3 Avoidance

When people experience depression, they often have a loss of motivation or enthusiasm, which gets in the way of them doing things that could actually lift or improve their mood. For example, Ally would enjoy going to the pictures with his friends, but instead, he stays at home watching TV alone. Another example may be that rather than talking to someone about how you are feeling, you put on a brave face and pretend everything is alright. For example, Catherine and her daughter went to a medical appointment for PH and during the consultation, palliative care was mentioned by her doctor. Palliative care is a form of care that aims to improve the quality of life of individuals with life-threatening illness. When they returned home, although her daughter wanted to talk about what the doctor had said and felt it would be helpful for her and her mum to discuss, Catherine explained she did not want to, and needed to go for a lay-down.