Symptoms of Depression

People suffer from depression for many different reasons.  But no matter what, depression can feel paralyzing. You may feel overwhelmed with sadness or numbness. Everything can feel pointless, tiring, and just plain bad. The following symptoms are common for people experiencing depression:

• Hopelessness
  
• Feeling tired all the time
  
• Having trouble sleeping or sleeping too much
  
• Changes in your appetite
  
• Irritability
  
• Lack of motivation
  
• Self-critical thoughts
  
• Sadness and tearfulness
  
• Emptiness
  
• Frequent conflicts with people in your life

Depression can be related to an event in your life or it can feel unexplainable.  The trickiest part of depression is that we often blame ourselves for how bad we feel, and this just makes it worse. Therapy for depression helps you develop compassion for yourself and out of this compassion, it becomes easier to work toward feeling better. Together we will find which techniques work best to give you relief from depression.