Depression is the clinical term for extreme sadness that grips us to our core and takes the steering wheel of our life. Depression is not simply the presence of sadness but becoming sadness.
If you experience the below you may be experiencing depression.
Isolation
A loss of interest in once valued behaviors
Engagement in unwanted or unhealthy behaviors
Utilizing unwanted, unhealthy or unworkable behaviors to control/reduce/avoid sadness
Feeling bogged down and stuck in place, figuratively or literally
Thoughts of worthlessness, hopelessness and unlovability
Disconnection with your physical body or the people and world around you
Thoughts of suicide or harming yourself
Rumination on past failures and loss
Depression is treatable. If these are symptoms you’ve experienced, please fill out our intake for a no cost consultation.