The need for Depression Counseling
Post date: June 5th, 2009 |
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Depression is one of the human emotions that is most powerful.It is one of those emotions if you leave untreated, could lead to something more serious for those suffering from it severely.
Everyone has moments of feeling unhappy.That is normal. 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 does depression become 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 hit that tipping point, you need to seek out a therapist. Do not leave your condition untreated when it hits 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 sometimes imbalances in your body or chemistry in your brain can cause depression, 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 helps a person start to get to the root of their depression and come to grips with it.
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 therapist can also help you use relaxation techniques. If the depression is caused by stress, using relaxation will help combat that form of stress.
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 investigate and determine if it is caused by something from the past. 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 when the cause is not known, there is no way to treat it.This is why finding a good counselor or therapist will help a lot.