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Depression Symptoms & Signs

September 25, 2011

We often say “I have a depression” when there is no mood or we do not want to do anything. Our mood becomes worse and we do not want even to get up. But in fact, depression is a very severe disease which is characterized by loss of mood, or desire to work mentally or physically.

Depression is a widely used emotional psychic disorder which causes numerous symptoms of various levels of severity up to the suicidal thoughts. Depression is hard tolerated and a person may have both emotional and somatic manifestations caused by depression.

For instance, at severe form of the depression a person experiences headache, pain in the heart and other organs. Central nervous system does not stand a constant depressed condition and that is why it is difficult to resist depression without assistance.

Depression symptoms are started from light disorders which have been mentioned above. It may be bad mood, worsening of ability to work, passivity, and sluggishness. Usually, at this stage a person does not pay attention to the depression occurrence as these symptoms often occur and it is unknown that they are caused by this disease. Moreover, a person can restore his/her emotional health at this stage. We can take a rest, go in for sports, meet friends, and cheer up. It is very easy and due to this condition your body will cope with depression.

However, if you retreat into yourself or neglect symptoms and signs of depression, the disease can and will progress and you need to seek aid. Often, a person has symptoms of other disorders during severe depression. For instance, evident depression signs are:

- low self-esteem and lack of self-confidence;
- gloomy and pessimistic vision of the future;
- sleep disorder;
- libido disorder;
- suicidal thoughts or actions;
- excitement or slow response;
- excessive irritation;
- Fears, irritability, anxiety, phobias etc.

These are depression symptoms/signs. It is necessary to turn to a health care provider as soon as possible and get a skilled aid due to which it will be possible to restore emotional and mental health.

Depression symptoms and signs are the same in all people as the causes of the disease are identical. Usually, symptoms and signs of the depression point at the fact that, perhaps, it is time to change something in life and if it has not been done, depression may return. However, before you change something it is better to start treatment of depression and get rid of this disease.

Written by Samanta · Filed Under Depression treatment