How do I know if I live with depression?

 If you’re suffering from the dark cloud of depression, you might find that it feels like the colour and joy has been drained out of life. Almost like the cloud of depression has blocked out the light of the sun in every area of your life.

You can’t enjoy the things you used to love and aren’t able to get motivated. You could be feeling worthless or guilty because you feel like you are going to be stuck in a rut forever.

You might also notice that your brain feels foggy, concentration is something of the past, your energy is continuously in need of a top up, and you feel sad and down for extended periods.

You may find you’re sleeping a lot and can’t get out of bed in the morning. Or you might have the opposite problem and not be able to sleep at all.

You feel like you have to continuously push a heavy boulder uphill, except you are getting nowhere. It is hard to remember the last time you were truly happy.

It’s such a heavy burden

The grip of anxiety and depression can be so all-encompassing that – merely trying to put it into words – can feel overwhelming.

Finding joy in the little things is challenging. Your relationships suffer from a deep sadness you can’t seem to shake. You feel like you will never be friends with happiness again.

You can’t take a single step without jumping at your own shadow, fearing what could be right around the corner.

You wonder if you’ll ever be yourself again. Sometimes, you’re even tempted to give up – but don’t!

 Rediscover hope

Together we’ll restore your level of hope that change is possible to improve how you feel.

We’ll work on mindfulness techniques to keep you grounded in the moment.

You’ll learn emotional regulation strategies to help you gain more control over depression or anxiety.

Our growing understanding of your negative thoughts and coping patterns will enable us to develop a personalised plan for you to build an effective sense of resilience and confidence to handle any of life’s passing storms.