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DEPRESSION


What is depression?

 We often use the expression ‘I feel depressed’ when we’re feeling sad or miserable about life. Usually, these feelings pass in due course. But, if the feelings are interfering with your life and don't go away after a couple of weeks, or if they come back, over and over again, for a few days at a time, it could be a sign that you're depressed in the medical sense of the term.
 In its mildest form, depression can mean just being in low spirits. It doesn’t stop you leading your normal life, but makes everything harder to do and seem less worthwhile. At its most severe, major depression (clinical depression) can be life-threatening, because it can make you feel suicidal or simply give up the will to live.
There are also some specific forms of depression: 

• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) – this is seasonal depression which is related to day length. It usually comes on in the autumn and winter, when days are short and the sun is low in the sky, and gets better as the days get longer and brighter. (See Mind’s booklet Understanding seasonal affective disorder.)
 • Postnatal depression – many mothers have ‘the baby blues’ soon after the birth of their baby, but it usually passes after a day or two. Postnatal depression is a much more serious problem and can occur any time between two weeks and two years after the birth. (See Understanding postnatal depression.)
 • Bipolar disorder (manic depression) – some people have major mood swings, when periods of depression alternate with periods of mania. When manic, they are in a state of high excitement, and may plan and may try to carry out over-ambitious schemes and ideas. They often then have periods of severe depression. (See Understanding bipolar disorder.)
What are the symptoms of depression?
The following are all symptoms of depression, and if you tick off five or more of any of them you are probably depressed.
 My feelings
  •  I am low-spirited for much of the time, every day 
  • I feel restless and agitated
  •  I get tearful easily
  •  I feel numb, empty and full of despair 
  •  I feel isolated and unable to relate to other people 
  •  I am unusually irritable or impatient
  •  I find no pleasure in life or things
  •  I usually enjoy I feel helpless 
  • I have lost interest in sex 
  •  I am experiencing a sense of unreality
  •  I’m not doing activities
  •  I usually enjoy 
  •  I am avoiding social events
  •  I usually enjoy 
  •  I have cut myself off from others and can’t ask for help
  •  I am self-harming 
  • I find it difficult to speak My thoughts
  •  I am having difficulty remembering things
  •  I find it hard to concentrate or make decisions
  •  I blame myself a lot and feel guilty about things
  •  I have no self-confidence or self-esteem
  •  I am having a lot of negative thoughts 
  •  The future seems bleak What’s the point?
  •  I have been thinking about suicide My physical symptoms
  •  I have difficulty sleeping 
  •  I am sleeping much more than usual 
  • I feel tired and have no energy 
  •  I have lost my appetite, and am losing weight
  •  I am eating a lot more than usual and putting on weight 
  •  I have physical aches and pains with no obvious physical cause
  •  I am moving very slowly
 
I am sure this gonna help you to come out from depression and i would recommend consult your Doctor.






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