Am I Depressed?

It can creep up on you.
it can arrive quite suddenly.
It can be a response to your environment.
It can show up when life is seemingly going great.

Depression is a serious condition that impacts how you feel, think, and act. Unlike standard sadness or grief, it is characterized by a persistent feeling of low mood or a loss of interest , lasting beyond several weeks.

It is split into two categories:

  • Clinical Depression (Major Depressive Disorder): This is an internal, biological condition driven by persistent changes in brain chemistry. It often occurs without an obvious external trigger and requires targeted medical or therapeutic treatment.

  • Situational Depression (Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood): This is a psychological reaction to a specific life stressor, such as divorce, job loss, or bereavement. The symptoms generally resolve as you adapt to the change or the stressor passes.

Signs you may be depressed:

  • Persistent low mood or hopelessness.

  • Difficulty falling or staying asleep.

  • Irritability, restlessness, or agitation.

  • A sense of emptiness and loneliness.

  • Changes in appetite — loss or binge eating.

  • Numbing out with alcohol, substances, or distractions.

  • Feeling like everything is an effort — like wading through treacle.

  • Loss of interest or pleasure in things you used to enjoy.

  • Struggles with focus, memory, or motivation.

  • Self-criticism or guilt.

  • Thoughts of self-harm, suicide, or not wanting to exist.

  • Changes in sexual desire and functioning

You don’t need to tick every box to be struggling. And depression doesn’t always look like sadness — it can appear as flatness, irritability, withdrawal, or quiet despair.

Treatment for depression

For some, supervised medication provides relief from some symptoms.
For others, therapy can be effective.
Often, people do both.

When I work with people suffering from depression, there is no rush to fix or put a label o it — instead, time is taken to understand it’s origins and figure out what your system needs to come back online.


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