Help With Depression
Help and support for anyone suffering from depression.
Depression is a down-swing in mood state and energy.
The word "depression" is used to describe a whole range of experiences - varying from feeling "blue", "out-of-sorts" or "caught in a rut" through to overwhelming "black despair". Most people have experienced that depression which is a response to grief, loss or other painful life experiences. People report that their emotions are "dried out", that they want to cry but are unable to do so. They feel sad and worthless. Mood can alter during the day; many people feel most depressed early in the morning or late at night. Thoughts move slowly in times of depression. Ideas are few. Memory may be impaired. The mind feels sluggish and unresponsive. Ill health can result.
Each person experiences depression in their own way. Sometimes people feel tired and heavy, their muscles feel slack and their faces look weighted down. Others experience such overwhelming anxiety that they feel agitated and restless. Some people experience constipation, others diarrhoea. Changes in sleep pattern almost always accompany depressions; these can take the form of an increased need for sleep, difficulty in falling asleep, or waking up during the night.
Depression can be caused by a number of factors, and a thorough assessment is necessary to work out the cause and nature of the depression, and a way to help bring about healing. Treatment that is effective for one type of depression may be quite inappropriate and ineffective for another.
