We will describe several alternative therapies that are useful for combating depression that are not covered elsewhere. Arts therapies Art, dance, drama or music therapy can provide support as well as a chance for sufferers to discover aspects of themselves of which they were previously unaware. Auricular therapy is particularly effective in calming the mind.
Autogenic training is excellent for short-term depression resulting from life events.
Autosuggestion The patient suffering from depression can be helped by the use of affirmations. If the patient is too depressed or is unwilling to repeat the affirmations by himself or herself, they can be recorded on a tape recorder cassette. Then listen to this cassette twice per day, twenty minutes each morning and evening. I am more and more happy in every cycle of my life. I enjoy living on this planet.