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How to survive Depression
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Depression is one of the human emotions that is most powerful.If you leave this emotion untreated, those suffering from it severly could be lead to something more serious.
Everyone has those moments when they feel unhappy. That is natural. But clinical depression goes beyond 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?
First off, the person may feel as if they are hopelessly 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, from my experience as a depression counselor I know.
So once you do hit that point, you need to do several 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 use antidrepessant drugs to treat it.
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 is also good in helping you use relaxation techniques.If stress is the cause of depression, a good way to combat that form of stress is through 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 find out if it is caused by something that happened in the past.Or they can look to see if it is something that is caused by your body.Whether there was 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.
