By Miriam Akhtar
As if receiving a visit from the black dog wasn’t hard enough, one of the most depressing things about depression is the narrow choice of treatment available to you if and when you recognise what’s ailing you. Depression is the common cold of mental health affecting 1 in 10 people in Bristol at any one time and yet the treatment on offer usually comes down to anti-depressants or one of the talking therapies. But what if you’d prefer a drug-free approach which doesn’t involve picking over your emotional scabs?