i really need to know because i have it in my family and i dontwant to let it get bad,
please help! I got this off of a website I'll put below. Having had most of the symptoms myself (I'm Bipolar II- so on the depressive side but with frequent mood swings between depression and mania) i know these are accurate.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publicati...
Symptoms include:
* Persistent sad, anxious or "empty" feelings
* Feelings of hopelessness and/or pessimism
* Feelings of guilt, worthlessness and/or helplessness
* Irritability, restlessness
* Loss of interest in activities or hobbies once pleasurable, including sex
* Fatigue and decreased energy
* Difficulty concentrating, remembering details and making decisions
* Insomnia, early鈥搈orning wakefulness, or excessive sleeping
* Overeating, or appetite loss
* Thoughts of suicide, suicide attempts
* Persistent aches or pains, headaches, cramps or digestive problems that do not ease even with treatment
I hope this helps, good luck, and feel free to email me anytime through my profile if you want to talk. well i have depression and i am on medication for it the signs that i went through were fatigue loss of interest in your hobbies work or anything really that used to make you happy random aches and pains general feeling of saddness or heplesness mopines staying at home not getting out of your pajamas for days loss of connection with the outside world thoughts of suicide and even attemps of suicide that is what i went through i would have to say that if you have just a few of these go to your doctor as soon as you can depression in not just in your head if is a physical imballance of ceratonan in your brain those chemicals and endorphans in your brain are what make you happy and if you have and imballance or they cant get through you become depressed this can be treated with medication but it is very serious and you should go befor it is to late it almost was to late for me How can I tell if someone is depressed?
If you notice any behavioural changes that last for a period of two weeks or more in close family or friends, then it is worth asking whether the person may be depressed.
Common behaviours associated with depression include:
Moodiness that is out of proportion to recent events;
Increased irritability and frustration;
More sensitivity to minor personal criticisms;
Withdrawal from social events;
Loss of interest in food, sex, exercise or other pleasurable activities;
Being awake throughout the night;
Increased alcohol and drug use;
Staying home from work or school;
Increased physical health complaints like fatigue or pain; and,
Being reckless or taking unnecessary risks (eg. driving fast or dangerously). here's the signs ---
Hope you're okay =)
Variation of mood during the day. It's often worse in the morning, improving as the day goes on - but the pattern can be the other way around.
Disturbed sleep, usually waking early and being unable to get back to sleep
A general slowing down of thought, speech and movement
Feelings of anxiety
Tearfulness for no reason
Short temper
Lack of energy and constant exhaustion
Inability to enjoy things
Lack of concentration
Difficulty making decisions
Feeling that you're forgetful
Negative thoughts about the future
Feelings of guilt
Loss of identity
Blaming self and low self-esteem
Feelings of hopelessness and despair
Unrealistic sense of failure
Loneliness, even when around others
Becoming preoccupied with illness
Loss of appetite and resulting loss of weight
Reduced desire for sex you will start to lose interest in things you otherwise had interest in. Push your friends/family away. You generally don't want to do anything. Suicidal thoughts are a sign. Also you might sleep a lot more than usual feel really tired and blah all the time.
If you have it don't panic.. it is a big deal I had depression for 7 years but I promise it gets better. You might not get that at first but its treatable with effort and talking about your feelings even just to yourself. suicidal thoughts. sadness that lasts more than a few days and is for no apparent reason. pulling away from relationships, unexplained muscle aches and pains, headaches, weight loss or gain within ten pounds for no reason. change in appetite. malaise. fatigue. usually if you think you have depression, its because you do, but most cases of depression are mild, and don't be too quick to accept medication for it in lieu of therapy and growing out of it, which does happen, contrary to popular belief. Do not mind about the signs. Just try the following:
1. Please try to talk to your trusted friend if you have any problem.
2. Mingle with anybody you know and do no0t isolate yourself in the room
3. Be possitive thinkers - appreciate all the things that comes into your life and reject or forget the bad one.
4. Alwyas trust to your GOD for the solution to your problem and make sure you also do something for it.
5. Be YOURSELF AT ALL TIMES. YOU ARE UNIQUE AND YOU ARE CLEVER ENOUGH! SO MOVE ON AND KEEP SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE. THIS IS TRUE EVEN THOUGH I DO NOT KNOW YOU DEAR. EVERYONE IS INTILLIGENT AND UNIQUE!!! Depression can come in many forms, i suffer with it and my symptoms are , crying, sleeping alot, feeling like you dont want to get out of bed in the morning, generally feeling low and no energy. But everyone has different symptoms, if you feel like you might have depression then you should go and see you gp.
Good luck and you will get through it. xxxxxxx When u are under depression, there are few signs shows that u are depress. such as : mood swing, tiredness, headache, body ache, sweating, nervous, sleepy, lazy, sweat palms, gastric and bloated at the same time, vomitting and lot more... depend on how serious your depression is. WELL WE WILL START WITH A LOW SELF ASTEAM OF YOURSELF. NOT CAREING ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE INPORTANT TO YOU ANYMORE. THOUGHTS THAT YOU SHOULD NOT BE HAVING. NOT WANTING TO TALK TO PEOLPE YOU KNOW AND TRUST. LOOK UP MORE ON THE NET UNDER DEPRESSION SIGNS. IF YOU ARE NOT SURE SEE YOUR DOCTOR AND TALK TO HIM/HER You feel you do not want to do any thing, you get fed up quick. restless and some times you want to sleep rather than staying up.You start to see that every thing make you fed up, and you think that you do not belong to this world and try to commit suicide Honey me too its in my family as well :( anxiety? nervousness? panic attacks? easily stressed? thats got to do with it also i think i have it as well i know what your going through plz stay strong xo God Bless some people who are depressed sometimes want to be alone. and honestly its not good. better enjoy life and just accept and believe in yourself that you can overcome whatever reasons that made you depressed. suicidal thoughts, lost of interest in things you once loved., not wanting to talk to anyone, maybe loss of appetite too. i suffered form chronic depression for 5 years. stress
thinking that no one likes you or appreciates you
angry thoughts/sad thoughts
negative views of tasks
etc.
Though almost everyone has minor signs of depression, you can take tests to see how your are. Good luk! when everything you think about has some negative spin to it.
"I wish I could eat cereal, but I don't like coco-puffs"
or
"I would go play outside, but I might get bitten by a bug"
stuff like that depression and sore joints and lethargic If you think you have depression you almost certainly don't. You probably just got the blues. Speak to a doctor. in dipression u will not feel like doing anything,,, no taking part any activity eat alot when you sad. always feel negative There is a quiz about depression, through sections 1, and 2, at ezy build, below: print the result, and take along to your primary mental health care provider. With depression, there is a choice of possible treatment types which needs to be made, and you can decide to use either allopathy, (modern Western medicine) with its reliance on antidepressants and therapy, or alternative treatments, which I advise trying first. This is because antidepressants are known to increase the rates of suicide, homicide, and aberrent behavio(u)r, particularly with young people, and often have unwanted side effects, such as sexual dysfunction, and/or variations in weight.
Tests have shown that apart from clinical (major) depression, their results were not significantly superior to those taking a placebo (inert, or "sugar pill"). Antidepressants retain a degree of long term effectiveness for only around 30% of people. There is a saying in the mental health field: "If the only tool you have in your kit is a hammer, you tend to treat everything as a nail". So it goes with doctors, and their prescription pads: handy, quick, and convenient, when trying to manage their large list of patients, and often allocating only several minutes to each.
Most of them are only trained to provide antidepressants and referrals for therapy, with those whose depression is resistant to those treatments being advised to have ElectroConvulsive Therapy, (ECT) with its risk of permanent, partial memory loss, or even death. Therapy, while often effective at first, becomes "same old, same old" after a while, for many people. Others, though, find it helpful to continue talking with a qualified therapist, for the insight, and support they receive.
I suggest: (1.) Take 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily: (certified free of mercury) it is best if consumed with an antioxidant, such as an orange, or grapefruit, or their FRESHLY SQUEEZED juice. If vitamin E is added, it should be certified as being 100% from natural sources, or it may be synthetic: avoid it. (2.) Work up slowly to at least 20 minutes minutes of exercise, daily, or 30 - 60 mns, 5 times weekly. Too much exercise can cause stress, which isn't wanted when dealing with depression. (3.) Occupational therapy (keeping busy allows little time for unproductive introspection, and keeps mental activity out of less desirable areas of the brain). (4.) Use daily, one of the relaxation methods in sections 2, 2.c, 2.i, or 11, and/or yoga, Tai Chi, and/or the EFT, in sections 2.q, 2.o, and section 53, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris whichever works best for you (view page Z.12 first: it has the full version of this post). (5.) Initially, at least, some form of counselling, preferably either Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy, or Rational Emotive Behavio(u)ral Therapy. (6.) As options, if desired, either a known, effective herbal remedy, such as one dose of St. John's wort, 900 mg (standardised hypericin content) 3 times daily, or supplements, such as SAMe, taken with a vitamin B complex which is certified as being 100% of natural origin, or Inositol (from vitamin and health food stores, some supermarkets, or mail order: view section 55).
The following is a variant of EMDR therapy, which has been used successfully for those people suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, insomnia, and anxiety: it is easily learned, quick to use, yet can be very effective. It is easy to be dismissive of such a seemingly unusual technique, but give it a good tryout, for at least a few weeks, to see if it is effective in your case.). Prior to using either of the methods in the above paragraph, first sit comfortably, and take a deep breath. Then, without moving your head, move your eyes from the left, to the right, and back again, taking around a second to do so (say: "a thousand and one": this takes approximately a second). Repeat this procedure (without the words, although you can count, subvocally, if you like) 20 times. Then close your eyes and relax. Become aware of any tension or discomfort you feel.
Then open your eyes, and take another deep breath, and repeat step one, closing your eyes, and relaxing afterwards, in the same manner. Then, repeat the procedure one last time. Some people may find that this is all they need do. With experience, you may find that you can practise this in public, with your eyes closed, which greatly widens the window of opportunity for its use, and avoids attracting unwanted attention. I have found that the 2 - 3 minutes spent using the EMDR markedly reduces distractions to the relaxation process, and is repaid many times over.
Start a mood chart/thought record, and record all negative thoughts. Whenever you notice a negative thought, record the mood (disappointment, sadness, frustration, hopelessness, anger, etc.) and rate it, from 1; the lowest, to 100; the strongest you have ever felt. Have 3 columns, and in one, write down the thought. For example: Mood: Lonely: 90/100. Thought: "I feel like I will be alone for the rest of my life". Then, although this can be painful, it is very important; record every piece of evidence in support of this: "I am alone right now. I have been for some time. There is nothing to prove this won't continue". In the last column, write down all the evidence refuting this: "I used to be fairly sociable, and enjoyed being with friends. Change is inevitable in life, and nobody can state the way things will be in the future, for sure". "Most people recover from depression, in time, and I rarely felt lonely, until becoming depressed". Then read again what you have written. Give it a moment, to let it sink in, and rate that mood again, possibly putting it in brackets, and/or in a different color, but try to stick to a standard practice, for greater ease of review, later. Example: Mood: Lonely: [70/100] Maintain, and review it regularly, as a record of progress and a means of encouragement, taking it when you see your primary mental health care provider. Replace "shoulds", and "ought to" statements with: "I feel ..." ones.
If the amount of daylight you have been exposed to recently has reduced, perhaps due to the change of seasons, see Seasonal Affective Disorder (S.A.D.) in section 2, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris and, instead of taking around 4 Omega 3 fish oil supplements, daily; replace 2 of them with cod liver oil supplements for the winter months only! (or, as probably a better alternative to the 2 cod liver oil supplements: 1 teaspoonful of cod liver oil, with a little butter, to ensure it is utilised; I take mine on sourdough rye bread, or toast, covered with fishpaste, and pepper, to mask the strong taste). Optimal levels are 50 - 55 ng/ml (115 - 125 nmol / L). It should be above 32 ng/ml.
Don't use medications and supplements together, without medical advice, except for Omega 3, which is safe, anytime. Take enough supplements to attain, or exceed the levels (no possibility of overdose) of those every day, with an orange, or the juice of a freshly squeezed orange, grapefruit, or other antioxidant.
(make sure the epa is higher then the dha) important for adults... kids need the opposite levels: more dha than epa, but all are beneficial, if you can't achieve the recommended proportions.
Consider having your doctor test your vitamin D levels, using the 25 Hydroxyvitamin D test. Those people who receive adequate exposure to sunlight, daily, won't need the vitamin D from cod liver oil, but many people, particularly those in latitudes far from the equator, find this difficult to achieve. 60% of depressed people have low vitamin D levels, Also, 80% of people in the Western world have low magnesium levels, and these are known to cause depression & anxiety. Try the magnesium supplement types shown in http://www.real-depression-help.com/ Some of these will be available in pharmacies, or supermarkets. An improvement can be noticed in as little as a week, if a deficiency is the cause. Also, use iodised salt, in preference to regular salt.
If the above is insufficient for you, after several months, (unlikely) try one of the alternatives, such as the neurofeedback, magnetic, or low current electrical stimulation, or EMDR therapy, (see section 33, at ezy build) keeping ECT back, as a last resort. Read: "Lift your mood now." by John D Preston, Psy.D. 2001, New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 5674 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland. CA 94609 http://www.amazon.com/ may be worth trying for this. I have read many books on depression, but if there is a better, more easily read, and one which is easier to implement quickly, I haven't yet found it. |
