Are You Depressed?
Depression
begins in the mind, affecting the emotions and feelings of an individual, with
some of the most common symptoms, including the following:
Lethargy
and loss of appetite
A
depressed individual begins to feel lethargy and listlessness without any
apparent reason. The mind simply refuses to function, causing physical tiredness
and even loss of appetite.
Involuntary
tendency to weep
Many
depressed individuals get the sudden "weeps"—a tale-telling sign of
the beginning of depression.
Irritability
and hostility
A
depressed individual, who is often passive or inactive, may express
irritability towards someone who wishes to activate that individual physically
or mentally.
A
depressed individual may also initially express hostility directed towards
someone who has rejected or insulted him or her, before turning that hostility
inward at himself or herself.
Sadness
and hopelessness
The
most common symptom of depression, of course, is feeling sadness and
hopelessness that may drag over a long period of time. The almost worldwide
symptom of all depressed people is withdrawal
from others, including the loved ones due to their loss of affection for
self and others.
Points to Remember
We are
all depressed, with no exception; just do not deny or stigmatize depression.
We are
living in a world of depression that can make us unhappy in many different ways,
and we are all vulnerable.
Depression
is always an inner struggle against unhappiness and insecurity; it is a
deliberate and desperate but futile
attempt to lose contact with the realities of life. Depression is no more than
a mental escape from the inescapable.
Stephen Lau
Copyright© by Stephen
Lau
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