I want to discuss here how a hurtful circular pattern in a family that I have been working with as their family therapist (I’m a family therapist in Boulder) can be worked with. Some of the details were changed to protect clients’ confidentiality. The father contacted me to help his son with depression. The son is a college student whose academic performance is suffering from his emotional state. The academic requirements, together with the lower functioning, cause the son

Depression is one of the debilitating illnesses that affect millions of people across the globe. The condition can affect one’s ability to think, feel and function. It also makes the person hopeless, disappointed, and sad. A person with depression finds it hard to find happiness in life, has limited energy to engage in the daily routine, and has intense feelings of loneliness. That’s why it is important to learn how to deal with depression, or else the person can feel discour