What is Depression?

Depression (also known as Depressive Disorder) is mood disorder that affects how you think, feel and act. When experiencing depression, you may feel sad, down, depressed, hopeless and as though the things you used to enjoy no longer give you any pleasure. While many of us feel sad in response to the challenges that life throws at us, with clinical depression, these symptoms tend to persist for longer than two weeks. When this happens, it may be time to seek help. 

Do I have depression?

You may have depression if the below symptoms resonate with you:

Symptoms of depression:

• Feeling down, depressed and / or hopeless.
• Thinking / feeling like you’ve let yourself or others down.
• Feeling tired or like you don’t have much energy or motivation.
• Disrupted sleep (struggling to get to sleep, waking in the night, struggling to wake up).
• Increased or decreased appetite.
• Poor concentration or recall.
• Feeling slowed down in your thinking and movements.
• Loss of interest in sex.
• Thinking that you don’t want to be here anymore, or about harming yourself.

Online therapy and treatment for depression:

The good news is that depression is a treatable. As well as medication, there are several types of talking therapies that research has been found to be helpful in assisting people to overcome symptoms, including CBT, IPT, CFT, EMDR, PCT and ACT.

Several our online therapists at Counselling Psychology Online are trained in these approaches and have several years’ experience in helping people improve their self-esteem. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to arrange an initial assessment session.

You may also wish to look at our resources page for further ideas of getting help.

FAQs

Find answers to some of our most frequently asked questions below.

Please email [email protected] for any other questions, or to find out more about online depression counselling today.