Category: <span>Depression</span>

Depression Nothing Is Real Childhood • coping • depression • empathy • perception • perspective March 11, 2017 By dahyanas 0 Comments

Nothing is Real: Perspective Perception & Childhood Depression

Childhood depression is often overlooked or misunderstood by parents and caregivers. This is because it does not always look like what it does in adults. In adults, you can usually tell if a person is depressed through the observation of their behaviors. Other times, a depressed adult just tells you. However, children, especially those who have not reached those developmental milestones which allow them to effectively commmuniate complex feelings, tend to show their depression more than they vocalize it.

Symptoms of Childhood Depression

Depression Nothing Is Real Art • depression • hope • humanity • mental health • perspective • solutions • suffering • therapist February 23, 2017 By dahyanas 0 Comments

Nothing is Real: Perspective, Perception, and Depression

Depression effects 15 million adults in the US yearly. That is 6.7% of the population. It is one of the most common mental health concerns that people seek help for.

I’ve been in therapeutic relationships with many individuals who suffer from depression. There is a consistent theme in how they describe their experience. In the last few weeks, I’ve asked my clients; children, adolescents, and adults to describe what depression feels like to them.