Give way for Therapies

For me when December arrives, depression is not far behind. Something about the turn of the season, less daylight, less outdoor activities, the holiday bustle nudging its way back into consciousness can make some people turn inward and find deep dissatisfaction in their lives. Deep dissatisfaction can show up as a persistent weight pulling you down. Sometimes it is hard to get out of bed, to do anything. Physical Therapy San Antonio is introduced to cope with these feelings by ‘pushing through’ or ‘acting as if’ they are feeling alright. Enrolling in new classes, filling calendars with arts, sports, theater, shopping and exercise routines can help lift depression. ‘Crafting’ marketed by Martha Stewart has hit the culture in a big way. She was featured on Oprah in October, 2010. Her crafting ideas are well thought out and planned to provide hours of pleasure that some people find in making things.

For people who have emotionally based depression as opposed to biologically determined depression, activities can help take the focus off mood but do not get at the emotional causes of the depression, consequently relief is temporary. Emotionally based depression can be caused by early childhood abuse and linger long after the physical, sexual or emotional abuse has stopped. Physical abuse such as: hitting, slapping, grabbing, or torture are unexpected, unwanted, aggressive, physical actions taken against a child by someone in authority. Sexual abuse includes unwanted sexual attention both touching, rubbing, penetration or living in an environment where sexual advances are routinely tolerated by the adults in charge. Emotional abuse includes shame, humiliation, torment, ridicule, or any demeaning attitude, verbal or intentional toward a child.