31/10/2025
Autumn is a time of the year that can be difficult for many of us. The nights are drawing in, the weather is getting wet and cold, and our energy levels can fall. These changes can also have a negative effect on our psycological health, which can lead to depressive thoughts.
Depression is not simply feeling unhappy, sad, or fed up for a few days.
Most people go through periods of feeling down and these usually pass after a while. But when you're depressed you feel persistently sad and down for weeks or months rather than just a few days.
Many people don't see depression as an illness, but it is. Like a real illness it has real symptoms both psychological, physical,and social. From feeling low in mood continuously, hopeless, tearful, guilty, irritable, feeling trapped, unexplained aches & pains, lack of energy, low s*x drive and disturbed sleep, avoiding friends or social contact, lack of interest in anything, thoughts of self harm, and difficulties at work or at home.
Some people have reported feelings such as being trapped in a deep dark well with no way out, or lost in a tunnel with no light in sight.
Talking helps. Sometimes just acknowledging how we feel helps. Just getting the words out in a safe, confidential, non-judgmental space where you can be heard with respect, is the start to feeling better. Beginnings can be small, but always grow.
If you, or someone you know is suffering with low mood or depression, I hope you will consider reaching out to me by phone or email for a free 15 minute consultation.
Web: www.kevinevanscounselling.co.uk
email: info@kevinevanscounselling.co.uk
Tel: 0787 169 1234