Depression and anxiety develops for a number of reasons, each unique to the individual sufferer. It may occur during life-stage changes or major changes to an individuals life that involve loss and uncertainty. However, depression may also be due to issues from the past which have not been dealt with properly and which still cause us pain or distress when we think about them. Sometimes, we have buried things so deep that we don’t think about the original trauma, instead we just feel anxious, depressed or have low self esteem.
The word Depressed means being de-pressed or pushed down. It can be enormously liberating to identify what you are de-pressing – memories from the past or a desire you have to change? Investment in discovering the cause and releasing it opens up a new path to recovery.