Depression Is a Thief
Which brings us to depression, “Depression is a thief that steals from people, robbing them of energy, vitality, self-esteem and any pleasure that they might previously have enjoyed,” writes Irish psychologist Tony Bates in Understanding and Overcoming Depression (2001).
Depression is typified by an unrelenting sad mood, an absence of energy, a problem in concentrating or remembering, a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed and difficulties with sleeping and eating. In many ways it is the flipside to anger – an emotional response based on feelings of defeat and withdrawal, making anger seem like a positive fighting response in comparison.
Yet Bates’s recommendations for treating depression strike a chord with our programme ...
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