Why Depression Comes: The VitaModo View

In this approach depression is neither a sentence nor a mysterious fate — it has a cause. The doctor insists: don’t be shy, dig down to where it came from instead of just slapping on the label “anxiety” or “burnout.” Anxiety, depression, anxious depression, burnout — these are different addresses, and each calls for understanding the “from what.”

Depression as a Glitch in Actualization

At the core of the method is the idea that a person is, above all, information, while the body and brain are the “latest device” — a quantum computer through which this information comes to know reality. Normally “you already have everything,” and the task is simply to actualize it. Depression, the doctor says, is precisely what blocks the program from unfolding: it “won’t even let you actualize.” It’s as if you’re inside a program where access to your own resource is locked.

The One Who Looks Is the One Who Sees

What matters here is the measure of perception. A little fish sees the world with a fish’s brain, the fisherman through the fisherman’s eyes, someone else looks higher still. The picture of the world you get depends on what your “instrument” is and on the level of awareness you’re at. Depression narrows that instrument, and a person starts seeing only distortion.

The Disinhibition Test: Depression or Not

To quickly tell depression from look-alike states, the doctor offers a simple move: ask the person what they’d do if tomorrow someone “dropped a million on the table.” A living person lights up at once — they get disinhibited, make plans, emotions flare. With depression — nothing. Flat emotion, no reaction, total indifference. No disinhibition toward desires is an important sign.

Where the Cause Comes From: Layers to Search

The method doesn’t hunt for one magic cause; it checks several layers. First, the body: blood tests, hormones, lack of iron or vitamins, brain and heart studies. Then heredity: were there depressions, drinking bouts, suicides in the family — that’s how an “endogenous” line can show through, pointing to an inherited condition, including bipolar affective disorder. Next, lifestyle: habits, alcohol, lack of sleep, a toxic environment at home, at work, in your circle. Look at your own “pyramid” of needs — where the shortfall is, where you’re unsatisfied, what needs fixing.

What Actually Works

Once the causes are found, you build a “four-hands” support: a qualified psychiatrist (and, when needed, properly chosen medication), psychotherapy with cognitive-behavioral methods — into which the very concept is planted: growth, plasticity of the personality, the understanding that “you are not your thoughts.” Add to this a coach as a “life trainer” and a support team — loved ones ready to invest time and means. It’s the combination of these supports, not any single element, that brings results.

Practice: Finding the Cause Layer by Layer

1. Body. Start with a checkup — labs, hormones, deficiencies; show the data to your family doctor.
2. Heredity. Ask relatives: were there depressions, drinking bouts, suicides — to see whether the line is “endogenous.”
3. Lifestyle. Honestly assess habits, sleep, alcohol, the content you binge on “non-stop.”
4. Environment. Spot toxic points at home, at work, around you; walk through the pyramid of needs and find the shortfall.
5. Support. Build a team: psychiatrist, psychotherapist, coach, loved ones. Don’t slack — it works in four hands.