Here’s the thing. There’s a difference between being depressed and having depression. Yes, depression is quantifiable and measureable. And it ruins everything. It doesn’t care about your plans, it doesn’t care about that cousin’s wedding that’s coming up and it certainly doesn’t care about what that particular aunty thinks.

Depression can look different on everyone.

Some people are so well put together, they fool the world into believing everything is great. Yet others

don’t have the energy to do anything or
don’t feel like hanging out with their friends anymore or
feel like life is not worth living anymore. (I promise you. Life is still worth living.)
can’t seem to stop eating or to swallow anything at all or
sleep the day away or can’t sleep a wink or
in general don’t enjoy things anymore or
can’t focus on anything

Then there are those nasty little sticky thoughts that snake their way into your mind and coil around your brain, making themselves at home. You know… the ones telling you you’re worthless..useless… Those thoughts are lies.

Depression hits some people harder than others.

The good news is, depression is curable.

However hard you're hit, therapy might be your cure

'How did I end up like this?'

You know, often you’ll hear people say, ‘I never thought life would be like this.’ But life IS like this. Sometimes we get blindsided by things we never thought we’d have to grapple with, such as:

Feelings of rejection

Loss of a loved one

A pandemic

Irritability that just won’t go away

Being quick to flare up

Chronic stress

Resentment

Apathy

An unshakeable feeling of guilt

Feeling like a burden

Fights in the family

Financial trouble

Marital stress or conflict

Feeling demotivated

Relentless negativity

Wishing you hadn’t become a mother

Wishing you were a mother

Sometimes, none of these things happen, and yet we still feel constantly down. That happens too.

Some thoughts seem so awful, it seems the world will end if you say them out loud. Like you shouldn’t talk about it.

Maybe you should talk to someone about it.

What now?

As a therapist, it’s rewarding watching a client’s story unfold and seeing her narrative become her own. But more importantly, it’s great watching you reach a place where you can look at your life and truly say that you thrive. I would love for you to thrive. Let’s get there together.