Many people think that depression is something that people choose to have but what many people don't know is that depression can be caused by an imbalance of chemicals in our brain. Usually though depression is caused by a psychological disturbance or specific situations. Sometimes many of us know the cause of our depression but that does not mean that we are easily able to solve these issues. The cause of depression does not follow obvious patterns and could be caused by something that you think has a major effect on your life when in fact if you look at things from other perspective you may see that the are insignificant and we have nothing to worry about. Depression It is a serious state, which can be intermittent and not easy to accept. We can often mask it by behaving in various ways, such as drink, drugs or by some manic activities.

The cause of our depression may not be apparent and it can often relate to an episode in our life earlier in our development which have long been forgot by our concious mind. It can also relate to our childhood environment which could include our primary carers or our environment.Some times knowing the event that has triggered the depression can be a starting point for our exploration, as this knowledge does not necessarily bring relief.

The depressive state often masks an anger, which is turned against oneself. This can then result in a feeling of depletion and lethargy. Counselling helps to establish perspective and allows us to work towards finding the source of the difficulty and so direct us to its resolution.