Depression, can it can be passed on genetically? Blair Justus, Ph.D., stated in his book, “Who Gets Sick” (How Beliefs, Moods and Thought Affect Your Health), that depression can be passed on genetically. Now, many people would automatically conclude that there is no way to deal with depression, other than medication. While this may be true in some cases, there may be a different solution. As always the debate of “nature” versus “nurture” comes into question.
Lynn McTaggart, in her book, “The Bond”, cites examples of scientists affecting the genetic makeup of experimental animals. She references the research done by Jirtle and Waterland’s mouse study that showed changes in genes passed on to their offspring. They state, “Genes can no longer be considered the only driving force of nature if an outside influence can completely derail the programming”, pg 35.
In his book, “The Psychic Roots Of Disease” (psychic here meaning “of the mind”), Bjorn Eybl, explains that depression is linked to thoughts of what we want as opposed to what we have, to the degree that we feel imbalanced and many times, stuck.
It is sometimes difficult to see that we have control over our lives, especially if we are going though a period of depression. If we simply want our lives to be different of some level, it wouldn’t be a problem if we worked for the change. The problem exists in the beliefs we have as to whether or not we can achieve the transformation and at times, what do we need to do and how do we do it.
Working together to discover when and why you get depressed allows us to eliminate those negative emotions that are stuck in our bodies. Those emotions may be about ourselves, others or situations in our lives. Through processes using NET and OEFT, we can eliminate these stuck emotions and lessen or eliminate those depressive thoughts.