Saturday, December 26, 2009

Events In Our Lives That Cause Depression And Need Counseling

By John Bryan

Dealing with depression is definitely one of the most difficult emotions to actually deal with. Because everyone goes through depression at different times in life, it is definitely difficult. But it is the serious depression, that is, the depression we are talking about having a hard time dealing with. Sometimes it is called clinical depression. If it is serious enough to need counseling, that is exactly the one that is difficult to determine. In this article we are going to examine the signs that you really need counseling on depression.

First and foremost, everyone has bouts and encounters of some kind of depression from time to time as mentioned earlier. But there are some events that rigger a person that goes too far. Sometimes something very emotional makes it hard for a person to overcome depression. Emotional moments like a certain death of someone so dear can actually bring about this type of depression. I see this a lot as a depression counselor. This usually happens when a person feels like it is there fault.

Now some causes of depression are as expected, not always the same for almost everyone. Something that doesn't affect one person can really cause another one depression.

Sometimes though it can be a chemical reaction within the body. Usually, this type or kind of depression has to be dealt with using some specific drugs. There are times that I have to prescribe some sort of medication running a family therapist practice. I hate to do that but sometimes if the depression isn't from some event in life that is the only solution.

Then of course there are depression that comes from problems within the family. Sometimes a married couple might start having a hard time getting along. This causes a rough time in their marriage. I see this type of depression a lot doing couples counseling. This type or kind of depression can actually be overcome if the couple is willing enough to try to work things out.

As you can see depression is a serious emotion that needs to be addressed. Hopefully this will help you to determine when a person needs to seek counseling.

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