€$ Learning These Skills is Probably Worth Way More Than A Million Euro / Dollars to People Who Are Presenting With Symptoms of Depression €$

Many of the most satisfying times being a therapist are the times when a person who presents with depression gets some relief and learns how to counteract the depressive feelings and thoughts.  Yes, it's a learning process: learning how to correct the "all or nothing thinking", the "black and white" thinking styles, etc. Many clients go on, to living happy productive lives without carrying the "depressive" mindset around with them. They break-free from Depression. 

In the past, depression, (deliberately using lower case lettering) was known as "nervous exhaustion."  It's a very apt expression because the depressed person is often very exhausted, even though they spend overtime in bed. Their mind is pre-occupied with ruminating thoughts, leading to exhaustion. Thoughts going around and around in the depressed persons' mind. When supposed to be sleeping in bed, the depressed person will dream on average up to three times more than the non-depressed individual. In fact, the more you dream: your mind is indulging in REM sleep which is exhausting.  Only when a depressed person learns how to relax, learning relaxation skills, guided meditation, using breathing techniques to relax, only then is the depressed person able to tackle the depressing thoughts and then able to learn new productive strategies to move towards feeling better and having purpose in living. 

Many people have beaten depression and so can you, using the correct tools and strategies to do so.