Depression
Musicians are three times more likely to experience anxiety or depression than the general public (source: Gross and Musgrave, 2017.)
On the inside you feel anxious, sad, unsure, and overwhelmed… like the mask that might slip at any moment.
You know that something in the past is affecting you, but you aren’t sure what to do about it.
You’ve tried moving forward on your own.
Maybe you even have thought that achieving more might have the answer for your sadness, but deep down you know it’s more than another musical accolade under your belt that you need in order to break free from his hopeless, dark space.
Depression can look different for everyone, but this might include:
- Continuous hopelessness, low mood, sadness, feeling ‘down’
- Feeling worried and ‘on edge’
- Feeling irritable and intolerant of others
- Having no motivation or interest in things
- Reduced sex-drive
- Not eating enough, or eating too much
- Finding it difficult to make decisions
- Not getting any enjoyment out of life, like in your creativity
- Having trouble sleeping, or sleeping too much
- Shortness of breath due to feeling panic
- Overthinking and being constantly worried you are doing ‘things wrong’
- Having suicidal thoughts or thoughts of harming yourself
My clients come to me looking for someone that can help them understand not just their symptoms but why they appear in the first place. And that’s exactly what we will do together: we will get to the root of your problems so that you can find your inner freedom again. We will look at tools and life factors that have shown to relieve depression, including exploring the use of going on/or coming off medication prescribed from your GP, if you’d like. We’ll get to know the inner dialogue that you carry and how behaviours can affect your mood. My objective is to provide you with the skills you need to find relief from your symptoms. You can find a renewed sense of meaning, purpose and freedom.
We’re going to get to the bottom of this together. Our work together can lift the heavy cloud of depression you’ve been carrying.