5 Minute Therapy Tips - Episode 03: Depression

We can think about depression as being something that is really crippling to those who suffer from it. One of the main problems with depression is anhedonia - the inability to experience pleasure. Victims of depression are not capable of simply "enjoying life" because of this crippling anhedonia.

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with Jeff Zeig, PhD

Presented by:
The Milton H. Erickson Foundation

Sponsored by:
Evolution of Psychotherapy 2017
December 13-17, 2017

Images:
Andreas Steiner

Music:

[edithdlp]

I have been disabled since January 2019 due to a brain surgery. I recently discovered this channel which helped me when I was in a low moment. I am currently on a walker. Thank you Dr. Jeff. Btw I am only 45.

[CyborgFairy]

I’ve had depression and suicidal thoughts for 6 years. No matter how many hospitals I go to they don’t help so I decided to go onto YouTube to find some help and then I find this channel. Thank you so much for the advice it’s something I truly needed to hear!

[nekrophim]

Amazing. decades of attempting to process depression and I've realised whats helped me the most is exactly these things.. making that map, making he small changes that will accidentally create the opposite of depression.

[EllaDeJong]

"wake up the components .." Thank you Jeff (and all others!)

[cherihausmann]

I believe that most depression actually stems from something deeper. Maybe behavioral does work for a time, but life is in a constant state of change. It is primarily an existential longing I believe.

[cheetahgoldenfire]

Great! Awakened in them a new positive experience.

[ckd_]

Very well said... When you get dormant to any feeling that let to depression

[Renishypnotized]

Yea.. thank you for everything! I got depression ever since my classmate started to hate me.. I was sad and everything... But this video helped me out.. fake smile doesn't work for me anymore..

[tg]

Thanks Dr. Zeig--Changing a component--currently reflecting on your mini-tale of pipe-awkward, pipe-awkward tale that changed a component

[tg]

This is extremely valuable--Currently mining the depths of Dr. Zeig's book "The Induction of Hypnosis" I cannot thank you enough--definitely plan on sharing this and merging this into life

[hp]

You guys are one of the best channels out there who look out for people like us ❤

[newtonpassos]

Congratulations to Dr. Jeff Zeig on his crystal clear explanation about depression. Newton Passos

[nancy]

I do it with overwhelmed! I’m happy if I can lay around and watch YouTube instead of doing my goals esp organization and my judgement because I’m a slob.... not so nice in my judgement of myself. So I switch over to hand on brow

[jordenlafortune]

Listening to this made my depression worse. Thanks.

[sarbjeetkhosaUcan]

Hi, Thanks so much for sharing... I would like to know books on depression because I am a Life Coach and working with people especially who are in depression

[MEHECORNER]

Greetings from the Island of Java, Indonesia. Great help of mine to help some depressed person.

[rubengreenberg]

Question: Did Dr. Erickson medicate his patients: those suffering from depression, for example? H was, after all, an MD; a psychiatrist.

[nicoladonato]

FOCUS on that which is GOOD
Attend to things that are positive and good
All challenges can be overcome and it is easier to overcome when we focus on those positive or nice things
It is helpful to ignore all of the negative and confusing parts of the strange world
It is more helpful to attend to things that are just good and nice
In some sense its true, you get more of what you focus on
Simplifying things is also very helpful
Most of the things we really need in life we are born with these capacities
Rejoice in challenges cause they strengthen endurance and sculpt our understanding

[kc]

Very good. ‘How do we ‘do’ depression.

[Squidgepuff]

Could you give examples of “mapping “ depression ?