At least once in our lives, we have felt desperately unhappy and tired, experienced distraction, avoided meeting others, and been filled with resentment towards the people around us, even though they did nothing. It is very difficult to cope with the emptiness, helplessness and anger created by so many negative emotions. While we sometimes get out of such situations with personal coping methods, sometimes we continue to feel unresolved and helpless.
When you feel bad, saying "I'm depressed" is actually refreshing to draw the boundaries of unhappiness. However, for major depression, which is basically under the umbrella of mood disorder, experiencing at least five of the following symptoms every day and for two weeks allows one to identify a depressed patient;
⟶ Most of the day and every day for at least two weeks. feeling depressed and sad during the day
⟶ feeling dissatisfied with daily tasks and activities
⟶ sleep disorders; for example, difficulty falling asleep at night or waking up frequently at night
⟶ Slowing down behavior or, conversely, being in a state of panic
⟶ Decreased or increased appetite, resulting in noticeable weight loss or weight gain
⟶ Feeling excessive tiredness and lack of energy
⟶ Feelings of worthlessness and guilt, constantly criticizing yourself negatively
⟶ Difficulties in paying attention
⟶ Recurrent thoughts of death and suicide
The mentality of people with depression is clearly different. They have anxious, negative and pessimistic thought patterns about themselves, their future and the environment they live in. These stereotyped thoughts lead to the prevalence of negative automatic thoughts in individuals with depressive symptoms. These negative thoughts are typically related to likability and acceptance by others.
For example, a person with depression may perceive a minor failure at work as resulting from past or possible inadequacy in the future, and may experience sadness as if it were an incurable situation.
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Depressed individuals are more inclined to focus on negative life events. Experiencing selectivity in perception towards negative words they call. In a study, a group of patients diagnosed with depression were given a list of words and were asked to read this list as quickly as possible, which included negative words such as "failure, defeat, deception". This group took longer to read the list than the comparison group without a diagnosis of depression, even though they had no difference in terms of mental and educational aspects.
In this study, depressive patients spent more time dwelling on negative words, and their perceptual perception of the negative It shows that they experience selectivity.
If this study is adapted to daily life, it can be inferred that depressed individuals focus more on negative events and discourses and tend to feed their negative emotions more.
Coping with major depression. It is a disease that affects strength and the course of life. However, it is not insoluble or hopeless; it is a situation that can be dealt with and taken under control with medication and psychotherapy, often with psychotherapy alone. Struggling with depression along with the various responsibilities of life is a tiring and demanding task. For this reason, it must be resisted and solutions must be sought.
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