Depression

Sadness is an emotion that everyone will experience in their life at some point in time. A number of life events can cause someone to feel sad such as a loss of a loved one, divorce, loss of a job, issues at home, or financial instability. More often than not, sadness has links to a specific trigger, and passes with time. If sadness does not pass with time and you are feeling down or hopeless on a regular basis, you may be dealing with clinical depression.

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) can be diagnosed by a mental health professional and includes five (or more) of the following symptoms: depressed mood nearly every day, significant weight loss or weight gain (change in appetite), significant changes in sleep (too much sleep or not enough), restlessness, increased fatigue, feelings of worthlessness, difficulty concentrating and recurrent thoughts of suicide or death.

Depression is considered a serious medical condition that can get worse without proper treatment. It is important to know that depression IS treatable and our therapists here at TLA Therapy are trained to use a range of Evidence Based Practices (EBP’s) to help you reduce symptoms of depression and find the hope that depression doesn’t have to rule your life.