DEPRESSION, It's Urgent 

Everyone occasionally feels blue or sad. But these feelings are usually short lived and pass within a couple of days. When you have depression it interfere with daily life and causes pain for both you and those who care about you. Depression is a common but serious illness. 

Definition: 

Depression is a common mental disorder that presents with depressed mood, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy and poor concentration. 

Statistics of depression: 

  • Globally more than 350 million people of all ages suffer from depression. (WHO)
  • For the age group 15-44 major depression is the leading cause of disability in the U.S. 
  • Women are nearly twice as likely to suffer from a major depressive disorder than men are.
  • With age the symptoms of depression become even more severe. 
  • About 30% of people with depressive illness attempt suicide.

Hidden Traits of Depression: 

  1. You are highly perfectionistic, with a constant, critical inner voice of intense shame.
  2. You demonstrate a heightened or excessive sense of responsibility.
  3. You have difficulty accepting and expressing painful emotions.
  4. You worry a great deal and avoid situations where control is not possible.
  5. You intensely focus on tasks, using accomplishment as a way to feel valuable.
  6. You have an active and sincere concern about the well-being of others while allowing few if any into your inner world.
  7. You discount or dismiss hurt or abuse from the past or the present. 
  8. You have accompanying mental health issues, involving control or escape from anxiety.
  9. You hold a strong belief in "counting your blessings" as the foundation of well- being.
  10. You have emotional difficulty in personal relationships but demonstrate significant professional success.

Signs and Symptoms of depression: 

Types of depression: 

Major depression: 

People with major depression experience their depression symptoms for most of the day, every day, for at least two weeks. Their symptoms interfere with their basic abilities to sleep and eat as well as their functioning at work or school. 

Persistent Depressive Disorder: 

Persistent Depressive Disorder, or dysthymia, is a long lasting form of depression. This type of depression refer to those whose symptoms lasts for an ongoing minimum of 2 years. They may experience periods between major depressive episodes where their symptoms are less severe. 

Seasonal Affective Disorder: 

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that comes and goes on a seasonal basis. It typically affect people during the fall and winter months,  especially in areas where it is dark for large parts of the day.

Perinatal or Postpartum Depression: 

Women with perinatal depression experience symptoms of major depression while they are pregnant . Postpartum depression refer to symptoms experienced after delivery. The symptoms are often caused by the effects of extreme hormonal changes.

Psychotic Depression: 

Psychotic depression is the presence of major depression symptoms accompanied by some type of psychosis ( fixed and distributing but false beliefs, or delusions, as well as seeing, hearing, feeling, or sensing things that are not there,  or hallucinations. )

Atypical Depression: 

Atypical Depression is characterized by heaviness in the limbs, irritability, relationship issues, oversleeping and overeating. 

Situational Depression: 

Situational depression is a form of depression that's triggered by a life changing, sometimes unexpected event, such as death of a close family member or losing a job. 

Causes of Depression: 

Situations (Past and Present):

Biological:

Spiritual: 

Lifestyle: 

Cognitive: 

Ways to stop Depression: 

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