I'm so lonely, I'm unhappy
I'm actually not what I seem
I'm lost in the darkness
I've been looking for a light, I've been looking for hope for a long time
The more I search, the more I sink into dark wells
I know that one day my little heart will not be able to stand it
I will turn away and say goodbye to everything I believe and trust in.
Nilgün Marmara
Depression; It is a mental disorder in which the whole body is affected, including the person's physiology, biochemistry, emotions, thoughts and behaviors. It can affect a person's thoughts and feelings about himself, others and the outside world.
Depression is different from short-term distress, unhappiness and hopelessness. Feelings of unhappiness in depression are much more intense and long-lasting. There is a loss of interest in activities that were previously enjoyable and enjoyable. The sentence "I don't feel like doing anything" is said very often. Even carrying out daily tasks becomes extremely difficult. Brushing teeth, taking a bath, cooking, cleaning the house, taking care of children, seeing friends, running errands, attending meetings... Depression causes disruptions even in important areas of our lives, including work, family and social life. Depression can become so bad that a person becomes hopeless about the future and even considers suicide. Depressed people may blame themselves for their lack of motivation in important areas of their lives. “I was a cheerful, bubbly person before, now I don't want to see anyone. I don't want to spend time with my children, I'm not interested in their studies, I don't understand why it's bad. They may make comments such as "I am a mother."
Depression can affect the person in many ways and cause different mental and physical symptoms. The diagnostic criteria for depression in the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic Manual are as follows:
At least five of the following, at least one of which is depressed mood or loss of interest, must be present almost every day for two weeks.
one. Depressed mood
2. Loss of interest and pleasure
3. Appetite-weight change
4. Sleep Disorder (Insomnia-hypersomnia)
5. Psychomotor retardation-agitation
6. Fatigue-loss of energy
7. Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt
8. Difficulty in paying attention-forgetfulness-indecisiveness
9. Recurrent thoughts, plans and attempts of death and suicide
In addition to the presence of at least five of these symptoms, there must be significant deterioration in the person's work, family and social life. And these should not be due to another physiological condition or medication.
If you think you have such depression symptoms, you should definitely get psychiatric and psychological support. Depression is an important mood disorder. For psychiatric support, you should meet with a psychiatrist in your location and be examined to determine whether the situation you are experiencing is depression, and if you are diagnosed with depression, you should use your prescribed medications regularly. This is necessary because it is a biochemical problem. In addition, it would be appropriate to receive appropriate psychotherapy with the support of a professional psychologist to reveal your reasons for depression, to rearrange your life, to make conscious changes in feelings, thoughts and behavior in the environment you live in and to immediately normalize your depressive mood.
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