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Recognize the Major Symptoms of Depression Part 1
Author: Gabriella Roth
Although there are many symptoms of depression, not every symptom is
necessarily exhibited in every case. As a matter of fact, many symptoms can
be easily overlooked. A proper diagnosis by a health care professional is
often needed to establish that depression, especially manic or bipolar, does
exist in the individual. The time and duration of these depressed "attacks"
varies with the length between each one, as well as the number of times
they could occur. For example, after one episode of depression the chances
of another are 50%.
Some of the most common symptoms of depression are:
Prolonged sadness and lethargy: feeling sorry for yourself and moping
around the house; not feeling like doing anything; not in the mood to go
anywhere or do anything.
Hopelessness and pessimism: feeling sorry for yourself; not having
anything to look forward to; being very negative about everything.
Guilt-Ridden, worthlessness and helplessness: something the person has
done and feels guilty about and thereby unworthy of any happiness. This loss
of self-worth is a major sign of depression. When things don't go your way
there are feelings of helplessness and loss of hope.
Loss of interest in enjoyed activities: stop doing hobbies or other
activities that you normally take pleasure in. This loss of interest is a
real tell-tale sign of depression.
Fatigue, tiredness, listlessness: loss of appetite and not sleeping
enough results in lack of physical energy and could lead to physical
illness.
Trouble with concentration, making decisions, bad memory: lack of
interest causes inattentiveness; difficulty concentrating on anything;
incapable of deciding on or about anything; and problems remembering that
happened or what others said.
There are quite a few revealing symptoms of depression that you should be
aware of in yourself as well as loved ones. Not sleeping and constantly
waking up during the night, every night; loss of appetite or over-eating
shows lack of enthusiasm for life in general; talking about death, wanting
to die, or being suicidal; restlessness, irritability and any physical
symptoms such as headaches, stomach aches and other aches and pains that
suddenly occur, are all major signs of depression that you need to be aware
of.
Depression that lasts more than two weeks needs medical attention.
If you can't shake these feelings of depression, or you see someone with
these symptoms, you should seek the help of a professional.
Therapy and/or anti-depressant medications can make all the difference to
leading a healthy and normal life.
Part II can be found at
http://www.pluspointhealth.com/depression.html
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