Depression
Depression
Understanding Depression
Depression is more than feeling sad or low. It is a state where the mind and body become weighed down by emotional, cognitive, and physical changes. People often describe feeling flat, disconnected, exhausted, or unable to find motivation, even when they want to feel better.
Depression can affect thoughts, sleep, energy levels, confidence, and the ability to enjoy life. It is not a personal failure. It is a response to internal or external pressures that have become overwhelming.
Exogenous and Endogenous Depression
Depression can develop for different reasons. Understanding the difference can help people make sense of their experience.
Exogenous Depression
Exogenous depression is triggered by external events. These might include
Loss or grief
Relationship difficulties
Work stress
Major life changes
Long periods of pressure or uncertainty
In this type of depression, the emotional response is linked to something that has happened in the outside world. The mind becomes overloaded and struggles to process or adapt.
Endogenous Depression
Endogenous depression arises from within. It is not tied to a specific event. Instead, it is influenced by internal factors such as
Long standing emotional patterns
Learned responses from childhood
Biological or genetic tendencies
Deep rooted beliefs about self and safety
People with endogenous depression often say they cannot explain why they feel the way they do. The emotional weight seems to come from inside rather than from a particular situation.
Both types are real and valid. Many people experience a mixture of the two.
Why Antidepressants Do Not Always Work
Antidepressants can be helpful for some people because they influence brain chemistry. They may reduce symptoms such as low mood, anxiety, or lack of motivation. However, they do not address the emotional patterns, memories, or beliefs that often sit beneath depression.
This is why antidepressants do not work for everyone. They treat the symptoms, not the root cause. If the underlying emotional patterns remain unchanged, the depression can return when medication is reduced or stopped.
Many people find that combining therapeutic approaches with or without medication gives them a more complete path to recovery. Any decisions about medication should always be discussed with a qualified medical professional.
How Hypnotherapy Helps
Hypnotherapy guides you into a calm, focused state where the mind becomes more open to change. In this relaxed state, it becomes easier to shift unhelpful thought patterns, soften self criticism, and reconnect with a sense of inner strength.
Hypnotherapy can help you
Reduce negative self talk
Build motivation and emotional resilience
Create new, healthier patterns of thinking
Reconnect with a sense of purpose and possibility
It is a gentle approach that supports emotional healing and long term change.
How IEMT Helps
Integral Eye Movement Therapy (IEMT) works by helping the brain update how it stores emotional memories and identity patterns. Depression often involves old emotional imprints that keep the mind stuck in cycles of hopelessness or self doubt. IEMT uses guided eye movements to interrupt these patterns and create new neurological pathways.
IEMT can support you in
Reducing the emotional weight behind past experiences
Softening identity patterns such as I am not good enough or I cannot cope
Breaking repetitive emotional loops
Helping the mind recognise that old emotional states are no longer relevant
Many people notice a shift as the emotional heaviness begins to lift and the mind becomes more flexible and hopeful.
Moving Forward
Depression is not a fixed state. With the right support, the mind can learn new ways of thinking, feeling, and responding. Hypnotherapy and IEMT offer practical, effective ways to address the deeper patterns that keep depression in place, helping you move toward a lighter, more balanced and more empowered life.
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