What Can Cause a Bad Mood

In developed countries, depression is considered a real problem. Many companies agree to even give employees sick leave to quickly cope with the problem and quickly return to work in a good mood. We do not take depression so seriously. No way.

And while we keep confusing. depression With the usual mood swings and melancholy, doctors say that 300 million people suffer from this disease every year. Yes, yes, disease. Therefore, it is time to learn more about depression, as well as dispel popular myths that only prevent it.





Society resists to call depression a disease, they say, strong people know how to find strength and refrain from self-flagellation. But this position only prevents to recognize the problem and find the causes of its occurrence. Meanwhile, depression worsens the performance of millions of people, forcing some even to take their own lives.





It is known that women are experiencing depression about twice as often as men. However, only 2 out of 5 people decide to resort to professional help, while the rest are trying to cope on their own.

Symptoms of depression can be anxiety, depression, a sense of insignificance, irritability, hopelessness. A person loses interest in things and activities that pleased him before. Concentration and energy levels decrease, sleep problems appear, the desire to do anything or even leave the house disappears.





Your child’s symptoms of depression may be similar. Often on the background of depression, the child loses weight, refuses to go to school, reacts aggressively to any attempts to invade his personal space.

Society does not believe in the existence of depression, and therefore various myths walk among the people, preventing adequately perceive the problem and deal with it. Here are the most popular of these myths.

  1. Depression comes from idleness
    In fact, disability is a consequence, not a cause of depression. But to provoke the disease can traumatic events, hormonal changes, serious illness or even the fear of getting sick.



  2. You need to be more happy and the depression will pass.
    Depressive state imposes an imprint on the work of the brain, as a result of which a person temporarily learns to enjoy life. Sometimes not only psychological help is required, but also medical treatment.
  3. Antidepressants are not treated, but only provoke addiction
    Drugs do not threaten anything, if you follow the instructions of the doctor. The only thing that at first can appear side effects. But the therapeutic effect is not felt immediately, because neural networks need time to recover and grow.



  4. If you drink, it'll go away.
    Alcohol only worsens depression, increasing anxiety and aggression to others, which can push a person to rash actions, provoke conflict.
  5. Depression is a purely spiritual illness
    In fact, depression can be a consequence of chronic diseases and have such somatic manifestations as, for example, back or joint pain, diarrhea or nausea.





Although depression is attributed only to young people, it is often affected by older people, especially lonely or suffering from chronic diseases. However, domestic doctors often write off depression For other diseases, or even just for age.





And Don't give depression a lot of chancesExperts recommend monitoring your health and not aggravating chronic diseases, giving your body regular exercise, learning positive thinking, eating less meat and more plant foods.

Recently, we published stories of people who struggled with various manifestations of depression. Look closely, you may find similar symptoms in loved ones. Learn how to enjoy life more, even when things are bad.

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