Therapy for Depression

Do you feel heavy with despair, struggling each day to keep your head just above the darkness and dread?

Does it take every ounce of energy to stay afloat?

Or are you feeling overwhelmed by feelings of helplessness and hopelessness? Maybe you feel frozen and can’t seem to move forward with anything.

If this sounds familiar, I want you to know you are not alone. Did you know “depression has been shown to co-occur with chronic pain up to 50% of the time? Not only does pain come with depression, but depression comes with pain: approximately two-thirds of people with depression report chronic pain.”

Just like other chronic illnesses, depression is not your fault, it’s nothing you’ve caused. This significant association between pain and depression is no coincidence. Negative emotions that come with depression can show up in the body in many different ways.

Here are ways sadness and depression come out in your body:

Crying, tearfulness
Heaviness in body
Sleeping more or less
No or low energy
Less activity
Low motivation
Loss of interest in things you use to like to do
No longer feeling pleasure
Urge to hide and isolate from the world
Fatigue, lethargy, physical exhaustion
Eating more or less
Low libido
Decreased desire to go out and socialize
Staying in bed or on the couch
Irritability, Agitated
Headaches, migraines
Stomach aches, nausea, vomiting
Diarrhea, constipation
Muscle aches, joint pain, unexplained body pain
Trouble concentrating, brain fog, memory difficulties
Trouble making decisions

Emotions live in Your Body. The more you are aware of the impact, you can disrupt the cycle through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness skills to help decrease negative impacts on the body and Acceptance

Commitment Therapy (ACT).

I’ll help you take one step at a time following your lead and your pace to help change the course of your life and well-being. If you’d like to take the first steps to start feeling better, please contact me today for a free consultation.

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