Life’s Pressures Bring Anxiety and Depression

 

“Where there is breath, there is hope.”

 

“In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the World Health Organization (WHO).”[1] In an article written by Kathleen Doheny for WebMD, Anxiety, Your Brain, and Long COVID: What the Research Says the author starts out stating that “[a]nxiety, depression, and COVID-19 can be a bad combination for your brain — and your long-term health.”[2] Strange way she has of setting the stage grouping anxiety, your brain and long COVID. She would have been more accurate in saying: ‘if it were not for the constant social pressure with the combined media propaganda parading in lockstep to bring unprecedented fear to the point of capitulation and surrender of your God given rights, preventing the public of making an informed decision without retribution, I am sure that stress, depression and your brain health would have survived without incident.’

COVID, though, is only one side of the story why anxiety and depression numbers are raising. Statistics talk about a much deeper story and they clearly show who the most affected groups are when it comes to mental illness but also addiction problems. According to The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) “[y]oung people aged 15 to 24 are more likely to experience mental illness and/or substance use disorders than any other age group. 39% of Ontario high-school students indicate a moderate-to-serious level of psychological distress (symptoms of anxiety and depression). (…) Canadians in the lowest income group are 3 to 4 times more likely than those in the highest income group to report poor to fair mental health. Studies in various Canadian cities have indicated that between 23% and 67% of homeless people may have a mental illness.”[3]

The medical system partnered with the pharmaceutical system is a lifelong trap that keeps patients hooked on medication, treating the symptoms of disease. If you examine all the medical research and the drugs on the market, you will be hard pressed in finding one drug that cures the diseased state but finding a cure is not their objective, it never was and never will be. The objective of the medical system established by the Rockefellers is to create remedies to ease the suffering long enough until the next dosage needs to be taken, creating customers for life and increasing shareholders profits. Just think about those young people aged 15 to 24–they seem to be perfect for becoming a life-long customer basis.

Prices for 10 drugs commonly prescribed for millions of older Americans are, on average, three times higher than prices in other high-income countries.[4] Even after price rebates and discounts, Americans pay significantly more for brand-name drugs than people in most other countries—leaving room for further reductions in upcoming Medicare drug price negotiations. It is racket, folks, and it should be illegal how they operate, as they make drug cartels look like amateurs. “A Leger poll, commissioned by Heart & Stroke and the Canadian Cancer Society, found that nearly one in four Canadians (22 per cent) have reported splitting pills, skipping doses, or deciding not to renew or fill their prescriptions due to high costs.”[5] Again, if you look back at the numbers connecting low-income groups to poor mental health, you get the idea.

The fentanyl problem

I was related to a fateful story about a young man from one of his close friends. The young man’s name was Mitchel; he had an accident, and to help ease the pain he was prescribed fentanyl. The drug did its job by suppressing his pain while healing, but once his injury had healed, the access to the medication ended. Fentanyl is very addictive and, once prescribed, there needs to be a weaning off period in order to break the addiction but this service is not provided. Mitchel was now addicted and the only access to the fentanyl keeping him functioning in a normal state was on the street—the street quality is anyone’s guess and when mixed with other drugs it gets dirty. Addiction and depression go hand in hand and it was not long before Mitchel’s fate came to an end dying at the age of 22 from an overdose of dirty fentanyl. What a tragedy, a beautiful life cut short because the system had failed him and millions of others with the same outcome.

How addictive is Fentanyl? “Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. It is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S. (…) Even in small doses, it can be deadly. Over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl.”[6]

Despite these alarming numbers, “B.C. plans to give ‘safer supply’ fentanyl to minors. And parents won’t have a say. No minimum age listed in protocols for providing youth with taxpayer-funded recreational fentanyl”[7] said a National Post article. The discussion around the provision of safer supply fentanyl to minors in Canada raises significant concerns about the autonomy of youth in making medical decisions and the implications of addiction on informed consent. While some provinces in Canada have set minimum age thresholds for minors to make medical decisions independently, British Columbia operates on a more subjective basis of “capability,” which does not have a minimum age requirement. This approach allows minors who are deemed capable of understanding the nature and consequences of medical interventions to make their own decisions regarding their healthcare. However, the complexity of addiction, particularly to substances as potent as fentanyl, challenges the notion that drug-addicted minors can truly provide informed consent. The condition fundamentally compromises the ability to make rational decisions, casting doubt on the appropriateness of extending adult freedoms of self-determination to minors, especially in the context of life-altering decisions involving the use of hard drugs. Most importantly, we should not forget about the fact that beside the alternatives offered by the pharma and drug cartels, there are others that make more sense.

What do neurotransmitters do?

Neurotransmitters help regulate pain, reduce anxiety, promote happiness, initiate deep sleep, boost energy, and mental clarity. Inhibitory or relaxing neurotransmitters include serotonin and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).The neurotransmitter serotonin is produced from the amino acid tryptophan. GABA is produced from the amino acid glutamine.

Correcting the cause of mood disorders

No one is born with a Prozac deficiency. However, people can develop a serotonin deficiency. Using a SSRI does not correct the cause. If someone is out of gas (serotonin), why would you use a gasoline additive (SSRI)? Why not fill the tank (brain) up with gas (serotonin) instead? The best natural alternative is Kava Kava, studied in a double-blind placebo-controlled study at Duke Medical University, Kava was compared to Prozac and was equal to or superior to Prozac without the side effects.

In 2012, after submitting 3.5 years undisputable safety evidence to Health Canada, Doctor’s Choice was granted the first product license for Kava, with the label claim ‘calmative and sleep agent.’ (All Kava products being sold in Canada today are in a direct response of Doctor’s Choice pioneering for the consumer’s rights to purchase the product without discrimination, and to remove the negative stigma associated with lesser quality Kava.) Still, as Kava supplements have flooded the market, problems have occurred, as well because the leaves, stems and immature roots that are being used may produce a toxic alkaloid that can contaminate Kava products. When buying Kava, only look for the 5-year roots of Nobel origin, like the ones Doctor’s Choice produces.

However, you may wish to work with a health-care professional familiar with orthomolecular or amino acid therapy.

Products that help with mental illness and depression and without the side effects of addiction:

We are living in troubled times, one of the worst in modern history. The world is broken and there seems to no remedy or actual desire from political leaders to fix the problem other than keeping the people medicated and shunned from society, as it is their problem, and not recognizing they are the reflection of what society has created. Once in the pit of despair, it is near impossible climbing out on your own, there needs to be support. Reaching out is difficult since the actions of people with depression, anxiety and mental illness ostracize them from family or level headed friends—this is where they need to reach out to a higher power, the God within the human spirit. It is already within you; you just need to be introduced. We need to come to recognize that the battle is not flesh and blood but is a spiritual one and the battleground is being fought within the mind. In one minute you could receive a revelation of who you are in your spirit, you could visualize your potential; this may take meditation and prayer to take your stand while creating a mantra but you need to remember that “where there is breath, there is hope”. Day by day, focus more on spiritual needs rather than your physical ones. The one you feed most will become the most powerful.

 

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[1] World Health Organization. 2022.

[2] Doheny, Kathleen. 2023.

[3] The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. n.a.

[4] Gumas, Evan D. et al. 2024.

[5] Chaya, Lynn. 2024.

[6] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2023.

[7] Zivo, Adam. 2024.