This is a prolonged feeling of severe low mood and sadness that lasts for weeks, months or in some cases years. Depression affects people in different ways and can cause a wide variety of symptoms.

They can include a long lasting feeling of unhappiness or hopelessness. Being very tearful or loosing interest in the things you used to enjoy. For some people with depression they also have symptoms of anxiety too.

Depression can vary in severity from mild to severe. It can be triggered or caused by lots of different reasons such as big life events like a bereavement, loosing a job, relocating, having a child etc. You may be more likely to experience depression if there is a family history. But on occasions you can become depressed for no obvious reason.

Many people come to counselling experiencing depression. If you think you may have depression and think you might benefit from counselling please get in touch.