Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It is also called major depressive disorder or clinical depression.
It affects how you feel, think, behave, and may lead to a variety of emotional and physical problems. It can be difficult for you to carry out your usual everyday activities.
Depression Condition
The condition can affect you in different ways and may be mild, severe or somewhere in-between. The level of severity will depend on how much depression is interfering with your life.
Depression is common. According to the Mental Health Foundation, it’s the predominant mental health problem worldwide, followed by anxiety, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. Thankfully, though, there are many intervention options available, such as Hypnotherapy.
Depression may require long-term treatment. But don’t get discouraged. Most people with depression feel better with medication, hypnotherapy, or both.
Signs of Depression Symptoms
They could include:
Trouble concentrating, remembering details, and making decisions
Fatigue
Low Mood
Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, and helplessness
Pessimism and hopelessness
Insomnia, early-morning wakefulness, or sleeping too much
Crankiness or irritability
Restlessness
Low self-confidence
Loss of interest in things once pleasurable, including sex
Different eating habits (eating more or less than usual)
Aches, pains, headaches, or cramps that won’t go away
Digestive problems that don’t get better, even with treatment
Persistent sad, anxious, or “empty” feelings
Suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts
Hypnotherapy for Depression
An effective option to manage and overcome depression is hypnotherapy.
How does hypnotherapy work for depression?Research shown that hypnotherapy could help reduce or better control feelings of stress, anxiety, and sadness. It can also be used to help reduce or remove negative behaviours that could worsen your depression.
This method works on a subconscious level, using techniques to identify and address the root causes while offering positive suggestions to break negative thinking patterns.
Rather than treat the symptoms of depression, hypnotherapy aims to tackle what triggers lead to your depression so you can unpick it and move on.
Hypnotherapy works for depression because it targets the underlying basis of depression and completes the “unfinished business” that otherwise continues to recycle as self-sabotaging thoughts and behaviours.