Managing Symptoms of Depression

Are you finding that you are struggling to cope with any of the following symptoms:

• Often feeling sad, down hearted or blue
• Experiencing abrupt mood changes quite often including ups and downs
• Not enjoying normal activities that would usually bring pleasure
• Changes in appetite- eating more or less
• Finding it hard to sleep or waking earlier than your regular wake time
• Loss of motivation
• Falling behind at work or at school/uni
• Feeling excessively tired all the time
• Physical fatigue including muscle aches and pains, headaches
• Withdrawal from social activities and those close to you e.g family and friends

These common few symptoms of depression can often be triggered when we are faced with emotional distress in our life that may involve a person such as friends, family, work colleagues or related to our job or school. These symptoms can often create feelings of being ‘stuck’, down or a sense of hopelessness that can lead to someone feeling emotionally exhausted.