The Real Help for Depression Program
Depression is a serious
illness and enrolment in any program should not be considered
without the ongoing care of your
supervising physician.
Although you will receive
powerful help from this program, and most people obtain relief very
quickly, this program can in no way replace the care and supervision of
your doctor, for a number of important reasons.
This program does not purport
to offer 24-hour assistance, and is not in any way an emergency
service. Rather it provides a way of learning about an array
of real causes for depression, identifying what may be at play in your
own unique case, and showing you simple, safe and easy methods to gain
improvement quickly.
If your doctor has prescribed
medication for your depression, it is essential that you follow his/her
instructions in that matter. Never increase, decrease, or
substitute your medication without careful consultation with your
doctor. Even though some medications may not "work" for you,
they can nevertheless have severe effects upon change or withdrawal and
your doctor must be responsible for recommending and monitoring any
change whatsoever.
Who Runs the Program?
To read about the background
and experience of the program leader, please see
www.realhelpfordepression.com/about.html.
Christine Sutherland is recognised internationally as a leader in the
treatment of depression, and she has designed a program which
is
based on the best evidence available from neurophysiology.
How Have the
Techniques Been Tested?
Non-controlled trials have
been run in 3 countries, with over 31,000 patients, with outstanding
results. In Australia there has been a single small study,
again with outstanding results. These results mirror our
clinical experience with depressive clients over the past
decade.
What Does the
Program Involve?
This depends on how you choose
to do the
program. Some people prefer to simply buy the manual and work
through on their own, under the supervision of their doctor or
specialist, while others elect to join as a member at
TopLifeSolutions.com and receive one-on-one support via the member-only
forums, while others choose to work one-on-one in private with
Christine.
Where you choose to engage with
us
one-on-one, whether that is via the forums or via private consultation,
we work with you to determine what physical and psychological factors
may be at play in your depression, and we may make recommendations
relating to diagnostic procedures to help your doctor more accurately
pinpoint chemical imbalances.
The main focus of the program
is teaching and helping you use simple methods to prevent your nervous
system from replaying depressive symptoms and move into higher mood
states and stronger, more resilient, healthy responses to your
environment.
This is completely different
to expecting you to use "willpower" to simply "try to see things
differently". We already know that you are doing the best
that you can, and that may not even be keeping things under control,
let alone working!
So we definitely will not be asking you to
use willpower. Instead we'll show you how to get your brain to
switch off those distressing thoughts, feelings, and physical
sensations that so often accompany depression, and to deliver the
healthy, happy life you deserve.
Will I Have to Keep
Using the Methods for the Rest of My Life?
No, not at all! The aim of these
methods is to make permanent adjustments to the way your nervous system
works. It's possible
that you could become depressed again in the future, but far less
likely.
How Fast Can I
Expect Results?
Whilst our clinical experience
and research shows rapid change, often immediately and usually within a
few days, for some people changes are slower, and it is thought that in
these cases some damage may have been done due to changed brain
chemistry.
For example, the hippocampus,
which is involved in short-term memory (just one of its functions), may
have shrunk in size and become less effective. It is
important to realise that we now know this damage is very
reversible. With lifestyle and other changes, the hippocampus
can and does regenerate relatively quickly.
As you will see from the
clinical trial in Australia (peer-reviewed and published in the
academic journal "Frontier Perspectives") over 90% of participants were
able to eliminate their depression within 6 days, and at 6 month
follow-up had improved still further.
How Much Does it
Cost, and How Do I Register?
Cost depends on your treatment
choice.
If you elect to purchase the
manual and on-line treatment program the cost of purchase is just $US67. You can purchase
the manual HERE.
Finally, you may decide that
you'd prefer to work in private, one-on-one with Christine.
The cost in that case is $US160per
hour, paid in advance via credit card (mastercard or visa) or
PayPal. The manual is included in that fee and you can still
access the on-line treatment program. To access private
consultation, please email us
direct on info@lifeworks-group.com.au.
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