2024 Author: Harry Day | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 15:43
Part 1. What is depression? Start
A small lyrical digression.
I work a lot with depression, suicidal thoughts, suicidal behavior. A lot of material on these ailments has accumulated in my head, which I want to share with you dear readers. I want to devote several cycles to depression, in which I will start talking from the origins (what is depression?) About which I have already written more than once, about various types of depression (with the latest edits), before living with this diagnosis.
Clinical depression has many names, such as the blues, biological depression, and major depression. But these names all refer to the same thing: feeling sad for weeks or months - not just being in a bad mood for a day or two. This feeling is most often accompanied by a feeling of hopelessness, a lack of energy (or a feeling of "burdening") and not pleasure in things that once gave a person joy in the past.
Symptoms of depression come in many forms, and the experiences of different people are most often different. The person with this disorder may not appear sad to others. He may instead complain about how “unable to move,” or he may feel completely unmotivated to do something. Even simple things - like getting dressed in the morning or just eating - become serious obstacles in everyday life. People around them, such as their friends and family, notice changes, often want to help, but just don’t know how to do it.
Depression often starts with higher levels of anxiety in children, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. But today, the causes of depression are still largely unknown.
Clinical depression is different from normal sadness. It doesn't stop in a day or two - it will continue for weeks on end, interfering with a person's work or school, their relationships with others, and their ability to enjoy life and have fun. Some people think that a huge emptiness arises in a person, he experiences hopelessness associated with this state.
Can depression be treated?
The short answer is yes: clinical depression is easily treated these days with modern antidepressants and psychotherapy. For most people, this is the combination of help that is usually recommended. For more serious cases or treatment, additional treatment options (such as ECT or rTMS) can be used.
Hopefully my internal library of resources will help you better understand the condition so you can understand the symptoms of the condition, general treatments, what to expect when you see a doctor or therapist, and how long it will take before you begin to feel relief from the condition.
To be continued…
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