While the world as a whole seems to be going down the tubes, where are you ? Do you feel down in the dumps all the time ? If you think you are suffering from depression, does that make it so ? Read on while we point out some of the things that can answer the question; “Do I need a depression screening test ?”.

When you were small, you probably had a happier life. Most children are happy-go-lucky and hardly have a care in the world, it seems. What happened ? You got older and now you are not nearly as happy ( or as lucky ) as you once were. A top medical group has announced that they are advising all doctors to introduce depression screenings automatically for all their patients. They claim that nineteen million North Americans suffer from depression and 285,000 of those are going mis-diagnosed and therefore untreated. The medical industry has not been getting a bad rap for nothing, and this depression category is another indicator that you should take care of your own health. You are right to do what you are doing now; seeking out competent health information online.

With the usage of the the new alternatives to the original way of maintaining health, the chemicals of today are woefully inadequate. Depression, when diagnosed correctly, can be covered up, but not dealth with successfully by drugs, legal or otherwise. When the world presents some people with a quagmire of problems they immediately turn to drugs such as alcohol or cocaine, which further complicates things because now they have even less money for the real things in life. Some people turn to their doctor to prescribe a drug to alleviate depression. Most doctors have learned to treat disease, and a mental disease is usually not going to be diagnosed by a medical doctor correctly, as can be seen by the information above. A psychiatrist is probably going to get the diagnosis right, but again, will only prescribe a drug to cover the problem if he can not figure out why a patient has depression.

Which is why you are reading here. You may be asking yourself; “Do I need a depression screening test ?” for no reason at all. The medical industry puts numerous new tags on common problems that are done away with naturally. Happily, the answer is probably; “No.” to your question.

The good news ? Drugs are not the answer to depression. The two killers at Colombine school in Colorado were both on anti-depressant drugs at the time of their rampage. Anti depressant drugs have terrible side effects. There is a better method called EFT. This stands for “Emotional Freedom Technique”. This uses acupressure to alleviate stress. One very popular doctor has found that he hardly needs to prescribe anti-depressants now that he recommends this method. This EFT method uses a series of tapping on specific points on the body to relieve depression. A person certified in EFT will be able to help you if you are willing to try “old” things. I say “old” becase this technique has been in practice for thousands of years, just not by the current 150-year old medical industry. You really do have choices if you look for them.

If you are in a suicidal frame of mind right now, take a few deep breaths. Make a few yawns start happening. Go down to a health food store or somewhere that sells unsweetened dark chocolate and buy some for yourself. Eat dark unsweetened chocolate. ( A candy bar does not have unsweetened chocolate and is usually not of the dark version, it is “milk” chocolate and will not do. ) This will help your own body release good things to alleviate depression. If you must, visit a medical professional ( of the alternative kind ) that prescribes anti depressant drugs, but remember; natural is what you are. Therefore, natural and organic ingredients are a much better answer than drugs, because that is what we are made of. If you think the question; “Do I need a depression screening test ?” is not only a; “Yes !”, but; “Yes, and I need it right now !”, then a quick drug may just save your life. Do your best not to get addicted to them. They are a terrible influence on society and should be avoided if you possibly can. Get out from under the influence of anti depressants and you can get back to having a normal life using EFT.