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Feelings of guilt and shame are Usual for a person with Depression but unnecessary, as there is nothing wrong with asking a little help.
If you are experiencing the symptoms of Depression, as detailed, please seek help, and remember to confide in your friends and family.
Symptoms of depression
Here are some signs you should watch out for that can help you detect the condition.
Feeling Worthless or Excess of Guilty
If a person keeps thinking that he/she won't have any purpose in life or there's no sense of living. And guilty in the way of feeling bad about decisions, choices he/she made in the past.
Suicidal thoughts
If you are thinking about suicide or thinking about death all time, you might have depression.
If you notice that you suddenly started listening to sad music without any reason, this may be a symptom of depression, but it doesn't also mean that you are depressed. Depressed people are more likely to listen to sad music, movies, etc.
Losing appetite
Losing appetite suddenly without any reason or health problem can be a sign of depression. Though we lose our appetites from time to time, it isn't normal when it's coupled with other symptoms related to depression.
On the other hand, suddenly having an insatiable appetite can be indicative of depression.
The same considerations should be kept in mind when a person experiences significant jumps (gain or loss) in weight, coupled with other symptoms related to depression, for no identifiable reason.
Change in the sleep cycle
If you suddenly started sleeping too much without any reason can also point to depression.
If you used to sleep for only eight hours of sleep, but you notice that suddenly you started sleeping too much, it may indicate unhealthily low mood and activity levels.
This can be particularly indicative of depression if you wake up sluggish or feeling tired despite oversleeping.
Memory loss
It is usual to forget small things sometimes, especially when we're distracted. But memory loss and concentration problems associated with depression aren't momentary; memory and concentration problems worsen over time.
The sudden cognitive problems is a severe symptom. Pseudodementia is a term used when mental problems become significantly pronounced in an individual.
Anger and irritability
Anger, irritability, sensitivity to criticism, a short temper, or even violence. Some men become abusive, controlling, verbally or physically abusive to wives, children, or other loved ones.
Lack of Pleasure or Loss of Interest
Not receiving pleasure in most things or not being interested anymore in something you usually like to do before could be a signal of being depressed.
Tiredness and fatigue
Feeling exhausted and lacking the energy to carry out regular activities is a common symptom. This might be directly caused by depression, or it might be a side effect of other symptoms, such as a change in sleeping patterns, bad mood, or a lack of interest in life.
Treatment for depression
Most common modes of treatment used to alleviate depression
Light therapy
Light therapy is a therapy where we use light with the same intensity, color, and wavelength of sunlight. Bright light therapy, traditionally, was used for seasonal affective disorder. When someone is not getting very much sunlight exposure, may get depressed in the wintertime
Light therapy is even beneficial for more than just seasonal affective disorder, but even for depression, it's considered an adjunct treatment for depression, and light therapy is also very, very helpful in regulating sleep.
It can help you become more of a morning person and pop out of bed in the morning.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
This method is used for many disorders such as anxiety, phobias, and depression and is one of the most used diseases.
It is used so widely because it has proven to be one of the most effective treatments, with many people walking out of the therapy problem no longer need any further treatment.
CBT is based on reforming the patient's thoughts into less self-sabotaging ones that go a long way to overcoming feelings of worthlessness and emptiness for depression sufferers.
Exercise
When you do regular exercise such as brisk walk. The brain releases' serotonin' and 'norepinephrine.' These chemicals regulate your mood.
Start doing regular exercise such as a brisk walk for ten minutes daily with practice. You can gradually increase your time.
Psychotherapy & Behavioral Therapy
Psychotherapy & Behavioral Therapy
Medication alone won’t work to battle depression, so taking antidepressants usually goes hand in hand with therapy.
The purpose of both therapies is to help the individual develop and adapt feasible coping strategies to deal with depression effectively.
It also helps the individual replace negative attitudes and outlooks shaped by depression with positive ways of thinking.
All of these services not only to decrease stress but also to enhance the efficacy of any medication being taken.
Electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy is the electrical stimulation of the brain. It’s the electrodes that are attached to the head of the patient to it induce a safe seizure. ECT is also used to treat depression, bipolar disorder, and even less common for schizophrenia.
ECT is only advised for patients who are considered for the treatment include patients who have failed medication trials and psychotherapy
Electroconvulsive therapy may not work for every patient. Some common transitory short-term side effects can be alleviated.
These include headaches, muscle aches, and nausea. Confusion shortly after the treatment is common.
The most bothersome side effect is memory loss. The patient can experience follow-up data indicating that almost all patients are back to their normal baseline after six months in terms of memory.
Also read :- Is Depression Curable? How to Manage Symptoms
Transcranial magnetic stimulation(TMS)
Antipsychotics
Depression Support Groups
Anti-depressants
Nausea
Anxiety
Decreased sex drivedrive
Restlessness
Weight gain
Dizziness
Sweating
Tremors
Dry mouth
Fatigue or sleepiness
Constipation
Diarrhea
Headaches
Healthy diet
Eating the right food can also help us feel much better and more energetic, both of which are important in fighting off depression’s gloom. Taking supplements recommended by your doctor can help boost your activity levels and complement the different changes you make for better living.
If you’re feeding your body “trash or junk,” you’re going to feel like trash.
Paleo diet
If you want to treat your depression or recover faster naturally, Many doctors recommend having a more paleo – a type of diet.
A paleo–type diet means that you should be eating food that your ancestors will recognize.
What ancestors eat back then is only something that grows from the ground, which means you should be eating something either homegrown or organic because pesticides rupture the lining of your tummy’s duct wall where all the immunity is located, including the serotonin receptors, which are happy neuron transmitters that control one’s mood.
So You have to feed your body a fair amount of nourishment that comes from the earth and not “man – made” to show your body that you love it. Some examples include legumes, lentils, veggies, fruits.
If you need carbs, then go natural. You can try eating brown rice or quinoa. If you are eating meat, then make sure that you’re looking at the sources of where this meat is coming from, know the farm, and make sure that they don’t have antibiotics, pesticides, or other growth hormones.
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