Your Key to Recovering From Depression and Anxiety

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Published 2023-01-21
In this video, author and mental health educator Douglas Bloch shows why the key to recovering from depression and anxiety is "setting the intention to heal." This means making the decision to get well--even if you don't know how your healing will occur. To support this healing, I show the viewer how to create an "intention statement," which is a mental picture that describes how you would look and feel like if you were free of the symptoms of depression and anxiety.

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All Comments (21)
  • @general_zizi1156
    I have struggled with mental illness and my mental health since I was a kid. Before I even knew what those terms were. After years of depression, anxiety, and even an attempt to take my life, I never thought I would be able to live without psych medications. I clung to them because it was the only thing that made my mind quiet, but it also made me a zombie. Microdosing has given me control of my mental health for the first time, and they essentially gave me my life back.
  • @fad2679
    I feel like no one understands and talks to us about this problem like you do Douglas.
  • @sylviacortes5908
    For the first time in my life I am accepting that I am depressed, and I'm not hiding it or pretending anymore. I am alone, medication is not working, I have to find other ways. I'm glad I found this video. I've been hiding from social life and acquaintances, I find no pleasure in every day things like I used to but I'm setting the intention to get well, I have two children to live for.
  • @relax4349
    To heal from anxiety and depression intrusive thoughts etc is first pray alot fast and pray, start healing child hood trauma by knowing your identity in Christ... Start with forgiving people that hurt you practice self love by accepting yourself and knowing that you are enough and God didn't make a mistake making you... That's what will get u out of your depression and anxiety and stop trying to force and control things in your life and just let go and let God...
  • @Rmoralez2704
    Writing an intention statement is a great idea! I would add to read it out loud daily. The spoken word is very powerful, as the Bible says, life and death are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21).
  • Awareness that I can plan how I'd like my recovery to go is a perfect step forward. I have been down dark roads, and would love to comfort those struggling with the same things I've known. Being a friend is one of the most crucially underrated, and overlooked purposes on this planet. Being a friend changes, and saves lives. You can count on that.
  • @babbaruff1045
    These videos have saved me so many times. Thank you so much 🤗
  • @pilarkrol
    I appreciate you so so much Douglas, thank you for all your time, god bless you ❤️🙏🏼! Lots of love from the Netherlands 🌷
  • Thank you for the wise explanation. I am ready to heal! I believe I am healing towards my best version :)
  • I am going to script all these manifestation and intentions!I wrote them thank you.I hope You are doing better Douglas
  • @frankducett9
    Your very best video yet. They all all good... but this one was the most terrific and convincing.
  • @franks.7929
    Just wanted to say thank you for your videos Douglas.
  • @7392318
    Love this. Your intention was beautiful and a lovely example.
  • @PMW442
    Always enjoy your videos. You do such great work.
  • @takemehome.9729
    After so many years, I knew there has been off about my whole being. I just turned 19 yesterday, and the past few days I have been skipping school due to presentations and exam I have been dreading and the thought of failure made my anxiety even worse that's why i skipped instead. Today is Monday and thankfully there's no class for today so I wouldn't have to go the campus and meet my classmates. Simple as going to the campus triggers my anxiety or even staying focused on discussions to attain new information triggers my short attention span. My mind would be wandering around different things instead of listening to what my professors would say. The only time where I'm not worrying so much of my life is during summer break. I realized that I have a high functioning depression. I thought I was gonna grow out of the weird feeling but then it's already so many years and I still feel the same shitty feeling I've always felt since quarantine (where I spent too much time just inside.) Today, I want to be finally transparent with my mental health and how I realized how not okay I am. I want to take a break from school and be intentional with my own healing. Everything starts with the mind. I can no longer keep up with the busy schedule around school and I wish I had the energy to endure it but I'm so fed up already. I want to focus on other things as of now and that is to work on my overall well-being. School was making me even more stressed and depressed with life and I can't wait to get out of this burden for a little while.