Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “depression”
by Jay Reid This blog post is the first in a series dedicated to having to give up what you really think or feel in order to keep important relationships intact. All references to clients are fictional. Joan walked into my office with an ear-to-ear smile. She explained a painful cycle of anxiety attacks at work and feelings of emptiness …
by Jay Reid Depression and sleep are often at odds with each other. Going to sleep requires coming to a state of rest. Depression often means wrestling with such unsolvable problems as feelings of: Being fundamentally flawed Hopelessness about your life ever getting better Searing guilt over something you did that day Dread of impending doom. These experiences usually require our …
Depression hurts. You can experience profound states of sadness, acute anxiety, or bleak despair. Meanwhile the world around you seems to be functioning to an entirely different script. The difference can feel huge between your reality of depression versus the “normal” reality of people who seem happy. You can end up feeling lonely and different. Consider the plight of Abby: Abby …
The effects of depression can be trying and unpredictable. Have you ever planned to take on a bunch of important tasks for the upcoming week? But when it’s time do these things all you want to do is lie down and turn off the world. One of the hardest parts about depression is how it interrupts our ability to carry …
