Depression

It is not only understandable but natural for everyone to feel low at times. However, when this feeling is constant and more than just simply feeling sorrowful or sad, it is important to recognize that you may be dealing with depression. Depression is a significant mood disorder that causes loss of interest and persistent feelings of sadness, leading to an array of emotional and physical difficulties in your day-to-day life that limit your strength to operate and think.

Affecting the way you think, behave and feel, people with depression struggle to continue with daily activities and sometimes feel that life isn’t worth living. We understand that it is not a weakness, and one can’t simply “snap out” of it, which is why depression requires long-term treatment and typically involves psychotherapy, psychopharmacology or both.

Below is a brief breakdown of symptoms associated with

• Low mood most of the day, nearly every day
• Negative thoughts
• Feeling worthless, hopeless & powerless
• Low energy & low motivation
• Continuous feelings of guilt or shame
• Loss of interest in things you used to enjoy
• Lack of sleep or excessive sleep
• Lack of appetite or excessive eating
• Anger & irritability
• Forgetfulness, poor concentration, becoming slower than usual when doing things
• Suicidal thoughts or an attempt to harm yourself
• While the above is a list of common symptoms, not everyone suffering from depression experiences every symptom. When it comes to depression, every individual is different, the frequency and severity of your symptoms along with how long they last vary depending on you, your illness and the stage at which you may be.

Affecting the way you think, behave and feel, people with depression struggle to continue with daily activities and sometimes feel that life isn’t worth living. We understand that it is not a weakness, and one can’t simply “snap out” of it, which is why depression requires long-term treatment and typically involves psychotherapy, psychopharmacology or both.

We, at Cambridge Medical Centre, understand the struggles arising from mental health conditions and continually work towards providing you with the treatment you may require. In hope of being your safe space, we encourage you to reach out to us should you or anyone you know be suffering from depression.

To have a consultation with one of our qualified team of clinicians, you can call the Cambridge Medical Centre on: +971 4 554 3245, or alternatively, you can book online by clicking here.