We all have insomnia, bad mood, apathy. But in some people, these conditions take on a chronic form. And this is not as harmless as it might seem at first glance. Thus, symptoms of depression may occur that must be treated.
How to recognize depression and fight it right
If you catch yourself thinking that you feel bad and you cannot fall asleep that night, do not postpone the visit to the doctor. Here he will tell you what symptoms these conditions may be.
What could be the causes of depression
You need to sound an alarm only if the above states do not go away for a long time, and with them you feel your mind slowing down, you are falling asleep, you feel a lasting anxiety, which can be aggravated.
Specialists distinguish two main origins of this condition: exogenous and endogenous. In the first case, depression is caused by psychoemotional factors, for example, stress and various external stimuli. Alcohol and the use of prohibited substances can also contribute to the development of the disease.
In the second case, depression develops against the background of mental illness, when the normal course of metabolic processes is disrupted.
People with depression often progress to migraines, gastrointestinal disorders, joint pain, and more. Because of this, depression can be difficult to recognize: doctors often take it for a psychosomatic disorder that is accompanied by the same symptoms. It turns out that depression, as it were, is disguised as another, more harmless disease.
If you suspect that you may have depression, do not postpone going to the doctor – it will only get worse. This is the same disease as SARS, but you don’t hesitate to treat the second?
The doctor will prescribe you drugs and, most likely, supportive therapy in the form of psychological help, which is simply necessary in this state, because the nervous system reacts to the slightest irritant with a protracted form of depression: a person can lose his temper in a second.
General recommendations
Try not to get hung up on problems and think about the good and the positive. Not everything that happens in our lives is as terrible as you imagine it. Go for a walk or go in for sports: the most important thing in your position is to change the environment to relieve the brain. In addition, during sports, the body produces endorphins – hormones of happiness. With prolonged depression, they are simply necessary.
Do not stay too long at home: take friends and go for a walk or to the movies, get involved seriously in the work process. Do not give in to the impulse to quit and lock yourself at home.
In addition to the medicines prescribed by your doctor, try drinking infusion of chamomile for the night; it’s better to even brew it in tea. Valerian and motherwort should also “settle” in your first-aid kit.
An interesting fact from British scientists: people with higher education are less likely to suffer from depression. Research has been conducted on several thousand British university graduates. But people who graduated only from school suffered from this disease twice as often.
