Imagine waking up in the morning and instead of feeling energy, you sense a heaviness pressing on your chest as if someone had placed a stone there. Or your heart suddenly starts pounding for no reason, while your mind spins endlessly with worries about things that haven’t even happened yet.
This is the everyday reality for millions of people living with depression and anxiety disorders — two of the most common mental health issues of our time.
Depression is not simply a “bad mood” or temporary sadness. It’s an illness that steals joy, drains vitality, and extinguishes the will to act. A person suffering from depression may feel worthless, struggle with sleep, concentration, or even experience suicidal thoughts. This condition can last for weeks or months, making ordinary functioning extremely difficult.
Anxiety disorders, on the other hand, are characterized by disproportionate, paralyzing fear. It’s not about normal nervousness before an exam, but about anxiety that controls an entire life. It might appear as panic in a crowd, obsessive worrying about everything (even trivial things), phobias that make it impossible to leave home, or sudden panic attacks accompanied by the feeling that one is dying.
The problem is growing at a terrifying rate. According to the World Health Organization, around 280 million people worldwide suffer from depression, and 284 million from anxiety disorders. What is even more alarming is the speed of growth, especially among young people. Over the past 15 years, the number of teenagers with depression has increased by over 50%, while anxiety disorders among young adults have risen by 71%. The COVID-19 pandemic only worsened the situation — globally, rates of depression and anxiety rose by 25% in the first year alone.
The most tragic consequence of this growing wave of disorders is the dramatic increase in suicides among the youngest. In the United States, the suicide rate among youth aged 10–24 increased by 62% between 2007 and 2021. Among the youngest children — ten- and eleven-year-olds — the rate tripled between 2007 and 2018, making suicide the fifth leading cause of death in that age group.
Even more concerning is the rise among girls, whose suicide rate has increased more than threefold. Researchers report a steady increase of around 8% per year since 2008.
Experts point to several main causes. The first is social media. Constant comparison with idealized images of others, the culture of “likes” as a measure of self-worth, cyberbullying, and the pressure to be constantly “online” — all create immense stress, especially for young people.
The second factor is the pace of modern life. We live in constant motion, with blurred boundaries between work and home (remote work doesn’t help), informational overload, and the expectation of immediate responses. We have no time left for rest or regeneration.
The third issue is social isolation. Paradoxically, even though we are “connected” through the Internet more than ever, real human relationships are weakening. Loneliness and lack of social support are among the greatest risk factors for depression.
Finally, there’s uncertainty about the future — the climate crisis, economic instability, rising costs of living, difficulties with buying or renting a home, or starting a family. All of this creates chronic stress that damages mental health.
This crisis affects not only those who suffer directly but also entire families — and ultimately, all of human civilization. Yet there is another, often overlooked dimension to this problem.
Our planet is currently undergoing an intense transformation. The Earth’s energy is gradually rising, vibrations are increasing, and the boundary between the physical and non-physical worlds is becoming thinner. This means that the influence of beings existing in the in-between space — spirits of the deceased — is becoming increasingly perceptible.
These spirits, who have not moved on to higher realms, remain trapped in a constant struggle with negative emotions such as fear, anger, sadness, or despair. These intense emotional states begin to seep from the immaterial world into our daily reality, merging with the already difficult condition of modern humanity.
The effect is cascading. Our personal struggles with fear and depression collide with the emotional chaos of these spirits, who are directly influenced by the collective negative emotions and thoughts of humankind. These heavy energies, accumulated over countless generations, now exert a powerful impact on the living through these lost spirits.
Humanity has found itself between a hammer and an anvil — on one side, the pressure of modern life generating more and more negative emotions; on the other, an intensification from the subtle realm.
As always, the true solution must begin with the individual. Each of us must tend to our own emotional and mental sphere. Only change at the personal level can bring transformation to the entire world. Working with one’s emotions and thoughts must become the primary task of every human being.
The first step is awareness — continually observing what you feel and think in each moment. From this awareness, consciousness arises, and with consciousness comes the ability to influence both thought and emotion.
Of course, the removal of deceased spirits is essential, since these entities do not know how to leave the living world on their own — even if they wished to (and often they do not).
Yet we must be honest with ourselves — without personal effort to heal our psyche, we cannot hope for a world filled with goodness, joy, peace, and love. This inner work cannot be done for us; it requires our active participation.
About the Author:
Michael, a co-founder of The Dr. Wanda Pratnicka Center, holds a B.A. degree in psychology and is a spiritual teacher and healer, with a specialization in spirit removal. Under the mentorship of his wife Wanda Pratnicka, Michael gained profound spiritual insights into the nuances of spirit attachment phenomenon, and for many years, he played a crucial role in assisting her with the remote spirit removal process. In his leisure time, Michael finds solace in meditation, immerses himself in the timeless beauty of classical music, and cherishes tranquil walks by the sea.
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