Sadness, sadness caused by difficult life circumstances may visit you from time to time. Such conditions do not require special treatment. One has only to reconsider one's attitude to life, choose the right strategy of behavior, and problems can disappear, taking negative emotions with them. Unlike the usual stress and minor troubles in life, depression will not go away over time without the help of a specialist. Therefore, it is important to diagnose it at an early stage and take the necessary measures.
Early signs of depression
A complete loss of interest in life, unwillingness to get up in the morning can mean that a person has depression. Such an individual with great displeasure goes to work, does ordinary things through force and simply falls into a stupor and does nothing.
Among the physiological signs of the disease, sleep and appetite disorders should be noted. And both in one and the other direction. A person may suffer from insomnia, or vice versa, feel sleepy all the time. Sometimes an individual in depression eats almost nothing and forgets about the need to eat, does not feel hungry, and in other cases, he eats too much and often, as if something is seizing inside.
Even if a person previously led an active lifestyle, with the onset of depression physical apathy comes. The individual's movements become slow and unhurried. In general, a person tries to move as little as possible.
At work and school, the first problems arise. After all, a person, even a very successful, quick-learning and quick-witted, in a state of depression, it becomes difficult to concentrate on something and perform simple, habitual actions. Memory and ability to think coherently and logically deteriorate.
An individual who becomes depressed tries to remain alone and indulge in his gloomy thoughts. Unlike the usual blues, in such a state, neither changes in life, nor walks, nor friends will help. More precisely, maybe they would help. But the individual does not see any meaning in them and remains in the same state.
A depressed person has neither the desire nor the strength to somehow change his life. He does not see the point in making unnecessary body movements. The world around him does not interest him. Communication with others becomes a burden.
Depression at an advanced stage
Over time, the depressive state worsens. A person ceases to take care of himself, does not follow his own appearance. Neglect of hygiene products and at least some kind of food culture are signs of depression at a later stage.
The individual becomes weak-willed. He is indifferent to what is happening around him, even if events directly affect his life. A person has no desires, incentives, motives. He is half-alive and seems to be in a dream.
If at the beginning of this state a person could have thoughts about how to get rid of depression, later the individual's mind ceases to resist the disease. Suicidal thoughts begin to appear. In such a condition, the help of a specialist - a psychologist or psychiatrist - is simply needed.
