From Depressive to Impressive
Overcoming My Depression through Science, Psychology, and Spirit
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The saying that the definition of stupidity is ‘to do the same thing over and over again and expect a different outcome’ is particularly poignant when talking about depression and this is how it has been for my personal journey. I released that I was never going to get out of my funk if I kept repeating the same actions that I had done over and over again all through my life. I had to change. But change is hard and scary. Even though I knew I didn’t want to be depressed any more, it was something I knew and was comfortable with. As I said, if there were any periods in my life where I felt ‘happy’ I would often pull myself up and say, ‘this is not how I am supposed to be. I need to be sad, depressed, unworthy etc.’ and I would find a way to become that so I could be back in my familiar place. Also, I didn’t know what it was like to have happiness or vitality or purpose in my life. These concepts are foreign to me, outside of my known paradigm. How does one go from knowing they don’t want to be in a state of mind they currently are but have no idea what a new state of mind might even look like? It is kind of like after having only ever eaten potatoes your whole life because that is all that was ever known and suddenly deciding you would like to try a pineapple but you have never seen let alone how to grow one or what it tastes like. You only know what you don’t like, not what you want to like in the future. It is completely unknown. Change is hard. Change is hard because you don’t really know what things will look like when you get to the other side of that change. You will be in unfamiliar territory and that is scary. However, if you want to change there is no real way achieve it without moving into something that you don’t know. So how do you go about making a change to something not known? The answer is that you need educate yourself of what is possible. Take comfort from the examples of what others have done before you. The logical assumption is that if someone else has achieved something then there is no reason why I can’t do the same……….right?
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About the Book
Christopher Palmer cannot identify the moment depression first consumed his life. As a young man, Chris learned to transform his persona to adapt to any situation and attempted to fit in with his peers. But he soon came to realize that a consistent depressive state was his safe place. In a raw and candid memoir, Chris details his struggle with depression and how it manifested throughout his life while touching on how his complex feelings, especially frustration and anger, led to his depressive episodes as well as an attempted suicide. As he leads others through his roller coaster journey through an often misunderstood disease, Chris discloses how his deep desire for a better life prompted his quest to understand the cause of his depression and learn ways to overcome it. When he opened himself up to new ways of thinking, Chris made real changes in his life to conquer his debilitating depression and eventually find true happiness. From Depressive to Impressive shares one man’s journey out of depression through a newfound understanding of mind, body, and spirit and, most importantly, the meaning of life.
About the Author
Christopher M. Palmer is a successful sales and marketing professional with over twenty years of experience in such diverse industries as aviation, travel and tourism, and publishing. After a years-long struggle with depression and a failed suicide attempt, Chris ultimately pulled himself out of the darkness and rediscovered happiness. He lives with his wife, Andrea, in Queensland, Australia. From Depressive to Impressive is his first book.