The word depression is used commonly in our everyday vocabulary to describe feeling down, melancholic, blue or sad.
In the clinical language, major depression is a term describing more than the ups and downs of mood fluctuation, and is a condition of more severe or chronic unhappy mood that affects an individual's quality of life.
The causes of depression are still unknown to us.
Stressful life events, such as losing a loved one, unemployment, job change or retirement, moving, and other transitions...
may trigger depression.
Past traumatic events, such as abuse, neglect, or trauma may also be contributing factors in depression.
Depression also can be related to biological, hormonal, neurological, or genetic causes.
When depression is caused more by social or environmental factors, therapy has shown to be effective in treating depression.
The triggers of depression, usually events that lead up to the drastic change in a person's mood, are explored and discussed in therapy.
By identifying the thoughts and feelings a person has about his or her life circumstances, a therapist can help the client change patterns of unhealthy thinking.
Increasing activity level is the easiest way for people in depression to get mobilized and come out of the lows.
This may involve going out for daily 10 minutes walk even if the person didn't feel like it.
The simple increases in heart rate, blood circulation, and body movement help elevate the mood and change thinking.
A therapist can also help clients with depression setting realistic goals.
Unhappiness often stems from feeling stuck, lack of meaning in life, or inability to get what one wants out of life.
I would explore with my clients what does happiness mean for them.
If you imagine having a fulfilled life, what would you be doing? Where would you be? How would you know if you are happy or if you get where you want to be? What steps need to be taken and what can you start changing right now? Another major part of the growth process in therapy is through exploration and understanding of client's important relationships: How do you relate to others? Can you feel, say or behave as who you really are? What are your needs and how can you get them met? How to say "no"? How do you communicate? Often, difficulties in relationships are reasons that bring people into therapy and why they feel depressed.
Many people suffer from depression, but they do not need to endure it alone.
Reaching out for help may be the first step of ending depressed mood.
In the clinical language, major depression is a term describing more than the ups and downs of mood fluctuation, and is a condition of more severe or chronic unhappy mood that affects an individual's quality of life.
The causes of depression are still unknown to us.
Stressful life events, such as losing a loved one, unemployment, job change or retirement, moving, and other transitions...
may trigger depression.
Past traumatic events, such as abuse, neglect, or trauma may also be contributing factors in depression.
Depression also can be related to biological, hormonal, neurological, or genetic causes.
When depression is caused more by social or environmental factors, therapy has shown to be effective in treating depression.
The triggers of depression, usually events that lead up to the drastic change in a person's mood, are explored and discussed in therapy.
By identifying the thoughts and feelings a person has about his or her life circumstances, a therapist can help the client change patterns of unhealthy thinking.
Increasing activity level is the easiest way for people in depression to get mobilized and come out of the lows.
This may involve going out for daily 10 minutes walk even if the person didn't feel like it.
The simple increases in heart rate, blood circulation, and body movement help elevate the mood and change thinking.
A therapist can also help clients with depression setting realistic goals.
Unhappiness often stems from feeling stuck, lack of meaning in life, or inability to get what one wants out of life.
I would explore with my clients what does happiness mean for them.
If you imagine having a fulfilled life, what would you be doing? Where would you be? How would you know if you are happy or if you get where you want to be? What steps need to be taken and what can you start changing right now? Another major part of the growth process in therapy is through exploration and understanding of client's important relationships: How do you relate to others? Can you feel, say or behave as who you really are? What are your needs and how can you get them met? How to say "no"? How do you communicate? Often, difficulties in relationships are reasons that bring people into therapy and why they feel depressed.
Many people suffer from depression, but they do not need to endure it alone.
Reaching out for help may be the first step of ending depressed mood.