It's Not Always Depression: A New Theory of Listening to Your Body, Discovering Core Emotions and Reconnecting with Your Authentic Self

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Moments of psychosis are known as psychotic episodes. The person experiencing a psychotic episode will have: When suffering from depression, men are less likely to ask for help than women. They’re also more likely to turn to drugs and alcohol to cope with the symptoms. Depression and suicide

Many people who have psychotic depression have experienced a difficult time in childhood, like a traumatic event.St John’s Wort is a herbal treatment that you can buy from pharmacies and health food shops. Some people take it for depression. There’s some evidence that it can help the symptoms of mild-to-moderate depression, but doctors don’t recommend St John’s Wort because the amount of active ingredients change depending on the brand and batch. This means that you can never be sure what kind of effect it will have.

Personality – some personality traits can put you at a higher risk of developing depression. These include low-self esteem or a habit of criticising yourself too much. These personality traits can come from your genes, which you get from your parents, or they can be as a result of experiences in your early life. In addition, there is also some exploration on trauma; Big T and little t trauma and the distinction between the 2. You’d be surprised at how much could be considered small t trauma. Having read “The boy who was raised as a dog” by Dr. Bruce Perry, I could connect some of the topics regarding trauma, the effects on our bodies, and how trauma can be treated and healed. People with depression may lose their desire and appetite for food, which can cause weight loss. They may have little interest in eating and go for long periods without food. 11. Overeating and weight gain In the Lower Point 🔻are Core Emotions: (you’re going to have to imagine an arrow pointing at the bottom point of the triangle here). When life is getting them down, some people try to cope by drinking too much alcohol or taking drugs. This can result in a spiral of depression.

If you’re grieving, you may find your feelings of sadness and loss come and go, but it’s still possible to enjoy things in life and look forward to the future.