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VALLIS SOLARIS PRESS
Dr. James N. Herndon
Personalized Depression Therapy (PDT)
DR. JAMES N. HERNDON’S
Personalized Depression Therapy (PDT)
NOTICE TO PDT PROGRAM USERS:
Vallis Solaris Press grants you the right to copy any portion of this program for your own private, noncommercial use. All other rights are
reserved by Vallis Solaris, Inc.
WARNING: PDT is an instructional program. It is not intended to take the place of medical advice. You are encouraged to consult with your
doctor about your depression as well as about PDT. Thoughts of suicide are extremely serious. Seek medical help immediately. NEVER
stop taking anti-depressants without first consulting with your doctor.
Vallis Solaris Press
PO Box 46443
Phoenix, AZ 85063
USA
tel (602) 208-7850
fax (623) 848-3321
E-Mail: drherndon@depressionchannel.com
ISBN 0-615-11102-5
© 2001 Vallis Solaris, Inc.
PRINTED IN USA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
.....................................................................................................................1
CHAPTER 1: THE PLAGUE OF DEPRESSION.................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2: WHAT DOES DEPRESSION MEAN?.............................................................. 4
CHAPTER 3: DOMINANCE, SUBMISSION, AND DEPRESSION......................................... 5
CHAPTER 4:THE ROOT OF DEPRESSION ......................................................................... 6
CHAPTER 5: IS DEPRESSION THERE TO "PROTECT" US?.............................................. 7
CHAPTER 6: THE FEELING FACTOR.................................................................................. 8
CHAPTER 7: DEPRESSION AND INTELLIGENCE .............................................................. 9
CHAPTER 8: DO WE LEARN TO BE DEPRESSED? ......................................................... 11
CHAPTER 9: OUR INNER DIALOGUES ............................................................................. 12
CHAPTER 10: DOMINANCE AND OUR INTERESTS......................................................... 14
CHAPTER 11: A CLOSER LOOK AT INTERESTS ............................................................. 16
CHAPTER 12: PERSONALIZED DEPRESSION THERAPY: AN OVERVIEW.................... 19
CHAPTER 13: PDT: EXACTLY WHAT DO YOU DO?......................................................... 21
CHAPTER 14: THE DEFEAT OF DEPRESSION ................................................................ 23
APPENDIX A: SUBMISSIVE ACTIVITIES INVENTORY...................................................... 24
APPENDIX B: DOMINANT ACTIVITIES INVENTORY ........................................................ 26
APPENDIX C: SAMPLE ACTIVITIES CHART ..................................................................... 29
APPENDIX D: 12 BLANK ACTIVITIES CHARTS................................................................. 31
APPENDIX E: SAMPLE DEPRESSION CHART ................................................................. 44
APPENDIX F: 12 BLANK DEPRESSION
CHARTS...............................................................46
PERSONALIZED DEPRESSION THERAPY
Introduction
here are few of us who have not felt depressed at some time in our lives. In
fact, most of us feel a little "down" once every month or two. Is this normal?
Sure. When we mention the word "depression" to our friends or family,
everyone seems to know what we're talking about. How many times have you
heard someone say: "Depression? What's that?" It just doesn't happen.
But for an ever-increasing number of us, depression has another face. We
don't just feel a little sad or a little down. We feel as if our entire existence were
disintegrating. This isn't just depression. It's
severe
depression. Sometimes it lasts for
weeks, sometimes for months. It might suddenly go away
only to return with
renewed fury.
For me, there's no greater medical mystery than depression. Where does
depression come from? What does it
mean
? It's now as common as the common cold.
There are dozens of new pills that are supposed to make it go away. There are dozens
of therapies that try to talk us out of it. But the problem keeps getting worse.
Some years ago, I decided to begin conducting my own depression research.
Depression was a problem that touched people I knew, as well as people I loved. But
the deeper I got into the traditional depression treatments (drugs and psychotherapy),
the more I realized that only
symptoms
were being treated, not
causes
. I wanted to get
down to basics, to that basic
thing
that produces the phenomenon we call depression.
Well, my research continues. But I believe I have found that
thing
.
I have now conducted over ten years of depression research. The result is
a program called Personalized Depression Therapy (PDT). The PDT self-help
therapy has worked for thousands of depression victims and I believe that the
time has now arrived to make it widely and inexpensively available to the general
public.
PDT is different in significant ways from other depression treatments.
Perhaps most importantly, PDT is an
active
therapy. Too often, depressed persons
are led down a futile path by mental health professionals. The message is: "Just sit
back, try this new anti-depressant, and we'll see what happens." And what is the
depression sufferer supposed to do? Nothing. Exactly nothing.
Most psychotherapy isn't much better. "Let's talk about your lousy
childhood." "Let's explore that relationship that went bad." "Tell me more about
that impossible situation at work." And what is the depressed person told to
actually
do
to help fight her or his depression? Nothing—just endlessly analyze the
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