Depression
At times depression is truly an internal imbalance that can be easily corrected at others it is evidence of a deeply embedded relational longing that is unmet. Often depression results from an individual having a lot boiled up inside of them and no place for the emotions to be expressed.
Symptoms may be:

• Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness
• Loss of interest in daily activities
• Appetite or weight changes
• Sleep changes
• Psychomotor agitation or retardation
• Loss of energy
• Self-loathing
• Concentration problems
• Irritability
• Thoughts of death
• Less interest in sex
• Aches and pains

Anxiety
our bodies way of telling us that something is off-center and an invitation to us to enter into a process of discovery and healing.
Psychological symptoms may include:

• Symptoms may be: chronic worry about events that are unlikely to occur
• Inability to shut off constant anxious thoughts
• Feelings of dread
• Restlessness and inability to relax
• Trouble falling asleep or staying asleep

Self–Image
A poor self image may arise due to a variety of reasons and most often from some form of trauma. Trauma may be a particular event that a person experienced, but is can also be a way in which a person experiences daily life. For example, looking to others to experience a sense of worth is a painful and often traumatic way to move through life.

Communication
Most of us were not shown how to communicate in a manner that leads to emotional connection or intimacy and consequently we often are left feeling “missed”, “empty”, or feeling inadequate in relationship to those who we are close to.