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What counts as severe depression for NHS treatment?
Depression is a recognised illness and can affect the way that we think, feel and work in our day-to-day lives. It occurs on a continuum from mild to moderate to severe and knowledge of how our symptoms stand on this scale may be of benefit to us in accessing treatment within the NHS. I suspect…
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Can Therapy Help If You Don’t Know Why You’re Depressed About Something?
Another very common belief about depression is that there must be a definite “reason” or a specific trigger involved. That, if you can’t identify a loss, a stressful event, or the specific factor that led to you feeling depressed, then your feelings are somehow invalid or that much harder to deal with. Because of this,…
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Does Hula Matcha Therapy Really Work For Depression?
If you have spent some time scrolling social media recently, you may have noticed a trend being talked about called ‘Hula Matcha Therapy’ and its supposed ability to combat depression. In most cases, it entails two core concepts; the consumption of Matcha – a powdered green tea high in antioxidants and L-theanine – combined with…