This is a common message I provide for those Suffering or for those who Struggle with negativity at times as lots of us do… This has Everything… & I Mean Everything we Need to know for our Mental Health, the Proper the Natural Way which is really the Only way & Permanent Way for Anxiety/Depression or for Most Mental Health Issues… It boils down to our Minds/Emotions, Bodies, & SPIRIT (Our Temple which we Need to Take Care Of )! Sums up to Mental Health TRUTH & the Godly TRUTH of the matter... Gone thru Way Too Much Not To Know This… Well after actually, 12 yrs, 10 mos of writing/editing/ & all the EXPERIENCES in-between Xs 5 per the latest “5th/Final Touch Edition” of the Main Book… although had math error in the Latest Edition which ID’d 10 yrs, 4 mos (Ooopppsss Sorry…) besides all the EXPERIENCES prior to when had those 25 yrs, Worse Caser times with Anxiety/(Deep) Depression, OCD, having attemped suicide twice & (4) times in the psych wards this Book is now Beyond SOLID, COMPLETE… & YES the MOST INFLUENTIAL (Definitely for myself & Most Likely for others as well…) especially considering a rather recent Depressive Pitfall for 5 months I went thru, and a subsequent Spiritual AWAKENING where uncovered a subtle haunting which I was carrying with me through my whole life till 10/1/24 when Blew out of the Depression, completely FREEING myself from Spiritual perfectionism I was struggling with, being born & raised Catholic…
1) Attached (if Email Me … RonnyLG123@gmail.com...includes the main Book, “Rise and Shine Anxiety & Depression & Life Management Tools” ( .pdf file), in the “5th/Final Touch Edition”, and the Important Relaxation/Meditation Routine (.mp4 digital format/file). Note, the Relaxation media is the first thing we do for Conditioning when working the Positivity Process from the get go in sections 5 & 6 as the Instruction set identifies.
— In the Book Highly Suggest to read the “Preface/Summary” up front which provides, as stated, a Good Summary of what is included & why written as I have…
2) Not knowing if you are a Parent or not, thought I would attach that other Book I wrote as well… “Rise and Shine Parents Self-Help Guide for the Youngins”… Beautiful Little Informative Book for Parents in raising the Youngins…
— An FYI for you when combing thru or Reading the “Rise and Shine Parents Self-Help Guide for the Youngins”… As stated this Book Supplements the Latest Main Book written, & as identified on the cover, the Latest at the time being the the “4th Edition/ “The Final Cut”” …. But now the Latest is the “5th/Final Touch Edition” which only invalidates the following paragraph in this Parents Self-Help Guide for the Youngins (Only) : I.E.: Section 1.2, Item 1), 2nd Paragraph…. But If you read section 4.1 (Spirituality) in the Main Book per the “5th/Final Touch Edition” provided that Corrects this matter!
3) Something I Learned after publishing the 5th/Final Touch Edition of the Book, there is a Bible App. I came across at the Church I go to now (as section 4.1 brings up), where Highly Suggest to download a freebie download of “Through The Word” for Understanding the Bible Appropriately for Faith Formation & Growth…For each chapter in the Bible, NT & OT, narrator does a great interpretation of what is in the chapter’s Word, then the Word following that… Great way to LEARN with no ?s nor confusion.
Please Understand, Faith Formation/Growth & Our Connection with God & Jesus is as I say in the Book, At Least Half the Game in Life if consider Life a game…
4) Considering the Power of FAITH, the Most INSPIRATIONAL Individual I ever saw/heard, over 69 yrs of my life, was this Gentleman whose website is “ThatArmlessGuy.com”…. His AMAZING Testimonial I saw at Calvary Chapel, Refuge, in Huntington Beach on 7/6/25… https://youtube.com/watch?v=AIJ4R8EpCBQ … And I Certainly could relate to His story, as many could as well, considering Mental Health Issues for yrs I dealt with , vs. his Armless body he was born with/as. As we can Turn matters/Issues around in our Lives when appropriately bring God & Jesus into our Lives!
Contact me for any questions etc, via E-mail or often it is best to talk things thru if/as desired. I also provide freebie Coaching or Cheerleading I call it if desired. Though, the Book is Complete, if anything, those in the past I dealt with did like to hear a Motivating Voice of Encouragement while initially Working the Positivity Tools/Skills Process. My Phone # is 714-371-5435
Short Summary for those who don’t want to Read into much :):
When we provide self-defeating negative self-talk to ourselves on a daily, hourly, even secondly basis that Drives us into a deep Pit of Anxiety/Depression over time! We Then Need Steps to initially make us Feel Comfortable in this world & in our immediate surroundings!… I.E. The Positivity Process which Changes the way we Think, Operate,& React to things, Under-reacting to Everything!!! …When we Work this Process changing negatives to Positives in thoughts/mindset, involving individual neg. thoughts & sources of our negativity, we rid ourselves of that negative rubble in our minds which previously consumed us, Clearing our minds, & then we’re able to CONNECT with Everything on this planet so much better & THEN Most Importantly, GOD/JESUS , which is the Makings for our Strong Foundation!… =s Basis of our Positivity when we get that RIGHT or the basis of our negativity when we get that wrong or refuse to Connect!!!
And now for the Subject Related Text in the Book:
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As Book Addresses in Section 1 of Book (INTRODUCTION/RATIONALE):
Continuing to reflect further on the importance of the interdependency of the included Positivity Tools & Skills Process, and section 4 material, Our Belief System/Spirituality (& Mindfulness) provides what I believe is Essential for Us to develop a Solid Foundation/Core with Good/Solid Standards, Values, & Integrity, helping us become Good/Solid & Positive People through Life. Without a Strong Foundation/Core, then I don’t believe it would be possible to appropriately build-up Our Positive Selves, and be Internally Strong People in the long run (i.e. with a weakened Foundation/Core). Besides, Our Faith/Our Foundation provides the basis of Our Positivity…You know how it is when we do the Right Things in Life … Well, that makes us feel Good and Positive, and if we Don’t (do the Right Things), we Don’t (feel Good nor Positive)!
The Positivity Tools & Skills Process essentially teaches us the importance of being and Living through Life with Love, Patience, Humility, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Joy, and Honesty to Best Deal with our negativity, and hence, our Anxieties, and Depression. And there are probably other Positive characteristics that are not coming to mind now while writing this. Now, these are the same character qualities that are emphasized within the Bible on how we should operate as People/ Christians in Life. I am not going to address any specific and related Biblical verses that apply to these characteristic qualities, but if interested, go on-line and do a google search on “Bible verses on…”, these qualities mentioned (Honesty, Love, Patience, Humility, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Joy, and Honesty). Well, when I did this, I do not have a specific verse count for these respective character qualities, but for all these attributes the verse count was at least 70 for 5 of 7 of those attributes … and for Joy (40+), and Honesty (50+). Positively Interesting, Huh :). Another Positive aspect regarding the included Positivity Tools & Skills Process is, this Process could provide the impetus or incentive to some People, to Help them to possibly begin the process to build up, or amend their Foundation/Core, which as addressed, is Essential. Yes, the parallels are Very Strong and that is why combining the Positivity Tools/Skills Process along with section 4 matters (Our Faith/Our Foundation), for Personal Improvement or Recovery from Our Issues, is So Effective.
Furthermore, the Positivity Tools/Skills Process does complement/supplement the Bible, addressing How Best we can take care of Ourselves, based on our Biological and Physiological makeup as humans, not covered within the Bible. Examples of this include: Importance of Exercise, Eating well, :)s/laughter… how to breathe Best as humans … how to deal with our worries as Best we can, dealing with those worries of today, and not the worries of tomorrow or thereafter, as addressed in the Bible (in Matthew). Likely other complementary relationships exist but those are not coming to mind as I’m writing this. But you get the idea… So Collectively, another reason why this Combo is So Powerful!
Another factor rationalizing why combine the Positivity Process with Our Faith/Our Foundation … Doesn’t it seem when battling Our negative thoughts, as numerous ones crop up, we eventually think or realize… well, there are those negative thoughts which seem to be just trivial, ridiculous, and truly meaningless really, but are bothersome nonetheless … But then, there are those other more troubling negative thoughts which crop up, or maybe a barrage of negative thoughts occurring at times, which we swear are Evil based, amounting to negativity which seems like it is trying to tear us down & rip us apart, especially when we falter into a Depressive state.… I used to refer to that source of negativity as the saboteur within me !!?? Now I know, this is more Evil than that, as it feels like this Evil force is trying to tear us away from our Connection with God, Seriously Scaring Us… Sufferers, I think you know what I am talking about here! Well I go into this a bit more in section 4, for Very Good reasons :)!
I do often refer to the Positivity Tools/Skills Process (i.e. Book’s majority in page count only) to be a Stepping Stone, or an Enhancement of Faith! This Process would allow negative thinking Individuals a Quicker Path to allow One’s Faith to Grow, as we put those Positivity Tools/Skills into play, Clearing our minds from all the negative clutter, allowing Our Thoughts to Clear. Isn’t it understood, when we are Positive vs. negative, and are Clear of mind, Our Connection to Everything in and around us is So Much Better vs. when we are negative? Including for All That Is Above :). Hence, this Positivity Process does allow our Connection with the “Big Picture” (God), to become Stronger and Stronger, and Deeper and Deeper as we progress!This is Certainly what I experienced…!
Regarding the 2nd to the last paragraph shown above, In section 4.1 of the Book I write this paragraph in a different way as shown:
Another factor rationalizing why combine the Positivity Process with Our Faith/Our Foundation … Doesn’t it seem when battling Our negative thoughts, when numerous ones crop up, we eventually think or realize… well, there are those negative thoughts that seem to be just trivial, ridiculous, and truly meaningless really, but are bothersome nonetheless … But then, there are those other more troubling negative thoughts which crop up, or maybe a barrage of negative thoughts occurring at times, which we could swear are Evil based or something like that, amounting to this negativity that is really trying to bring us way down.… I used to refer to that source of negativity as the saboteur within me !!?? Now I feel, this could be more (Evil) than that, but who knows… Sufferers, I think you know what I am talking about here …So Yes, this is yet another good reason to lock into section 4 (Our Faith/Our Foundation/ Higher Power) providing us That Shield or Safety Net supporting us, during Very Difficult times. And I could swear, at the time I was writing the 4th Edition text, contemplating matters… there was some Very negative force it Really felt like, which wanted to pull me down and away from doing this writing(!)… Yeah, just like the Bible says, I am now convinced at times, the devil/Satan is at work, trying to bring us down or tear us apart…
Now in Section 4.4 (Simplifying Life & Putting this Section 4 Belief System in Perspective.):
NOTE:This is where I tie Positivity Statements we say to ourselves per the Positivity Tools/Skills Process together with Prayer Statements to Effectively Double the Power of our Self-Talk to ourselves… Besides I explain more of Why Doing This Is SO IMPORTANT:
Regarding the Big Picture: I think a Real Good Way to start seeing and feeling this from an individual perspective, is, first of all go out and look up and around and notice what was provided to us without those cell phones in hand (as previously mentioned)! Be Gracious and Appreciative of all that was provided to us. Tune into that YouTube link on Gratitude, included towards the end of section 7! Additionally, I suggest you add the following words to those Positive statements that you say to yourself when you go through the process of Improvement, or Recovery, or Post Recovery: ……“Through You God and Jesus, Because of You God and Jesus & Have Faith & Trust!”. And remember, God and Jesus is within each one of us, so Having Faith & Trust means Having Faith & Trust in God/Jesus and Ourselves. (4) Cases in point, per the listing of the Positives that we want to say to ourselves in our Daily lives (ref: section 6.16), to make for a Good if not a Great day:
• Look for the Good, the Pluses, and the Positives in anything,everything, anybody, everybody, anytime and all the time ThroughYou God and Jesus, Because of You God and Jesus (& Have Faith & Trust!). This does not mean you need to always see the Good, but just keep on looking for it … and again Have Faith & Trust:)!
• Feel the Excitement, Energy, and Enthusiasm of Life with Childlike Exuberance and Enthusiasm, Through You God and Jesus, Because of You God and Jesus & Have Faith & Trust!.
• Live in the Present moment, make the most of the moments and enjoy the Special Moments with Child-Like Exuberance and Enthusiasm, Through You God and Jesus, Because of You God and Jesus & Have Faith & Trust!.
• Positives, Positives, Positives — Emanate Positive Energy and Good Feelings no matter what, and no matter how I feel within reason, if I can, when I can, the Best I can, Through You God and Jesus, Because of You God and Jesus & Have Faith & Trust!.
If you can lock into a section 4 related Belief system as you become a Positive thinker, then such Positive self-talk could feel so Good and Uplifting for Anyone really. It sure does for me, but it is a matter of not only just saying the words, but Feeling Those Words (from the Heart). Allowing your Faith to Grow enhances your ability to Feel this way; this I am Completely Convinced of, but words can’t explain That Feel, or How Exactly To Get There, other than the need for True Belief! I have been saying and Feeling these Positive statements regularly for quite some time now, and it just feels all so Good, Positive, and Real….. Because It Is :)!!
I am Certain, when we battle Deep Depression as I have, the Power in Something Much Bigger than Us, is a Huge factor in the Process to help deal with such matters in Our Lives, when coupled with the Positivity Tools/Skills Process. What Definitely Helps, as I’ve learned, are those (4) Positivity self-talk statements intermixed with Prayer mentioned above, as we allow Our Faith to Grow… Doing this just seems to double up on How Powerful they can be when dealing with Our Issues.
In fact, I formulated those 4 bulleted Positivity/Prayer statements above, when I was going through a Significant Depressive time in my Life early on! I was definitely in a Bad way at the time… I just remember when I kept saying/thinking those words during those times, things really started turning around for me Positively, pulling me out of the Mud … Previously, I was providing Positive self-talk to myself which I had learned by that time, but that alone did not seem to cut it in that state of mind I was in. I Needed Additional (!), and that is when I felt the need to lean more on/into my Faith… That was What I Needed! I Knew by then, no way in hell I was going to go with that medication garbage (!); hmmm fitting words :)! That made it Very Clear, the Importance & Power of tying Our Positive Statements in with Prayer (Faith), especially when in Recovery from Depression (at the very least for me as I felt at times). But Yes, I found that providing such self-talk to myself, seems Very Effective all the time. And an FYI for ya … I do often end those end of Positivity/Prayer statements now with, “….. aligning myself with Your Principles God & Jesus that I learn from the Bible”.
The Importance of Faith in dealing with Issues, Certainly does not apply to me Only, needless to say… How Often have We heard from So Many who have gone through some Seriously Difficult & Tough/Rock Bottom times with e.g. Addictions, Depression, or other, where the Common Denominator for Recovery was Their Faith #1… How SO TRUE as I Felt It and Lived It myself first hand, especially when matters fall outside Our Control. As previously mentioned, you may want to Read “Unbroken” (a terrific Overall Book!), or see the “Unbroken” sequel “Unbroken: Path to Redemption”, which addresses an extreme case where Faith ultimately Saved The Life of Louis Zamparini, who suffered, understandably and terribly, with PTSD, and consequently, alcoholism.
Well, That’s It but I Hope You Get The Picture as to the Importance of the Parallels & Correlation which exists between the Positivity Tools/Skills Process & The Bible & Why This Combination Makes Total Sense & Why It Is So Powerful in Turning Lives around as I have witnessed within myself, my Son, (2) Very Spiritual People (when began Working the Positivity Process) I came across who were Suffering Appreciably, pretty much just as bad as I was in the past, who had the Will & Desire to Work on themselves (I.e. They TRIED!)… The Impacts Tremendous for them as it was for me… & Really for Others I came across in the Past! … e.g. Take a Look at reviews on the Amazon site for my Book, namely the 9/2/15 Reviewer (“This book literally saved my Life” ), & the 3/4/20 Reviewer (“Life Changing!”) …Ref: https://www.amazon.com/RISE-SHINE-Anxiety-Depression-Management/product-reviews/1499010036/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews. These Reviews Say All really besides what I Explain in the Book for myself, & for others who have Benefited Significantly, who just TRIED!
The “5th/FInal Touch Edition” of the Book “Rise and Shine Anxiety & Depression & Life Management Tools”, which took 12 yrs. 10 months to write aside from the 25 years as a Worse Caser I was, is as COMPLETE of a TRUE Self-Help Book you will find… It Is TIMELESS providing the Necessary Details in Optimizing our Temple/Our Lives… i.e. Our Minds/Emotions (to a Great Degree if Struggle), Our Bodies (to a lesser degree), &Our SPIRIT (“At Least Half the Game in Life if consider Life a Game…“).
In Support of Faith Formation/ Faith Growth in Life which is the emphasis of section 4 in the Book, besides what the Book already addresses, I Highly Recommend tuning into a free Bible App, such as“Through The Word” (https://throughtheword.org/) which you can install on your cell phone or laptop. I find this App to be Extremely Important providing Necessary Interpretation of various areas of the Bible which can be Rather or Very Confusing. I can assure you, based on Personal Experience, we don’t want to just pass over those areas of confusion or ?s in mind, like a mild speed bump not thinking too much of, but it’s a Big Advantage to tune into this Bible App. “Through The Word” addresses All Old Testament, & New Testament Bible Chapters, beginning with the Interpretation of THE WORD in the Bible for each chapter, followed by THE WORDas we listen to & then Understand Appropriately to support Needs for Faith/Spiritual Formation & Growth… Very IMPORTANT I can Assure you!!!
I am Certain if I was aware of & utilized this “Through The Word” App in support of going through the Bible a few times which I have done, & then Understood what the Bible/WORD Truly says vs. the deceptive teachings I was subjected to in my formative years as addressed, & vs. Reading the Bible on my own as I was doing, all that I went thru in those 5 months of PAIN, would not have happened!… Although, because I have LEARNED So Much in Process, it was all meant to be, not only for the Benefit of Myself, but Certainly for the Benefit of Others which My Book Is All About… To HELP Others!
The “5th/Final Touch Edition” of the Book in section 4.1 Spirituality, addresses that last Weed/Issue within me, unbeknownst to me through my Whole Life actually till October 1/2024 when I Blew Out of a 5 months tail spin into Deep Depression I spiraled into mysteriously even after all I Learned thru that point in my Life… Yeah??!!… Shaking like a Leaf again & All, as I was Literally Unraveling! I NEVER/EVER thought I would go through any of that again after going through those 25 years as a Worse Caser, with Anxiety, Depression/Deep Depression, & OCD, having tried to end my Life twice, & 4Xs in the psych wards, & again have Learned All I have Learned & written about through 4 Editions of this TRUE Self-Helper! Anyway the 5th Edition of the Book, addresses All About what happened , & the subsequent Miracle & Awakening which transpired thereafter, which was Huge for me as I Know it would be Important & Influential for Others.
BOTTOM LINE reason why I began my free fall into Deep Depression was because I learned my kidneys were/are Failing (as I learned they are 17 % functional in the May 3/2024 time frame) as I was beginning to really feel the fatigue attributed to this condition… I became Very negative wondering, if I were to die tomorrow, am I Good for God/Jesus??!! This initiated my tumble into Deep Depression like a free fall… A few days later what made things More negative & down…. I swear I have No Idea How It Happened but when I woke up that morning & as I found out shortly after, I had a broken bone in my foot!? And I Swear, I Have No Clue How That Happened!!!??? I was doing lots of hiking before this & there was not a time where I recalled hurting myself in any way which could cause that, nor that evening did I fall out of bed or something like that ????… Hindsight tells me now, God has a plan for Everyone, & at times sometimes HE needs to put us through Trying Times for us to LEARN something we are just not seeing at the time but He is leading us to… Yes, I Certainly Believe that was happening here!… So I was restricted moving around with crutches only for the next 6 weeks which brought me down further… Fortunately though, I was not suicidal as I was earlier in my Life when I was going thru all I went through years back! Then there was another Major Stress-er which arose which has since been Understood & Resolved… THANKS GOD AGAIN & AGAIN… !!!!
Now as for the True Source of my Depression, this became quite Clear as I Lived the Pain & wrote of… I was born & raised Catholic & based on the misguided way of the Church & how it impacted me during my formative years, I felt I Needed to be Perfect to be Good in the Eyes of God/Jesus, contrary to the TRUE Christian Understanding I recently LEARNED & What the Bible Truly Says... So as it summed up, I had this Fear of God/Jesus in me MUCH MORE than the Healthy level of fear of God we Need!
When my Soulful/Christian Neighbors came to my aid as I was UNRAVELING & invited me to the Church they attend, Calvary Chapel, Refuge, in Huntington Beach, this made me Realize, Even though I have read the Bible a few times in my Life by then, I was just not Connecting the Dots Appropriately as I was reading The Bible/The WORD on my own, minus any form of Bible Study, or Fellowship which I recognize now to be Important! The stars became aligned for me when I heard the 3 Pastors at Refuge, in 3 Successive Sundays/Sermons which are handled like Bible Studies (The Way It Should Be!), as the timing of things could not have been More Perfect, considering my situation. They discussed The Most Important Question we should be asking, concerning our Faith/Spiritual NEEDS: i.e. “What are the Regulations/Requirements to be Good Enough In the Eyes of God” being Christian as written in The Bible?,which I do address in my Book to bring to the Attention of Others! … Something we all should acknowledge/question if Christians, or related (e.g. if Catholic in my case), or if we practice our Faith via a different Religion or Belief System... As I address, We Need to ask ourselves, are our Regulations/Requirements we have Practicing our Faith, Overly Strapping/Excessive/Unnecessarily Ritualistic, etc., similar to the Old Testament Ways & Laws of Moses which defined God’s Covenant during Old Testament prior to the Birth of JESUS, contrary to True Christian Requirements/Regulations derived from the Bible (New Testament)? I also point out in 4.1, The Most Important Fact we Know being Christian… in case there is no Belief in Jesus when Practicing Faith, then where is our Hope to be Good for God (?!), since Jesus provides our Only Pathway to GOD & Heaven as humans?
For Non-Believers & for those Living by their own way, I PRAY !!! Can’t Even Imagine… For Matters Outside our Control, or for Deep Depression or for Serious Levels of Depression going on, based on Personal Experiences, Nothing Else Is Going to Truly Help us other than Reaching Up High & Grabbing that Hand of God/Jesus Above for our Support! Support from other humans is So Limiting & there will Never Be A Magic Pill! And if you Knew anything about the End Times & what’s going to happen as Prophesized & as written in “Revelation” (Last Section in the New Testament), you would Likely Yearn for a Change in your ways & possibly/hopefully/Pray-fully begin Faith Formation & Growth !… If you never heard of what written, you can’t Imagine anything Worse than what is going to happen to us if Non-Believers, where the Bible says you will be experiencing nothing but “Weeping & Gnashing of teeth”… And Yes, “Through The Word” App will let you know all about thisas desired…
Can’t Express to you How Important “Through The Word” has been since downloading it on my phone providing LIGHT & Clarity to those many areas confusion we come across while reading the Bible/Gospel on our own, where we question things!!!& To All,It’s Never Too Early to Start Faith Formation/Growth for You &/or Your Children, & “Through The Word” would be a Great Source of THE WORD/BIBLE To LEARN from :)… Urge you not to remain Unprepared nor Wait Too Long..!
Some Background & Why Select this Anxiety and Depression and Life Management True Self-Help Book?
First of all, I need to identify, I (Author Ron) am one of those who is pretty much “Honest to a Fault” as they say, especially by today’s standards. And hope all understand there is No Fault in Honesty… When you understand that Honesty is not only the Best Policy but the Only Policy, you realize there is absolutely nothing to hide… And Certainly, Honesty towards Ourselves and Others is Very Important in the process to Improve. Yes, I am human, and hence, hardly perfect (!), and I do falter at times, but nothing like during those early formative/teen years which I do address in the Book’s only optional section 1.2; i.e. upfront, where I identify a bit about my upbringing, & in item “1) So am I honest?”, along with some :)s as it naturally turned out :). Nowadays if I falter with dishonesty, it would have to do with harmless accentuations of truths if anything (i.e. saying whatever is bigger, worse, faster, slower, grander, etc. vs. reality). However, I Assure you, there are no Untruths being told within this Book, about this Book, or elsewhere on Book sites when my words are used. And how could I anyway, with section 4 being what It Is :).
I bet my Life on the contents of this Book because frankly speaking, I would not be around today (nor would you be reading this), had it not been for the Tremendous Skills/Tools I came across, Learned, and subsequently, to have been Lucky Enough to Grow to Experience and Know what is Written in this Book; And all this for the price of a Good Pizza, with extra toppings really, and future bargains are a possibility :). And as for me, what that amounts to, is I would be receiving maybe an average tip as the delivery boy (at age 68 now :)). Regarding the :)s you will see throughout this Book: You will understand that Humor, a Laugh, and a Smile are very therapeutic (for specific reasons), and is like taking a free natural pill to lift one’s Spirit and Well Being. And yeah, you may find a grammatical error here or there, but not in Content, and what I say to that, which is the way we need to handle the mistakes we make day to day in our lives is, first of all, fess up and say, Ooopppsss, Sorry :), I’m just a human being, and to be human is to err.
When looking back at all the Changes within … from having Significant to Extreme Levels of Anxiety and Depression for approximately 25 years, with all that went along with that … regularly suffering with panic attacks, and sometimes multiple times in a day, feeling like I was the most fragile person on planet earth, (4) times in psych wards, attempting suicide twice… Yeah, a Worse Caser (!)… and then, understand the complete 180 degree turnaround, and Transformation I went through(!), well, it just seems Magical really! Going from being excessively negative all the time, with all the Pains that went along with that, to being Predominantly Positive for the most part, and often Elated & Energized, but yet calm at the same time; you call that Peace of Mind :). Cycling through the process made me feel like I was being set free for the first time in my Life (!), as I sensed the changes coming on … Just So Freeing!! And then being able to look forward to the next moment, the next day, the next whenever … Motivated, and with Excitement instead of with constant dread and fear in the Life I was living; it is a WOW! … Now, whenever emotions are going south at times, based on Life’s Ups and downs, whether things are within my control or outside my control, I now Know, I have the Positivity Tools/Skills, along with my Faith necessary to deal with Life’s Issues as Best as I can as a human. In retrospect, I think I was truly the Ideal Guinea Pig for all of the downs, and now the True Ups involved, and most importantly, for the understanding what it really takes to turn it all around & Flourish.
I have been writing, editing, writing, editing, etc.…while continuing to Grow and Experience matters over the last 10 years, 4 months+ since starting to write this Book. I originally started writing the Original publication, towards the latter part of 2011, even though I did not know I was going to be writing a Book at the time (?). This was spurred by my Son who at the time was going through a downward Anxiety/Depression spiral in his senior year in college, What-Ifing this and that, and the road ahead… Essentially, I started writing for Him to Help, or maybe Save Him, sometime after I had to Save myself back when I was 46. Anyway, just about 2 1/2 years later, the Original Book was published 6/19/2014.
I felt Very Strong about this Original Edition, after going through all I went through, with the 1st 23 of those 25 years just being a continuous saga of increasing levels of Pain & Struggle, till I was 46, and then Completely turning matters around with a Tremendous (Proven & True) Self-Help program I came across, purchased, & worked (i.e. the “core” Process which I flowed down into this Book). Although, I made some serious mistakes of impatience in process which caused me to miss some Key elements along the way, resulting in me to meander some, and sometimes excessively/Deeply into those dark holes again, intermittently, for maybe 2 out of the next 10 years or so … DA me (!) (…you guessed it :)), as I later realized the mistakes made… This drove me to go through the full 15 week program twice more, in the prescribed time, as opposed to racing through it in like 9 weeks which I previously did… And why twice? Well, I wanted to squeeze Everything out of this I could, since by that time in my Life, I realized how Powerful this program was, with nothing better!
Yeah, after I sped through the Program the first time through, I did crash real hard with an impending divorce coming along which I was in denial about, and then happening. And that landed me in psych wards (3) of the (4) times actually, with the last two being back to back; was just not ready as I tried to migrate back to my normal life too quickly… But, when I was pulling out of those mental jams in the follow-up out-patient care facilities, which had zero to do with what they (the professionals) were informing me of, and Everything to do with being able to again see and grasp all the coping Tools & Skills I had already learned, I realized how Powerful that Program was/is! I Rapidly Improved back to my Good Positive form each of those times, which I know, more than raised the eyebrows of the working “professionals”. I sensed and then knew thereafter, that I really did know as much or likely more of What It Really Takes to turn a Life around, than the professionals seemed to, although obviously, I was missing somethings… Finally (!), I thought I better go back and do that Program again, and that is when I learned of those mistakes I made… Nonetheless, along the way in my journey, based on pondering the overall Process time and time again, that ultimately allowed me to shore up & Add to the Process, especially when falling off on the depressive side of the fence. These improvements, Certainly Helped me ++, and I Know can Only Help Others as well! And Yes, in the Book, I do share those mistakes I made, so that the Reader does not make the same mistakes as I did to Progress!
Anyway, I had no idea I was ever going to make changes to this Original cut at the time. I was (and am) Convinced, the Key Ingredients in this Book, including this Optimum & Proven Positivity Process I Knew & Know it to be, plus section 4 in this Book (i.e. Our Belief System, Spirituality, Mindfulness … Our Faith), besides Exercise & Eating well, Combined, is All We Can Do as humans to Take Care of Ourselves through Life. But, due to the continued Growth, Education/Experiences, and the grey hairs along the way, including having gone through some additional down times, this prompted me to greatly improve on the clarity, and rationale supporting this Book’s Combination of what it takes… So Yeah, Changes were inevitable, and I was Driven to do so. This included, providing another level of definition tying both the Positivity Process, and section 4 (Our Faith … allowing Our Faith to Grow) together, addressing the parallels/commonality between, and the complimentary relation of Both… and when Summed Up, this clearly defines All We Really Can Do to enhance Our Positivity, and Total Wellness & Well Being.
Per the the 4th Edition updates, I finally addressed this Book is not only Important for Anxiety & Depression, but is likewise Important in dealing with most mental health conditions People suffer with. These include PTSD, OCD, ADD, ADHD, BPD, Other acronyms (?), AddictionRecovery, even Bipolar 2, as long as Bi-Polar 1 or Schizophrenia based conditions are not involved, which necessitates different/unknown (to me) solutions, including the apparent needs for medication for Life (?). This True Self-Help Books use for most mental health issues, was obvious to me for some time considering the fact This Book applies to Everyone providing All We Can Do Naturally in support of a Healthy Well-Being… Why I did not bother to add this in earlier Editions, I do not know … guess I can chalk this up as, Oooopppsss, Sorry, but I am only human here :)…
4th Edition updates also included observations made while cycling through those psych wards & follow-up outpatient visits… As I connect those dots and sum matters up, with human nature qualities… how we operate as humans… on how things are really going considering related medication stats… and then realize the direction Society (driven by people) is going (ref: section 4.4.), it is Numbing!
Since the Original publication 6/19/2014, 4 publications followed, with the 2nd Edition published (rev. date) 2/19/2015, the 3rd Edition (rev date) 4/7/2016, the “4th / Final Edition -Final Cut” (… well, I thought it was going to be truly the Final one at the time…), published 5/15/2019, and now a “5th/Final Touch Edition” which will be published some time after 10/30/24 as I am writing this.
As for this 5th Edition Book, the main reason for this had to do with necessary changes in the Spirituality section 4.1, which turned out to be a Huge Awakening and Influence on me as well as I know it could have on others, as valuable lessons materialized… Updates to the Book were based on a blog post generated upon this Awakening which was the driver for This 5th Edition publication; i.e. [https://riseandshineanxietydepression.net/2020/11/15/]. The 5th Edition changes made include… a), consistency between the first paragraph of this Preface/Summary section, where I address… “…When you understand that Honesty is not only the Best Policy but the Only Policy, you realize there is absolutely nothing to hide…”, vs. the Dis-Integrity issue I addressed in section 4.1, first paragraph for the first 4 Editions of this Book… b), addressing Realization as to the Importance of Fellowship, Bible Study, & Prayer in one’s Faith/Spiritual Growth… although knew of the Importance of Prayer as all the earlier Book Editions addressed the Importance of inclusion of Prayer statements along with Positivity statements in self-talk, when dealing with Serious levels of Depression! … c), words addressing the Awakening/Enlightenment I personally went thru, which had a Huge Influence on me, as it would have on Others (Unquestionably)… d) Upfront Tidbits in support of working the Positivity Tools/Skills Process which were added in section 1.4, & e) added clarity & consistency involving the Importance of section 4 NEEDS for our Well-Being, especially when dealing with Serious Levels of Depression, or for those matters which fall outside our control.
Yeah, I certainly thought the 4th Edition of the Book was Truly Final with no further changes conceivable. However, on May 3/24, I started a pitfall into Deep Depression lasting 5 months (which led to a True Awakening)… So Very Painful though, thinking… How Could This Be Happening & What is going on??!!… I felt this way considering this Book I wrote, is All we can do for ourselves Naturally, to take care of ourselves through Life !!! So, I was Baffled, and was Unraveling, as I was thinking & saying to God…not again Please…!!! … Fortunately though, Thanks to God & Thanks for Fellowship/Bible Study & Prayer, & the Beautiful People Involved in this Personal Awakening & NEED, as I pulled out of that Depressive state on October 1/24… Amazing!!!… When I subsequently did a recap in thought of what went on & how I pulled out of this abruptly, hindsight made me realize this was a necessary trial & tribulation phase for me in my Life which was all meant to be… I realized then after about 68 yrs, 2 months of being on this planet, I had been Truly hanging onto living Life as a stickler of perfectionism in my relationship with God, always wondering if I was Good Enough for God. This was a Spiritual nuance I just didn’t see through all those years, even after going through & reading the Bible several times by then?… Yeah, this oversight caused me to Live Life in bondage ridiculously holding onto a guilty soul, as I continued to miss the bullseye & often the target of Spiritual Righteousness as we all do as humans, imperfect as we all are… This Renewed Awareness, made it clear this Awakening would likewise be Impactful/Influential for others, not doing well, or for those not sure of their Faith, or for those questioning their Faith. Section 4.1 explains this Awakening/Enlightenment further & what this could mean for others…
As for the Book’s Main Ingredients etc.:
A Complete Process including Detailed Instructions, and Optimum/Proven Coping Skills & Tools, Unmatched I believe, combining what I Learned from which Saved my Life upfront, plus additional elements provided which absolutely can only Help+, are provided for All. These Tools & Skills are those we were not born with, but we need to Learn. This Detailed Positivity Process, which also addresses the importance of Exercise & Eating Well (i.e. per section 3), and laughter & :)s, teaches us how to change or reprogram a negative mindset to a Positive mindset to prevent or eliminate significant levels of Anxiety and Depression in Life. More Specifically, this allows us to drill down to our individual negative thoughts/mindset, changing those to Positive thoughts/mindset, and also drilling down to the sources of Our negativity and dealing with that as Best as we can; this personalizes the process for Anyone. This is the Bottom Line Key to Self-Improvement or Recovery from an Anxiety & Depression perspective. Besides, a Positive mindset is what it takes to Aspire in Life; most all People believe this by now. This Process is based on the premise & the (Logical) FACT that a negative thought impacts the brain/body chemistry in a bad/negative way, and a Positive thought reverses that, and impacts brain/body chemistry in a Positive way. If this process works for those most afflicted, such as for me, it will work for Anyone! I am certain there is not anyone who couldn’t get something out of this Book unless they have been fully educated on these matters, and more importantly, have experienced all this. Take it from someone who has been Living and breathing this for 40 years now actually; and believe me a lot of those years up front, felt like it was 24 hours a day. Why for Anyone, is further explained in the 1st paragraph of the Introduction (section 1.).
Additionally, this Book goes One Big Step further, addressing what I and many Others believe, is Necessary to Solidify Recovery (or Improvement) from Our Anxieties & Depression, and then Solidify Our Well Being (i.e. Our Positivity and Peace of Mind). This allows us the potential to achieve True Peace of Mind/Tranquility through Life, Living Comfortably in an imperfect world (Everyone’s Goal!). When we become Positive Thinking People via the Key Tools and Skills Process included in this Book, which Is Crucial for People to appropriately deal with their earthly problems, especially for significant sufferers from Anxiety and Depression, we then become more Clear In Thought and More Apt to See and Sense What Really Is Important in Life; and that Should Include Our Belief System/Spirituality/God (addressed in section 4 of this Book). When we acknowledge, per my and many other People’s Beliefs (hopefully), that without God, there would be absolutely nothing, including Ourselves, all the Animals and Wildlife, and this Ecologically Perfect World we were born into… well, that pretty much sums it up and validates it … doesn’t it, or shouldn’t it :)? Unless of course, we believe in the Big Bang theory where, I guess, that belief is based on some state of entropy or something where All This including Ourselves, just miraculously by luck/chance, came into being and ended up this way ((?:)). For those who are not sure, I ask you… did All of This come from nothing at all, or from Something rather SPECIAL :)? If you’re thinking of something Special, you are on the Right Track :)! … When we work on our Positivity via the Tools, Skills, and Instruction set specifically addressed in this Book, together with Our Faith (section 4), and, Yeah, Exercise & Eating well of course, then I Firmly Believe this is as Good as we can do for ourselves as human beings on planet Earth, providing us that potential to achieve that True Peace of Mind through Life. So Absolutely Mind, Body, Spirit are the factors in our Life we need to work on to provide a Balance in our Lives… And as the Bible essentially says in Corinthians, we need to treat ourselves like a Temple, which encompasses us as a whole… Our Minds, Bodies, & Most Importantly, our Spirit :)!
This Combination of what it takes, allows us to appropriately cope under Very Difficult situations whether matters stack up within or outside of our control. At times, our Positivity which we can develop extensively/beautifully via the included Positivity Tools/Skills Process, can only take us so far, until we reach that threshold within us, past the burden we can bare, when we need More (i.e. Our Faith…); unfortunately, help from another human is very limited. I have grown to know this from firsthand experience, with some of those (very) down times. Considering an example of an Extreme case of the combination of PTSD, and subsequent Addiction (to alcohol), Faith was the only answer for LouisZamperini! His biography is written in the Book“Unbroken”, addressing this, which is also addressed fully in the sequel to the movie “Unbroken”, entitled,“Unbroken: Path to Redemption”.
Additional rationale supporting the Importance and Need to Combine the included Positivity Tools & Skills Process with Our Faith, involves the synonymous nature of doing this when compared to those 12 Step Programs and their approach to deal with addictions (for alcohol or drugs). These programs have been around since 1939, and to this day are considered to be the Best Approach in Dealing with addictions. The basis of these 12 step programs involve the Best Approach steps necessary for People to rid themselves of their specific addictions, and combining this with the Needs for Belief in a Power Greater than Us; and that is Belief in God Ultimately. So, when Combining Our Belief in God with the included Detailed Cognitive/Behavioral Modification Approach, which I Am Convinced to be the Best Means to Resolve Our Problems with negativity, or Resolve Our addiction to negativity which it is in a sense, especially if we are significant sufferers with Anxiety and Depression, sums up and Validates my Complete Understanding (and gut feeling) that in a True Self-Help Book form, It Can’t Get Any Better.
Summing up the Total Process of Recovery, or Significant Improvement of Our Positive Thinking Ways for Anyone, and then Flourishing, depends on Amending or Taking Care of Our Heart & Soul (i.e. Our Spirit/Our Faith addressed in section 4), and Our Mind & Body (i.e. the Positivity Process covered in the majority of the Book, with details in sections 5, & 6, along with importance of Eating Well, & Exercise per section 3). We Need to Learn, to Balance our Lives, Physically, Mentally, and Our Spirit (Our Faith) which collectively defines Our Wellness & Well Being. In stride with what the Bible says, we need to treat ourselves like a Temple, which encompasses our Mind, Body, & Spirit.
Few noteworthy points, before wrapping this Preface/Summary up:
Key information/text in the Book is often repeated for the reason, repetition of information is Important for education/training purposes. Most Importantly, this repetition applies to Sufferers in the process to reprogram their mindset, from being predominantly negative to being Positive
As far as my unorthodox writing style … i.e. Capitalization of words which would not be normally capitalized … that is all based on Passion, Emotions, and Certainty of this subject matter, considering the Tremendous Education & Experience I have had through the years, and the Huge Emotional swings I went through, from the deepest of holes, to Flourishing in effect. As for the :)s, you read something about that already … and then the “… “s … well, just for the flow of what said at times, or for those afterthoughts … , and also when providing snippets to condense a long story into short form, when addressing e.g. a bit of my story which I wanted to keep short … Hey, this Book is not about me … it is about the Reader with the Desire to Help them…
Bottom line, I wrote this Book to Help Someone #1, so they do not have to go through what I had to in my Life! And I have seen the Power of this Book, with Book in hand for several individuals;100% of those I have come across, who I Know Read and Worked it appropriately, the Positive Impacts observed were Impressive, Life Changing & even Life Savings… In an apartment complex I lived at, there were (3) individuals I ran or swam into who worked the Book in the 2nd or 3rd edition forms, & the Impacts seen Completely Blew Me Away leaving me in awe; one of whom provided her Amazon Review 9/2/2015… Then, when it came to the Amazon 3/4/20 Reviewer, who had “Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD his whole life”, who diligently worked the Process in the 4th Edition/Final Cut Book, Completely Turning his Life around, again, Clearly ID’d How Powerful of a Total Process This Is! I address these individuals more in section 1. Introduction/Rationale…
I am an unknown and did not get too many Books out there to date, since it is such a Popularity contest out there for Books and all, besides, in the eyes of naysayers likely, I don’t have a “PHD” by my name. So the thoughts likely amongst many are… What does he know?… Hmmm I just :), Knowing Better :)….. But Yeah, I Know this Book Is Truly Special, tying all aspects of our Well-being together, Knowing this would be Tremendously Beneficial for So Many people out there… Frankly Speaking, I do not think there could be anything better in a Complete Process & True Self-Help Book This Is. Besides, I don’t think anyone ever put this much Passion into a Book like this…! So Please, Read On for You and Your Loved Ones!
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