Are you tired of feeling gloomy, dark, heavy, and unable to get going?

Depression leaves you feeling that there is nothing you can do but give in to hopelessness and often despair. You can feel morbid and fed up of the load that life has placed on your shoulders. There are so many different types of Depression some have you feeling heavy and tired for some time and then soon after extremely highly strung and unusually tense. It’s important to see your doctor and he will be able to help. Often he might prescribe a helpful medication that can help you cope and lift you so that you feel more energetic and optimistic.

Some research leads to the conclusion that some forms of depression are caused by unnoticed mundane and negative forms of thinking. When a person is depressed it’s known that secreted neuropeptides in the brain can add to the depressed experiences. Some sad and/or melancholy memories and thoughts can also bubble up causing hormonal imbalances. Sometimes there can be an obvious reason for depression such as a bereavement or loss. Other times there is no obvious reason. Often there can be in addition an underlying anxiety.

So although depression is associated with and includes chemical imbalances, sad events and memories and negative thought patterns we can still help with cognitive approaches combined with therapy.

If you are on medication for depression I can still help you to find a new more energetic and satisfying life.

I work alongside the medical profession and so if you are diagnosed as suffering from depression it’s important that you have your doctor’s consent to attending therapy with me.

For more information about treatments for depression feel free to phone me at {0151} 638 6706 and ask for Tom