Depression is one of the human emotions that is most powerful. It is an emotion if left untreated, could lead to more serious consequences for those suffering from it severely.
Everyone has moments of feeling unhappy. That is natural. But clinical depression is something much more than that.It is a disease. But it is treatable.
I would like to offer some advice and tips that I have gained from my experience as a therapist in San Diego.
So when is depression clinical depression?
Firstly, a person might start to feel like everything is hopeless and sad.This when someone feels like everything is pointless. Or life is not worth living. Which could lead to feelings or thoughts of suicide.
This can last for 2 weeks or more.When your depression is lasting that long, that is when you are moving to the state of clinical depression.
And when you get to that point, you need to see a counselor.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 are at that point, you have to do certain things. 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 treat it with antidepressant drugs.
Of course as a counselor, I prefer to treat it through depression counseling. A counselor can help a person get to grips with the root of their depression.
They can use another form of therapy such as cognitive behavior therapy which addresses how you think. The goal being to question your negative thoughts and turn them positive.
A counselor can also help with 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 can find out if it is caused by some circumstance recently, such as a loss in the family.They can look and see if there is something in the past that is causing this. Or they can find out if it is caused by something going on in your body.Whether there was some physiological change.
Depression is a treatable condition. But without knowing the cause, you can’t treat it.This is why finding a good counselor or therapist will help a lot.
