Your Online Christian Counselor will help you determine whether you are suffering from depression symptoms. Your online depression counseling or life coaching will help you understand depression. You will be provided with cognitive behavioral Biblical tools, which are effective in overcoming depression. 

The first step, is to understand the signs of depression, which are listed below, and determine whether depression counseling or coaching is what you need. Our approach differs from other "traditional treatment". WHY? Because, we use a Biblical strategy involving holistic, cognitive behavioral therapy, solution-based, faithful focused, and proven through Christ. 

Depression Symptoms: What are the signs of Depression?

• Ongoing sadness or "numb" feelings
• Isolating from people and places 
• Trouble concentrating and making decisions
• Apathetic or Lethargic
• Fatigue
• Digestive problems that don't get better, even with treatment
• Feelings of shame, worthlessness, and hopelessness
• Pessimism or negative feelings
• Insomnia or sleeping too much
• Irritability, anger
• Anxiety attacks symptoms can be related to depression
• Loss of interest in things, hobbies, activities, including sex
• Overeating, or appetite loss
• Body aches or pain
• Emotionally detached
• Thoughts of not wanting to live

Approximately 12 million women in the United States experience clinical depression each year, according to Mental Health America, Depression can affect anyone including Christians. There are numerous possibilities why depression symptoms may occur including stress, relationship issues, family problems, divorce, work dissatisfaction, dysfunctional issues in childhood, seasonal; physical reasons, the list goes on. 

Some of the feelings that intensify with depression include: deep sadness that lingers, loneliness, feeling unloved,  rejected, misunderstood, brokenhearted, betrayed, guilty, angry. Granted, we all feel these feelings at times; it is only normal. However, if depression is the culprit, the feelings linger and don't seem to go away. The feelings can linger for no apparent reason. These are just a few of the feelings you may have if you are depressed. 

Physical behavioral symptoms may include: Isolation, shutting down, not doing things you love, not wanting to clean house, take a shower, go to the store, or even talk to friends. It may even involve wanting to sleep life away, hiding the pain or having emotional break downs. You may be trying to explain how you feel, and end up feeling misunderstood because nobody seems to understand. You may feel panic, tired, anxiety, angry or like running away and never coming back. Therapy for Depression is available through our online depression counseling.

Depression hurts and it leaves a person feeling hopeless, drained, exhausted and numb. You are not alone. Christian Counseling can help, and we use tools that are Biblical. If you look at some of the stories in the Bible, many individuals suffered at times with depression.

A few examples in the Bible are:

Jeremiah: He was rejected often even by the people he loved. Jeremiah hurt so bad he cursed the day he was born. He said his pain was perpetual. (Jeremiah 15:18). He said his pain was unending. He was insulted, cut down even by his close relatives. (Jeremiah 20: 14, 18).

Moses was so grieved sometimes in dealing with people and all the hurt, he was in anguish. When Moses came down form the mountain he threw the ten commandments and smashed them to pieces.  (Exodus 32:19) His heart was breaking by the behavior of people.

Elijah was so heartbroken he stated: "I have had enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers (1 Kings 19:4) He was worn out, tired, heartbroken, lonely, rejected, betrayed and more. Elijah had accomplished so much through God, but the work was hard, just like it was for Moses, Jeremiah, Jonah, 

David and many others.

Naomi was so devastated she said, "Don't call me Naomi, call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. (Ruth 1:20) Naomi lost everything. She was broken, defeated, anguished, angry, bitter and she did not know what would become of her life.

Jonah was so upset distraught and angry he said "Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live" (Jonah 4:3) Jonah asked the LORD to completely take his life, let me die, he was saying. Why? Because it hurt so bad, and he was angry at unrighteousness! He was broken. 

You are not alone, if you feel depressed, and there is hope in Christ Jesus.