I read her post as saying that the depression comes along and then the illness robs her of self confidence and self esteem. Accomplishing the simplest of tasks is very difficult or impossible. Lack of energy and motivation. I see these as symptoms of depression and not causes. I can very much relate to newgal2 as I know she has suffered a very long time with severe chronic depression and has tried many many things. Even to the point of currently trying ECT. I see the causes and the effects as being much more complex and varied than unconscious decision making for many many people.

I have absolutely no problem with anyone trying SNAP CLUB. I think I have been practicing the same concept for many years in the form of meditation, mindfulness, CBT, and AA's 10th step. I see those techniques as including your underlying theory behind snap club and including much much more.

It seems to me you have simplified the causes to - An underlying medical condition like hypo thyroidism, Vitamin D deficiency, toxic metals, and so on (these I think are a very small percentage of cases), OR the core underlying cause being your theory behind snap club. I am here to tell you it is much much more complicated than that. The best minds in the world who make a living studying it will tell you it is much much more complicated that that.

I think you have good ideas and your reasoning is sound it is just much more complex than that. Especially for those of us with severe, chronic, treatment resistant depression. I don't think snap club can hurt and it might help a great deal. I dunno. Discovering the core cause and solution is a rather bold claim. There is really no evidence. I have noticed that some people who were pretty excited about snap club and were trying it and having some success have posted since then that they were very very suicidal. I can't say how well it may or may not work. I have your success story only to go on. It would take quite a number of people reporting symptom free lasting results to have something to go on. There are only three or four total of those types of stories in depression success stories. Not much data to go on. I am pretty big on evidence based medicine.

But no I don't want to discourage anyone from trying it. I say try anything that has even a chance of working especially if it can't hurt and only help. I don't see it as a cure all or panacea though.