Tuesday, October 20, 2009
What is your depression telling you?
One way to think about depression is to view it as a symptom rather than a problem. Of course, it is a problem, but I have learned that depression usually points to something else. If a client says he's depressed, I often ask, "So, what's depressing you?" The response (money, spouse, job, children, etc.) give us a place to begin.
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This is an interesting idea.
Thank you for this information. I think it's important, too, to understand that there are normal levels of depression that each of us might experience occasionally. That is different from clinical levels of depression that makes it overwhelmingly impossible to face the day.
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