Depression

Depression can create gloomy feelings that are often like being under a cloud or trapped in the bottom of a dark hole, out of reach and alone with no hope.

Symptoms can include:

• Changes in sleeping patterns; broken nights or over-sleeping
• Changes in eating patterns: loss of appetite or overeating
• Overwhelming feelings of guilt and worthlessness
• Tiredness and loss of energy
• Headaches, stomach upsets or chronic pain
• Persistent thoughts of death or suicide

If your low mood is starting to interfere with your life, or if you have been suffering like this for more than a couple of weeks, you should seek help.

Counselling offers deep understanding and light, which helps to reduce feelings of isolation and assists recovery.