Depression Self Help - What is Depression?

Depression Self Help - What is Depression?

What is Depression?

Depression is a mixture of physical and psychological symptoms. Both of these symptoms have decreased activity levels in the brain. Sadness (or low moods) is often the most prevalent symptom. A person suffering with depression will have one or more of these symptoms: sadness, pessimism, irritability, lack of interest in activities, thoughts of being inferior to the norm, slowness of digestion and many more. It can either be a serious disorder making a sufferer unable to work or take part in daily activities or a mild disease causing only limited annoyance to daily life. Depression occurs in all ages, from children through to grandparents.

Causes of Depression.

Two or more factors can combine to cause the symptoms of depression, it can be stand alone disease or also can be part of another condition. (i.e. anxiety) Reactive depression is a result of physical struggle or psychological stress, perhaps with prolonged lack of rest or sleep for an extended time period. Endogenous depression can be when the cause of the disorder is not that of reactive depression but can maybe be put down to an inherited condition when one or more of the parents also suffered the same symptoms throughout their lives.

Depression or the symptoms of can sometimes point to physical disease. i.e. we suffer a physical condition such as cancer, heart disease etc, we then worry over the physical symptoms and end up being depressed.

Serious depression is often treated with anti-depressant medications. There are many different types of medication which all work in different ways to bring about the same outcome, relief from our condition. We will cover medication in more detail in future newsletters.

Therapy is often used alongside medication or sometimes for mild depression instead of medications.

Lifestyle changes can often be sufficient to cure depression before a serious illness develops. Adjustments may include, slowing down and avoiding stressful situations, sufficient rest and sleep, exercise and a good diet with vitamin and mineral supplements where needed.

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