Questions about Depression

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1) can someone be depressed, and not realise it? (it's not a matter of denial, but not recognising the state that you are in, somehow closing yourself off from the world over time).

Very common. When you vibrate at any emotional level for a length of time, it becomes your new baseline. It's like walking over hot coals and eventually you develop so many calluses that you no longer feel it, you become numb to sensation, which is a way of dealing with it without getting to the vibrational root of the problem.

2) what is the best way to interact with someone with depression? (therapy, and medication aside, how can you best be of service to someone going through this condition/experience)

Stay positive yourself, refuse the temptation to dip down into their warped perspective of things. From that place of powerlessness, you are no help to them. If you can maintain your connection, however, your timing is good, and you have something beneficial to offer them.

3) when did you first experience depression? (for me, it was age 18, and it was after I had my worldview shattered by coming into contact with spiritual information/awakening. You would think it would be a joyous occasion, to awaken, but it has multiple effects and consequences. One was depression, and not knowing how to negotiate with the world given this newfound information).

Early childhood. I was ostracized immediately entering school (I think this is extremely common for Wanderers as they are high priority targets by Orion negatives), and could only befriend the other 'misfit' children. Being constantly attacked really cements an anxious/depressed "not safe" feeling in a young child.

4) is all depression 'curable'? that is, does depression (like all other distortions), have a specific causation, and the biochemical components of depression are just the most outward expression of it?

I don't know if all depression is curable, but I would like to believe it is. I refuse to believe that anybody is in a hopeless situation. I think you described it perfectly. There are real biochemical components, but as you stated so eloquently, they are just the most outer manifestation of an event, whose root is, in reality, vibrational and inner. The mind is the builder of the body, ultimately.

The cause of depression is desire that is being negated by thoughts and beliefs that do not support its expression.

So the cure, it stands to reason, is to either relinquish desire, or stop blocking the energy by thoughts of lack.

Faith can move mountains, but it can also cure depression.