Niamh Rooney Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapist 280115 Depression Depression can happen to anyone and does happen to one in four of us over our lifetimes Different factors that make it more likely to ID: 580186
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What is Depression?
Niamh
Rooney
Trainee Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
28/01/15Slide2
Depression
Depression can happen to anyone - and does happen to one in four of us over our lifetimes.
Different
factors that make it more likely to
happen:
biological make-up
upbringing
reaction to life
events
What
keeps it going though, is how we deal with those things. The way we think and what we do affects the way we feel. Slide3
Thoughts
People with depression tend to think about themselves, others and the future in a negative way. Looking at the world through “dirty glasses”
Negative thoughts:
Everything is hopeless - nothing can change
I'm useless, worthless
It's all my fault
The world is a terrible place - everything goes
wrong
People dwell on these thoughts, mulling things over and over.Slide4
Physical sensations
Tiredness
, fatigue, lethargy
Difficulty concentrating or remembering
Sleep changes (sleep more or less)
Eating changes (eat more or less)
Lose interest in hobbies, activities, sexSlide5
Behaviours
Due to all the Physical symptoms we tend to do less and less.
We stop doing things we used to enjoy and love.
At times it gets so bad you no longer go to work or socialise with family and friends
Getting out off bed can be a struggle Slide6Slide7
Unhelpful coping strategies
In
the UK
people who experience anxiety or depression are twice as likely to be heavy or problem drinkers.
For
some people, the anxiety or depression came first and they’ve reached for alcohol to try to relieve it.
Regular drinking lowers the levels of serotonin in your brain – a chemical that helps to regulate your mood
.
Talk to someone about your worries. Don’t try and mask them with alcohol.Slide8
Breaking the cycle
Just increasing our activity and exercise levels can make an enormous impact on our mood as it stimulates the body to produce natural
anti-depressants (Endorphins)
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Making us feel better about ourselves
Making us feel less tired
Motivating us to do more
Improving our ability to think more clearly
Helping us think about something other than focussing on our unhelpful thoughts
Using up the adrenaline resources created by anxiety and
anger
Giving us a sense of achievement
Enjoyment
Being with other peopleSlide10
Activities should give you a sense of:Slide11
Doing things differently
If
lack of activity and tiredness is helping to maintain our negative thinking, and therefore keeping us depressed, then doing more (in spite of feeling tired and depressed) will help us feel better.Slide12Slide13
Extra Support
GP
Pharmacist
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Self- Help books and websites (get.gg)
Local substance use servicesSlide14