What is depression?
Depression, in general terms, is the inability to enjoy life and things experienced. “Sadness, grief, pessimism, reluctance, helplessness, hopelessness, pain, worthlessness, guilt” are the main emotions experienced and things that were done with pleasure and willingly in the past have become no longer possible.
How does it turn out? What are their reasons?
Depression is a condition that occurs with the effect of multiple biological, psychological and environmental factors. Biological causes can be counted as the deficiency of substances such as norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, which we call biological amines, hormonal changes, hereditary causes, and structural disorders in the brain. Life events are at the forefront of psychological and environmental causes. For example; Events such as the loss of a loved one, the inability to achieve something desired, a job change can affect people negatively and cause them to become depressed. The tendency to depression is higher in those with pre-illness personality, especially dependent, obsessive compulsive and histrionic personality traits.
Are the symptoms of depression temporary; Or should it be treated as a disease?
Sometimes, in our daily life, we may experience unhappiness, bad mood, worthlessness, etc., in the face of events or in our interpersonal relationships. We experience negative emotions. We get bored for a while. Afterwards, we usually get busy with something else and put our negative emotions aside. However, if the symptoms of depression continue for a long time, including most of the day (for at least two weeks, almost every day) and seriously affect the person's life, it is necessary to talk about "depressive illness".
How will we know? What are the symptoms?
The person feels sad or empty, unable to enjoy the things he used to enjoy. He is faced with some problems such as not wanting to meet with his friends, not being able to do his daily routine work or having difficulty in doing it, having sexual problems with his spouse or partner. There is a state of apathy and reluctance towards all activities or most of the activities in life. to sleep too lma
What is Depression? What are the Symptoms?
Difficulty, frequent interruption of sleep or the desire to sleep all day long, significant weight loss or, conversely, weight gain when not fasting are among the other symptoms of the disease. There may be thoughts of worthlessness, guilt, or even suicide.
The person usually expresses his/her own troubles; However, sometimes it is seen that he does not want to tell because of some factors such as his personality structure, thinking that he will be stigmatized with illness, that he will be forced for treatment, that he is not understood. Outwardly, a person with slumped shoulders, walking with difficulty, exhibiting slow and reluctant movements, or a tearful appearance can provide us with powerful clues about depression.
The symptoms experienced may also show some differences with the age of the person. For example, children and adolescents may show their distressed mood as shouting, contradicting the people around them, and being stubborn; This can cause serious problems between the child and the family.
Can anyone have depression?
Anyone can suffer from depression; because depression is a common mental illness. It has been reported that 20% to 25% of the population is faced with this disease at some point in their lives. Its incidence is higher in women, people with bad personal relationships, divorced people or those living separately. In women, especially the premenstrual period, childbirth, postpartum period, and menopause are the most risky periods for the disease.
What should be done to be protected?
In order to be protected, first of all, it is necessary to recognize depression and to know its symptoms or what situations it triggers. Of course, if we consider that not everyone is affected by events and/or people at the same rate and does not give similar reactions, standard treatments and recommendations are highly recommended. It would not be wrong to say that it will not work or provide temporary relief. Each individual should be handled separately, and all their medical and psychological conditions should be revealed by conducting a detailed interview.
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