Surviving Depression
Depression is one of the human emotions that is most powerful.It is one of those emotions if you leave untreated, could lead to something more serious for those suffering from it severely.
Everyone has those moments when they feel unhappy. That is natural. But clinical depression is something much more than that.It is a disease.But you can treat it.
I would like to offer some advice and tips that I have gained from my experience as a therapist in San Diego.
So what makes depression, clinical depression?
Firstly, a person might start to feel like everything is hopeless and sad.When a person feels as if there is no point to anything. Or life is not worth living. Which could lead to feelings or thoughts of suicide.
This can last for 2 weeks or more. When you have depression that lasts that long, you are moving into the clinical depression state.
And when you hit that tipping point, you need to seek out a therapist.Don’t leave this condition untreated if you find yourself at that point. Believe me I know with all my experience as a depression counselor.
So once you find yourself at that point, there are several things you have to do. Because some depression is caused by imbalances in your body or the chemistry in your brain, you may need to treat it medically.You would use antidrepessant drugs to treat it.
Of course as a counselor, I prefer to treat it through depression counseling.A counselor helps a person start to get to the root of their depression and come to grips with it.
They can also look into using another form of therapy called cognitive behavior therapy which addresses how you thinkg.The goal is to turn those negative thoughts into positive ones by questioning them.
A counselor is also good in helping you use relaxation techniques.If the depression is stress related, a good way to fight stress is relaxation.
Most of all a depression counselor will be the most effective person to find out what is causing the depression.
They are good in finding out if there was something that happened recently that may cause this. They can find out if it is caused by something that happened in the past. Or they can find out if it is caused by something going on in your body. Whether it is some physiological change.
Depression is a treatable condition.But when you don’t know what caused it, you will not be able to treat it.This is why finding a good counselor or therapist will help a lot.
