedish counselor tell me that I would never go on anti depressants again if I committed to one hour of aerobic exercise a day for the rest of my life. I was 24 and dying of an eating disorder. I took the challenge. I am now 64 and although I have been tempted, I take that power walk before I pick up the phone. When I get home, I'm like," I'll wait and see how I feel tomorrow.
The relationship between chronic infection and depression is compelling. Suicide among those with chronic Lyme is much higher than the general population, for example. We are nutritionally deficient - depression being a major symptom. We are toxic which also causes mental issues. We are being bombarded with poison every minute. We are looking at blue screens for hours. It causes depression fatigue and metabolic dysregulation. It's amazing that we are not all laying in heaps in the streets. There is much that we could do just using common sense - like turn the lights out when you sleep. Seriously. Start with what you CAN do. I have been where you are. I had a Swedish counselor tell me that I would never go on anti depressants again if I committed to one hour of aerobic exercise a day for the rest of my life. I was 24 and dying of an eating disorder. I took the challenge. I am now 64 and although I have been tempted, I take that power walk before I pick up the phone. When I get home, I'm like," I'll wait and see how I feel tomorrow.