Depression also is something experienced not only in thoughts but in the body. Maybe it feels like your daily activities take three times as much energy and time to complete or like you no longer have the energy to even begin to take care of yourself like you used to. You might stop exercising and showering regularly. Sleeping might become difficult, even though you are constantly feeling exhausted. You might find yourself with a lack of motivation to complete work tasks or go to social events. As depression worsens, you might even find yourself wishing you were no longer alive or preparing how to end your own life.

Depression can feel like a dark hole that you cannot find your way out of and often, suicidal ideation eventually shows its ugly head. Why do people want to die? Often because they are unsure how to keep living and in the midst of the negative thoughts and overwhelm, they have difficulty moving to problem solve through it to the place where there is hope.

Has this been you? Or maybe its someone you love that is going through severe depression? There is good news—there is hope and there is healing available.

There is a way out that does not end in death.