The Prescription for Happiness

A recent Quebecois documentary is making quite a stir. It’s called Quebec Under the Influence and although the reviews are mixed, I think it’s a great wake-up call. The visual of the film’s advertising says it all: two martini glasses filled with pills. Cheers!

Combine the financial interests of pharmaceutical giants and our constant desire for a quick fix and you get our today’s drug culture. When you have a problem, pop a pill. No need for prevention or other more life enhancing ways of dealing with obstacles when we have drugs!

I think depression is the best example antidepressants are among the most prescribed drugs in the country and incredibly easy to get. Just tell you’re doctor you have the blues and in five minutes or less you’ll have a prescription. But depression often results when a person’s life doesn’t match his or her values and aspirations. The emotions are a valuable signal indicating that changes need to be made. If you don’t like your life you need to do something about it, not take a drug. Happiness does not come in a bottle!

Learning disabilities, insomnia, anxiety… you name it, there’s a drug.

When prospective clients with depression and anxiety call me, almost every single one tells me they don’t want to be on drugs. People have an intuition that drugs are not a solution, but just a band-aid for the symptoms – they do not treat the causes. People know this, but still resort to drugs because they don’t know where else to look. And for almost any problem, there is a more life-enhancing solution just waiting to be found.

If you are looking for a more empowering solution to a problem you face, call me at 514-377-0735 and I will personally help you find what you are looking for. Otherwise, read the full article about how to find happiness outside of the bottle in this coming week’s edition of the West End Times or here.