Depression can be thought of as the common cold of mental health most or all people will experience it at some point, some more than others. It is useful to see depression as our brain and body’s way of coping by shutting down. The good news is that with good therapy depression can be effectively treated for a long lasting recovery.<\/p>\n
Depression has many causes and is generally more complex than simple.<\/p>\n
In addition to outside supports for recovery from depression, like good friends, family, or the support of group, a dog or a cat, uplifting music, a therapeutic relationship with a counselor who understands you and knows how to treat depression effectively, can be just the ticket to get you feeling better.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Causes For Depression<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nSome potential causes and contributing factors to depression are the time of year, weather, and daylight. These factors can cause seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The anniversary of the death of a loved one, times of year when loss occurred, or when trauma happened can also be causal. Medical problems such as thyroid imbalance or chronic pain, nutritional imbalance or deficiency, life stressors, trauma, emotional neglect, grief and loss<\/a>, injuries to the brain affecting the emotional centers, or life disruptions like those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic can be causal as well. Many people experience a combination of these causes which contribute to their depressive symptoms.<\/p>\nOften cognitive distortions are present, either before as a result of depression. These distortions are commonly referred to as depressogenic thinking, and often have painful underlying negative beliefs that can develop during a depressive episode. Part of good therapy is identifying these and learning how to be mindful and intentional, using specific cognitive behavioral therapy skills, to stop and replace these thoughts with more realistic and positive ones.<\/p>\n
Our bodies have a built in alarm system for responding to danger, most commonly known as fight-or-flight, but more accurately described as fight, flight or freeze. Depression is thought to be the emotional version of the freeze response as a way to survive. Flight translates emotionally to anxiety, and fight to anger. In the spirit of this, it is important in the treatment of depression to address the nervous system’s role through grounding techniques, mindfulness meditation, or trauma treatments like reconsolidation of traumatic memories, RTM or eye movement the sensitization reprogramming, EMDR, and mindfulness-based emotional processing,<\/a> MBEP.<\/p>\nMedication can also support recovery from depression by helping to repair the imbalance in serotonin that develops in depression and thereby helping to create an improved sense of wellbeing. Medication can also be helpful while therapy is taking place for trauma, learning new ways of thinking, coping, and developing a better understanding of depression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\nCauses For Depression<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nSome potential causes and contributing factors to depression are the time of year, weather, and daylight. These factors can cause seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The anniversary of the death of a loved one, times of year when loss occurred, or when trauma happened can also be causal. Medical problems such as thyroid imbalance or chronic pain, nutritional imbalance or deficiency, life stressors, trauma, emotional neglect, grief and loss<\/a>, injuries to the brain affecting the emotional centers, or life disruptions like those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic can be causal as well. Many people experience a combination of these causes which contribute to their depressive symptoms.<\/p>\nOften cognitive distortions are present, either before as a result of depression. These distortions are commonly referred to as depressogenic thinking, and often have painful underlying negative beliefs that can develop during a depressive episode. Part of good therapy is identifying these and learning how to be mindful and intentional, using specific cognitive behavioral therapy skills, to stop and replace these thoughts with more realistic and positive ones.<\/p>\n
Some potential causes and contributing factors to depression are the time of year, weather, and daylight. These factors can cause seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The anniversary of the death of a loved one, times of year when loss occurred, or when trauma happened can also be causal. Medical problems such as thyroid imbalance or chronic pain, nutritional imbalance or deficiency, life stressors, trauma, emotional neglect, grief and loss<\/a>, injuries to the brain affecting the emotional centers, or life disruptions like those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic can be causal as well. Many people experience a combination of these causes which contribute to their depressive symptoms.<\/p>\n Often cognitive distortions are present, either before as a result of depression. These distortions are commonly referred to as depressogenic thinking, and often have painful underlying negative beliefs that can develop during a depressive episode. Part of good therapy is identifying these and learning how to be mindful and intentional, using specific cognitive behavioral therapy skills, to stop and replace these thoughts with more realistic and positive ones.<\/p>\n Our bodies have a built in alarm system for responding to danger, most commonly known as fight-or-flight, but more accurately described as fight, flight or freeze. Depression is thought to be the emotional version of the freeze response as a way to survive. Flight translates emotionally to anxiety, and fight to anger. In the spirit of this, it is important in the treatment of depression to address the nervous system’s role through grounding techniques, mindfulness meditation, or trauma treatments like reconsolidation of traumatic memories, RTM or eye movement the sensitization reprogramming, EMDR, and mindfulness-based emotional processing,<\/a> MBEP.<\/p>\n Medication can also support recovery from depression by helping to repair the imbalance in serotonin that develops in depression and thereby helping to create an improved sense of wellbeing. Medication can also be helpful while therapy is taking place for trauma, learning new ways of thinking, coping, and developing a better understanding of depression.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/theevolutiongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/the-evolution-group-depression-2.jpg” title_text=”the-evolution-group-depression-2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ disabled_on=”off|off|on” admin_label=”mobile view” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” width=”70%” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/theevolutiongroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/the-evolution-group-depression-2.jpg” title_text=”the-evolution-group-depression-2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.22.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Some potential causes and contributing factors to depression are the time of year, weather, and daylight. These factors can cause seasonal affective disorder (SAD). The anniversary of the death of a loved one, times of year when loss occurred, or when trauma happened can also be causal. Medical problems such as thyroid imbalance or chronic pain, nutritional imbalance or deficiency, life stressors, trauma, emotional neglect, grief and loss<\/a>, injuries to the brain affecting the emotional centers, or life disruptions like those caused by the COVID-19 pandemic can be causal as well. Many people experience a combination of these causes which contribute to their depressive symptoms.<\/p>\n Often cognitive distortions are present, either before as a result of depression. These distortions are commonly referred to as depressogenic thinking, and often have painful underlying negative beliefs that can develop during a depressive episode. Part of good therapy is identifying these and learning how to be mindful and intentional, using specific cognitive behavioral therapy skills, to stop and replace these thoughts with more realistic and positive ones.<\/p>\nCauses For Depression<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n