Coping with symptoms of depression can often feel completely debilitating. It involves much more than simply feeling sad or unhappy. Feelings of depression can significantly decrease your desire to connect with others, and diminish your self of purpose and self-worth. Some of the things you may be experiencing if you have depression are: 

• Lack of motivation

• Irritability or frustration

• Decline in self-care activities

• Loss of interest in hobbies/activities

• Desire to isolate from friends and family

• Trouble focusing or concentrating

• Suicidal thoughts

• Crying spells 

Depression can be a life long battle or present itself at any time during your life. Sometimes the symptoms of depression are sparked by a life event such as: 

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• Traumatic experience

• Loss of a loved one

• Motherhood/Parenthood

• Empty nesting 

• Pregnancy Loss 

• Infertility 

• Retirement

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The good news is, through processing what's behind your depression and learning skills, you can be on the path to healing and better managing symptoms!