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Anyone can get over depression- 12-Aug-2013
In these days, many youngsters go through depression in some form or the other. Many not knowing it, keep living with and continue to live with it.
Identifying the problem, seeking appropriate help, taking right medication enjoying whatever your do.
Depression is experienced by about 60% of the Indian population.
Depression is a common mental disorder, characterized by sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, feelings of tiredness, and poor concentration.
Depression can be long-lasting or recurrent, substantially impairing an individual’s ability to function at work or school or cope with daily life. At its most severe, depression can lead to suicide. When mild, people can be treated without medicines but when depression is moderate or severe they may need medication and professional talking treatments.
Depression is a mood characterized by varying degrees of sadness, disappointment, loneliness, hopelessness, self-doubt, and guilt. These feelings can be quite intense and may persist long periods of time. Daily activities may become significantly more difficult. If the depressed person also suffers from periods of mania, the disorder may be bipolar in nature.
Depression can affect almost every aspect of your life. It affects people of all ages, income, race, and cultures. Depression can affect the way you eat and sleep, the way you feel about yourself, the way one think about things, and the way you interact with others. While we all feel depression at various appropriate times in our lives, excess or inappropriate depression cannot be easily dismissed or wished away.
The cause(s) of depression are likely to be different for different people. Sometimes a depressive episode can appear to come out of nowhere at a time when everything seems to be going fine. Other times, depression may be directly related to a significant event in our lives such as losing a loved one, experiencing trauma, or battling a chronic illness.
Changes in the body's chemistry influence mood and thought processes, and biological factors contribute to some cases of depression. Sometimes the circumstances involved in depression are ones over which an individual has little or no control. At other times, however, depression occurs when people are unable to see that they actually have choices and can bring about change in their lives.
Medical illnesses such as stroke, a heart attack, cancer, and hormonal disorders can cause depressive illness as can a serious loss, difficult relationship, financial problem, or any stressful change in life patterns. Other more subtle factors that lead to a loss of identity or self-esteem may also contribute. The causes of depression are not always immediately apparent, so the disorder requires careful evaluation and diagnosis by a trained mental health professional. Very often, a combination of genetic, psychological, and environmental factors is involved in the onset of depression.
Women experience depression about twice as often as men. Many hormonal factors may contribute to the increased rate of depression. Factors such as menstrual cycle changes, pregnancy, miscarriage, postpartum period, pre-menopause, and menopause can all trigger depression.
Depression in the elderly is an increasing area of concern. Depression in the elderly can cause needless suffering for the family and for the individual. Old age itself does not cause depression, and there is no reason for the elderly to accept depression as a part of their life.
How depression can be treated?
Although depression is highly responsive to treatment, there are many suffers who do not seek help because in their current depressed state they do not think anything will help or they see their depression as a sign of weakness rather than as a sign that something is not in balance.
A depressive disorder involves the body, emotions, thoughts, and behavior. Without the proper help and treatment, depression can last for months or years. Treatments such as antidepressant medications and psychotherapy can reduce and sometimes eliminate the symptoms of depression.
Many clients have to learn to recognize their patterns of depression and develop more effective ways to cope with them. Through traditional psychotherapy, Reality Therapy, and Cognitive Therapy clients are provided the opportunity to identify the factors that contribute to their depression and to deal effectively with the psychological, behavioral, interpersonal and situational causes. Some clients find it helpful to combine their therapy with anti-depressant medication prescribed under the guidance of qualified physician.
Ultimately the success of treatment depends the match between you and your therapist, your motivation to change, and on factors such as the type of depression, its severity, and how long you have had problems with depression.
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