You may be feeling disillusioned with life, disappointed with the elements that have not gone according to plan or where you feel let down or maybe sad. There may be areas of regret about choices made, about failed relationships, about missed opportunities.

You may describe your feelings in different ways. Some words that people use include:

DEPRESSION

ANXIETY

STRESS

LOW SELF-ESTEEM

LACK OF CONFIDENCE

FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIP DIFFICULTIES

PANIC ATTACKS AND PHOBIAS

Life is seldom easy and for many of us can be fraught with dilemmas as we struggle with family relationships plus perhaps a demanding job, often carrying with us baggage from a painful childhood. We need sometimes to ask ourselves what it is all about, what it means to us, what are our values, where we are going.

In everyday life there are few respites for quiet reflection or for honestly voicing our thoughts and feelings and being listened to, heard and understood.

Asking for help is not a sign of weakness but an appreciation of our own worth and our entitlement to some happiness in this life.