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What is depression?

Depression is a medical disorder just like high blood pressure, diabetes or asthma. It's an abnormal mood associated with specific and reversible chemical changes in the brain. Depression is not a sign of weakness, nor is it a state you can just snap out of.

 

Who gets depression?

Nobody is immune to depression and it can happen at any age. In fact, around 10% of men and 25% of women will develop depression at some point in their life.

 

What triggers depression?

For many people, depression is triggered by a stressful event, alcohol or drug use, or an unresolved long-term difficulty. However, in some people there is no obvious trigger.

 

 Symptoms of depression

You should not confuse depression with sadness and loss, feelings that often pass quickly. These feelings are often understandable and do not normally prevent you from coping with your normal life. The symptoms of depression are different and can affect your usual day to day life. People can have one, many or all of the symptoms:

* Prolonged periods of sadness

* Unexplained crying spells

* Significant changes in appetite

* Irregular sleeping patterns

* Irritability, anger, worry, agitation, anxiety

* Pessimism

* Loss of energy

* Feelings of guilt

* Feelings of worthlessness

* Inability to concentrate

* Inability to take pleasure in former interests

* Social withdrawal

* Unexplained aches and pains

* Thoughts of death or suicide

 
 

Types of depression

 

Depression just like other illnesses comes in different forms and varies in number of occurrences, severity and persistence of symptoms. The most common forms of depression include:

 

Major clinical depression

Characterised by a combination of the symptoms listed above, including a low mood. This form of depression can significantly interfere with the ability to work, sleep and enjoy once-pleasurable activities.

 

Dysthymia

Dysthymia involves long-term symptoms that do not necessarily disable, but yet prevent the affected person from functioning at 100% or from feeling good. Some sufferers of dysthymia experience episodes of major clinical depression throughout their lives as well.

 

Bipolar depression

Bipolar disorder, formerly referred to as manic depression involves cycles of clinical depression and periods of excessive excitability. For some sufferers the mood changes are rapid and for others they are more gradual. Bipolar disorder can be a recurring and ongoing condition.

 

Post-natal depression

Postnatal depression, often referred to as postpartum depression occurs in the mother in the weeks or months following childbirth. There is often an obvious reason for the depression such as a difficult labour but for many there is none. Often mothers suffering from postnatal depression feel enormous amounts of guilt for feeling the way they do and for some they feel they cannot cope with being a mother at all..

 

How Can Reflexology Help?

 

There are a number of well tried and tested methods for bringing about improvement to the onset of these symptom including many self help steps that you can take to improve the situation, however I have found that Reflexology can dramatically reduce these symptoms and has to be taken seriously as a great alternative treatment for the relief of Depression. 

Through Reflexology I can work directly on the areas causing the problem, namely some of the Brain glands which control the way we think, the way we act, our emotions & hormone release, often avoiding the use of medication..

Depression can be as a result of a number of factors but I find two of the main causes to be either Stress related or Hormone related. This is true in both men and women alike. By working on the relevant points on the feet Clients usually respond quite swiftly, with some degree of relief usually being felt after only one treatment..

 

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