Everyone feels low or down from time to time. It doesn’t always mean something is wrong.
Feeling low is common after distressing events or major life changes, but sometimes periods of low mood happen for no obvious reason.
You may feel:
- tired
- lacking confidence
- frustrated
- angry
- worried
But a low mood will often pass after a couple of days or weeks – and there are some easy things you can try and small, everyday changes you can make that will usually help improve your mood. Seeing family or friends, getting yourself moving by going for a walk of run. And people find meditation apps useful too.
But if you’re still feeling down or no longer get pleasure from such things for most of each day and this lasts for several weeks, you may be experiencing depression.
Depression is more than simply feeling unhappy or fed up for a few days.
Most people go through periods of feeling down, but when you’re depressed you feel persistently sad for weeks or months, rather than just a few days.
Some people think depression is trivial and not a genuine health condition. They’re wrong – it is a real illness with real symptoms. Depression is not a sign of weakness or something you can “snap out of” by “pulling yourself together”.
The good news is, if you think you may be suffering from symptoms of low mood, I can help you address the underlying cause of your depression and not just the symptoms themselves.
If you decide that you would like us to work together, then we will talk about why it is that you feel the way you do. But more importantly, we’ll discuss what we can do to help.
You can check out my prices here, and I offer several package deals on one-to-one sessions with discounts that may suit you.
