Depression

You can lift the darkness of depression.

Does your life seem pointless? Is it a struggle just to get out of bed in the morning? Is happiness a distant memory? If you find yourself unable to “snap out of it” depression has rolled over you like fog.

* Low energy levels, lethargy and tiredness.
* Previously enjoyable things no longer give pleasure.

* A turning away, or tendency to avoid people and/or activies effectively isolating oneself.

* Tearfulness and anxiety.

* Difficulty making decisions.

* There may be feelings of guilt, shame and failure.

* Sex drive and appetite may be low associated with weight loss. At the other end of the scale comfort eating is common and leads to substantial weight gain.

* Sleep patterns change, either sleeping for England, or an inability to sleep.

* Life seems meaningless.

* A person may feel empty, hopeless and despairing.

* A depressed person may have suicidal thoughts.

All of this is way beyond the normal ups and downs of life.

Most depression is caused by life events, things that happen that seem overwhelming, or threatening (often stress is linked with depression). It can also be a result of how we habitually think about things and/or whether we are getting our needs met. Occasionally if it's a long term condition it can be caused by buried feelings and emotions that need to be released, processed and integrated.

Depression is not your fault and happens to the best of us. Antidepressant drugs help, they certainly buy a safe period of time to put events behind us, but many have side effects. There is also the danger of masking the cause of the depression which then returns when the drug regime is tapered off.

Treating depression with hypnosis, combined with a CBT type approach, has proved to be effective and simple, putting in place hope, energy and purpose helping you back to normal living and feeling like your normal self. There are simple, practical steps you can take to improve your daily experience of life which will quickly begin to take effect. Very soon you will be feeling much, much better. Why not give me a call to start your recovery?