Looking at Depression in a New Light - Part 2

If it has been said that the human mind is our most valuable resource, it is also true that its plasticity is a double-edged sword. On the scale of that mental (or non-physical) evolution that feted health guru Deepak Chopra identified lies both mental health and mental illness.

If we conceive of both as being part of the same spectrum, ostensibly as opposite sides of the same coin, not one person has complete immunity. In his confession that it is the ongoing battle with his demons which makes it absolutely necessary for him to seek self-fulfilment, Walliams testifies to the fact that our phantoms often possess a very unique and important value if we can work out what it is they are trying to get us to do.

Validating the belief of leading mental health charity MIND that “good mental health isn’t something you have, it’s something you do” are the following medically valid changes, each of which are of significance with regards to prevention: Every skill learnt creates a new neural network in your brain. Every new thought creates a unique pattern of brain activity. Your genes can tune into your thoughts and emotions and in unknown ways can switch on and of according to your desires.

According to Chopra, using these tools you can reinvent...