ll disappear. This approach may not be helpful, particularly when it is important to trace the depression back to the thing that it has been formed by reaction to.
Sometimes it is necessary to get at the root cause, to treat the underlying problem rather than just focussing on the presenting symptoms.
The symptoms are important and need attention, but they can be a reaction to something which needs to be addressed.
If you are suffering from a reactive depression
you may find it more helpful to take time to go over the history of the depression, to look beyond the symptoms and to, as it were, give yourself the chance to pinpoint the events that have triggered the depressive reaction.
If you can understand that the depression is a reaction to something that has happened, it can make it much easier to know how to treat it.
Otherwise you can be left thinking that the depression is perhaps something you were born with, perhaps a faulty genetic psychological constitution.
There may be something in these ideas, but they can make it harder for you to spot the fact that your depression is a reaction to something that has happened to you.
I have twenty years experience of helping people find ways to engage with issues like these. Contact me to arrange a free telephone consultation to discuss how my work might help you.