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I'm Depressed. It Sucks. Help Me.
Understanding
Depression Symptoms
Are the hopeless, exhausted and sad feelings
you’re experiencing signs of depression or just “the blues,”
and it’s lasting longer than usual? Understanding the symptoms
of depression can clue you in to whether you’re having a typical
down time or if you need to go and see a doctor for treatment
of depression.
By taking the time to understand the symptoms of depression
and know how it’s affecting you, you can get out of the dumps
faster and get back to the life you need to be living. Understanding
the symptoms of depression is the first step you need to take
to overcome this debilitating problem that usually affects
everyone sooner or later.
First, you need to know that life’s challenges are enough
to sometimes make you sad and disappointed. Those feelings
alone aren’t considered depression. Full blown depression is
much more than that. When symptoms of depression overwhelm
your life so that you can’t work, eat, sleep and barely function
through each day, depression may be the reason for this relentless
onslaught.
Some symptoms that may be a red flag for clinical depression
include:
- Thoughts
that life is just not worth living that turn in to thoughts
of ending your life.
- Feelings
of self-loathing and worthlessness that bring on guilt
and sadness.
- Lack
of concentration for even the most menial tasks.
- Insomnia
that brings on fatigue or sleeping too much.
- Constant
fatigue.
- Irritability
with others or extreme anger.
- Loss
of appetite or binge eating that leads to weight gain or
loss.
- Physical
problems such as headaches, stomach aches or other chronic
pain problems.
Depression can affect young and old, men and women, successful
people and those who have lost almost everything. Symptoms
sometimes appear different in men than in women and also different
in teenagers and even children. Seniors often have a problem
with depression after they’ve lost a spouse or had a major
life change, such as moving into a nursing home.
Various types of depression can cause varied symptoms. For
example, a mild depression could come in the form of feeling
slightly depressed and it may go away quickly and your normal
mood may return, but mild depression can return again and sometimes
last for years. Often, mild depression can go undetected and
cause problems in your lifestyle.
Major depression is usually accompanied by a complete inability
to find any pleasure in life. If a bout with major symptoms
of depression is left untreated, it may last for months, so
if you think you’re having symptoms that surpass the normal
“blues,” seek treatment immediately.
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by SolveYourProblem.com
: 2010
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