Theos-Talk Archives (April 2005 Message tt01672)

Agreed--depression tends to change your perception.

-Mark H.

On 4/25/05, Cass Silva <silva_cass@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Mark
> I agree that what you say is the medical approach to these conditions, but theosophy teaches us that these are a reflection in the physical of something that is occuring on higher dimensions.
> I posted the article as I found it interesting and especially promising that other people in the world have started to look inside for explanations.
> It wasnt sent as a coded message.
> I have experienced all if not many of the below, however, my depressive states, are short lived and I am able to bounce back, as I read many years ago that Blavatsky (this use of her name seems so impersonal to me, but for others, I do it) said fight off depression at all costs.
> Regards
> Cass
> 
> "Mark Hamilton Jr." <waking.adept@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The article has a few things I don't particularly agree with. I don't
> think it's a spiritual thing, for example. If you look up PNE
> (Polyneuronal ectopy), you'll find that when someone has a combination
> of Anxiety, depression, compulsions, and depersonalization disorders,
> it's usually because of the hypersensitivity of the neurons in the
> brain, and they diffuse ions more readily. (Making messages send
> faster, but ultimately triggering parts of the brain like the
> fight-or-flight response in the brain that's associated with panic
> attacks).
> 
> I think the hypersensitivity enables people to easily process and
> perceive information that's normally extremely difficult. I also think
> practicing occultism strengthens/reinforces the condition, while
> conversly the condition helps one practice occultism.
> 
> Does anyone know if any TS members or masters had any kind of nervous
> conditions? I'd like to look more into this.
> 
> -Mark H.
> 
> On 4/25/05, Mark Hamilton Jr. wrote:
> > Strangely, me and my disciple both were diagnosed with clinical
> > anxiety (PAD/GAD) & depression, which at one point was unbearable for
> > both of us.
> >
> > I also have dissociative attacks, which causes the "bursts of energy"
> > kind of feeling that makes you jump.
> >
> > She also remembers me complaining about muscle aches in the morning
> > when I woke up after having dreams about the mahatma. I suggested
> > jokingly, "maybe I'm working out in my sleep."
> >
> > -Mark H.
> >
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Mark Hamilton Jr.
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