Depression

• Do you feel sad most of the time?
  
• Do you feel like you've lost interest in things you used to enjoy?
• Do your emotions feel "blunted?"
• Has your life begun to feel like an ordeal instead of an adventure?
  
• Have you been isolating yourself? Not really participating in life?
• Do you feel like you need illegal drugs to have fun?
  

Depression can act like a magnifying glass -- it can take even the most simple problem and magnify it into a seeming mountain, complete with jagged ice slabs, avalanches, and hidden dangers. Somebody living with depression may find themselves feeling like 'not wanting to bother' to do things they know would help, or that they used to enjoy doing. They may describe their life as feeling like a 'black cloud,' where one bad thing seems to be consistently followed by another bad experience. This kind of depression can be triggered by life's circumstances (divorce, grief, etc.), or by one's genetics, or a combination of multiple factors.

Fortunately, we are learning that depression can be managed, and the more effort and follow through you put into your healing, you will likely find that the results are longer lasting and become more accessible, even when you find yourself in a backslide.

Click here to read General Ideas About Dealing With Depression.

Contact us for Depression Counseling and Therapy