Overcoming Depression Fr. Pat Collins CM

Fr Pat Collins has written hundreds of articles and twenty nine books, the latest of which are Let the Spirit Lead: Freedom from Evil Spirits,, Encountering Jesus, Guidelines for Prayer Groups and Countdown to Doomsday: Apocalyptic Prophecy. Fr Pat, a committed ecumenist, was involved in introducing the Alpha Course into Ireland and is a founder member of the New Springtime Community in Dublin which is devoted to the New Evangelisation
Introduction and Types of Depression
According to the World Health Organisation depression, the “blue plague” is a common emotional illness, the
most common emotional illness, with more than 264 million people affected worldwide. I have noticed over the years that there are different kinds of depression
such as:
Endogenous, which is largely due to changes in the electrochemical activity of the brain which may have an inherited cause.
Seasonal affective disorder, a kind of depression which can recur each Winter when there is a lack of sunlight, hence the term, “The Winter blues.”
Bi-polar disorder, which can involve mood swings that go from elation to depression. It probably has a biological and genetic root.
Post-natal depression, experienced by 10 to 15% of mothers in the year after giving birth.
Reactive depression, is a mood disorder triggered by a specific event of a stressful nature. This could be anything that changes or threatens to alter a person’s everyday routine or expectations.