Are You Sad or Depressed?

Are You Sad or Depressed?

If you are unhappy, you are sad. It is almost always situational--related to some situation going on at the time. Sadness comes and goes. It is important to just go with the flow and feel your feelings until they pass. Optimism and affirmations often help. Time passing helps.

Depression is more serious. It lingers. It never goes away. It is like a thief in the night robbing you of your feelings of wellbeing. depression often leads to thoughts of suicide. It sometimes leads to taking your own life. Depression needs to be treated with therapy and medication.

I worry about my depressed clients because over the years I have lost two of them due to untreated depression. Take depression seriously.

If you have tried to treat your depression and it has not worked, consider turning to your Higher Power. God is the great healer. He can do what doctors can't . . . what we cannot do alone. When asked, God will send you hope and strength. Often, he lifts the depression altogether. So, if all else fails, pray. That's what worked for me in the past. I have a long history of clinical depression.