Emotions in the Western World

Many, many people in the United States suffer from bouts of anxiety and depression. Our Western medical establishment’s answer to this is to offer prescription drugs. But while these drugs might be more cost effective than psychotherapy, they are merely ―quick fixes‖ that suppress a person’s symptoms rather than address the cause of their suffering. Anti-anxiety and anti-depressant drugs do not heal the cause of our problems, they only mask the symptoms and deprive people of the opportunity to heal and grow. When we come to realize the underlying cause of our symptoms, we will clearly see that an internal selfblaming voice is seeking correction.

There are some occasions when people can be helped by pharmaceuticals. These are individuals who are experiencing suicidal behavior or psychosis due to severe biochemical imbalances that result from a combination of psychological stress, nutritional imbalances, medical conditions and ingestion of either prescribed or illegal drugs. However, the majority of people who suffer from anxiety and depression are not severely biochemically imbalanced and are primarily in need of psychotherapy to help them develop higher vibrational beliefs and to learn to eat a diet of higher vibrating foods.

Plato, in his ancient wisdom, prescribed a holistic alternative to the current Western methodology when he wrote, ―The cure of a part should not be attempted without treatment of the whole. No attempt should be made to cure the body without the soul, and if the head and body are to be healthy, you must begin by curing the mind.‖ 4 Our conscious and unconscious beliefs are the engine of our mind.