COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY



Counselling And Psychotherapy

Depression

Human nature posses significant mood swings which involves psychological and behavioural changes. These mood swings are the result of changes in behaviours because of the affect of surroundings over human nature (Judd 1999). Everybody feels blue or upset. But these feelings are mostly for the short period of time. However, this sad feeling is the reaction to the setbacks and struggles which creates disappointment (Mccallum D. P. 45). Mostly, people use the term “depression” in the explanation to such feelings. Depression is usually described as “living in the dark hole”, which means to have a feeling imminent towards doom. However most of the depressed people don't get the feeling of sadness- they might get the feeling of being lifeless, emptied and at times droopy. Particularly, men may get the feeling of aggression and agitation.

Whatsoever, the symptoms are, depression is something different from being sad. It is something that overwhelms your daily life, interferes in your work abilities. It gives the feeling of hopelessness and being helpless which is intense as well as inexorable (Mccallum D. P. 45), with little, only if got any of the relief.

Depression has variations from person to person, but mostly people have common symptoms. It is very important to keep in mind that these symptoms are part of normal lows of life (Hammen 1997). But more symptoms one posses, the stronger they are, and if they last for longer period- it is more likely that you deal with depressions. When all of these symptoms become devastating and disabling, occurs the time to seek for help.

Symptoms of Depression

Having the loss of interest in the day to day activities. These activities usually involve ones hobbies, social activities, the pastimes and sex.

Having the feeling of hopelessness is a bleak in one's life which makes a miserable state in one's life.

The change in weight or appetite.

Changes in sleep and getting insomniac, walking in early morning hours or hypersonic which is also known as oversleeping.

Feeling of fatigueless and loss of energy level.

Strong feeling of guilt and self-loathing.

Hasty behaviour which includes self-abuse, reckless driving or habitual gambling, which usually results in unexpected pains and other aches.

Trouble of focusing and having problems in maintaining concentration.

In recent times depression has become more common in every other industrialized states like US and UK. There lie number of studies conducted which have showed an uneven distribution of gender as depression being twice as common among women as in men. There are several reasons to this and are not completely clear, yet are partly psychological, biological and socio-cultural.

Biological Explanation

Women have more strong genetic tendency in developing depression rather men.

Fluctuation of hormones is subjected high in women than in men.

Psychological explanation

Women usually have more ruminative approach than men as they think more than men, who is good at times but not worthy every time and it predispose them in developing depression (Mccallum D. P. 45) Whereas, men react with stoticicism and with high anger in difficult ...