CBT Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

People wake everyday feeling severely sad. They want to die and are just waiting in anticipation for it to happen whether it comes naturally or by way of suicide. Some of these people could be loved ones to other people and these other people might have no idea that their loved one is suffering so deeply. This is a real disease and is not just a character of a person being weak and sad. This disease is called depression, which is feelings of severe hopelessness and sadness. Depression affects millions of people every day, not only the individual themselves but also their loved ones and it needs to be taken serious. Depression leads to feelings of hopelessness and despair, which leads people to have suicidal thoughts as a way out. These thoughts …show more content…
The two main types of treatments are psychotherapy and psychopharmacological. Psychotherapy can teach depressed people to better handle stress and negative emotions or thoughts (Antai-Otong 56). Everything becomes a struggle and an effort for them. It can take all of one’s energy and will just to get out of bed and face another dismal day. There are two main psychotherapies for depression: CBT and ACT. CBT (Cognitive behavioral therapy) has been identified as an evidence-based treatment for individuals with depression. CBT focuses on thoughts, feelings and behavior to address distress and impairments associated with depression. This is achieved by behavioral activation. Behavioral activation is asking someone to re-engage in an enjoyed activity, which has likely decreased in frequency since the individual began experiencing depression. ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) uses strategies that focus on living a valued existence. ACT does not try to reduce distress but rather helps individuals identify things that are valuable to them. This identifies distress as a normal human behavior and through value-based living people may find that life is more meaningful. Another psychotherapy that is less studied is IPT. IPT (interpersonal psychotherapy) supports people and assist them in managing interpersonal situations by developing interpersonal skills (Greenberg …show more content…
People often consider people who suffer from depression weak. Depression is not just being sad, and it is not a character weakness of personal failing (Greenlee 24). People with depression are not just looking for attention they have a real dieases. Most people assume that people with depression are just going through a phase. What most people don’t realize is that it is not a phase it is something bigger than that. Most of these misconception lead depressed people to hide their depression so they don’t get judged by others. This can ultimately lead to their suicide because the suffering of depression gets to be too much for them to