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Depression is not always – and not just – about feeling sad. Depression can appear in many different forms.
For example, depression can leave you noticing that your behaviour has changed from how you usually lead your life. Perhaps just as surprising might be when when friends and family tell you that you are depressed, and yet you feel that you didn’t notice this yourself.
And there is the more recognisable forms of depression – feeling melancholy, sad, down, tearful, unable to get out of bed, feeling low and not being able to get on with your day.
Counselling may be helpful toward forms depression that are mental roots (eg through the loss of a love done and other life events) as opposed to more physical roots of depression that are managed and treated by your GP doctor.
Effecting one in three people at some time in their lives, depression is nothing to be ashamed or annoyed about. Many sufferers feel that they are in a dark pit, become estranged from their family and friends, and some see no way forward or out of their state. An experienced counsellor, such as Dean, will listen to your story, will listen to what’s going on in your depression and can assist you in in making helpful connections as to what’s going on.
Psychodynamic counselling helps to develop insight into your depression, and can reveal unconscious factors and conflicts that contribute to depressive symptoms. The therapist can help gently reveal a client’s denial and oblivion toward their causes of depression. Sometimes, it’s just the relationship between the depression suffer and counsellor that makes a world of difference in just a few sessions.
When depression lifts – it can feel like the sun just came out after a raining day.
Dean offers counselling in both Portsmouth and Chichester locations – make an appointment today.
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Overcoming Depression: A guide to recovery with a complete self-help programmeIf you suffer from depression you are far from alone. Depression is very common, affecting over 300 million people around the world. This self-help book contains helpful case studies and easy-to-follow, step-by-step suggestions and exercises to help you understand your depression and lift your mood.
