I will answer your questions as a former patient with severe anxiety disorder. Depression is a neurosis and is considered a mental illness. Patients with depression lose enthusiasm for anything, and in severe cases, they may lose confidence in life and even commit suicide. I also suffered from this kind of neurosis back then, and I was very repulsive in my heart. I always felt that I was different from others, and others would look at me in a strange way. Later, I found many articles on the Internet, including going to the hospital for hospitalization, and then I basically recovered. The summary is as follows: First, patients should face up to their own situation and accept themselves first. They are indeed sick and do not need to be afraid of what others think of them. Second, we must correctly understand that depression is a neurosis, not a mental illness. Third, there must be rules in life, especially not staying up late. Fourth, do something you want to do, even if you don’t work for a while. Because many patients with depression develop due to excessive mental stress day after day and year after year. Fifth, if you really can’t adjust, go to the hospital and take medication. It's a disease that needs to be treated. You can't hide it just because it doesn't sound good. As everyone knows, 80% of people in the country have various neuroses. It's just that some people have more severe neuroses and some have less severe ones. Some people are willing to admit it, but I don't want to admit it. . Finally, I recommend you a book, "Self-Help for Mental Anxiety Disorders". Although it mainly talks about anxiety disorders, you will understand a lot after reading it. If you need anything, please send me a private message and I will help you!
According to statistics, there are currently 50 million patients with depression in our country. Depression is sometimes a serious illness that can take a life-long toll. Some celebrities we are familiar with, such as Leslie Cheung, Qiao Renliang, Chen Lin, etc., all committed suicide due to depression. Civil servants, teachers, doctors and people in other professions all commit suicide due to depression. Therefore, we must attach great importance to the prevention and treatment of depression.
Depression has several characteristics. First, it is low mood and feels that the world is lifeless; second, it lacks interest and finds no activity interesting; third, it seriously affects social functions, life and study. It has a great negative impact on their work and work, and some people even commit suicide because of it. After some friends suffer from depression, they really want to get rid of depression. How to get rid of depression?
If you suspect that you have depression, you can take a self-rating depression scale. If the result is mild, moderate or severe, you should go to the hospital for psychiatric examination in time. Note that the hospital should be a regular one, preferably a public hospital. There are a lot of scammers in society, and there are also medical scammers who have medical trusts. You can't just rely on information searched on the Internet to find a hospital. After being diagnosed with depression in the hospital, you must insist on taking medication, which should last for more than a year.
Of course, while taking medicine, it is best to do psychological intervention, that is, psychological counseling. If your financial conditions allow it, psychological counseling is necessary. If your financial conditions do not allow it, then you can learn more about psychology and learn about psychological adjustment. Medication and psychological counseling at the same time are most conducive to recovery. Of course, the psychological counselor you find must also be a qualified counselor who can help you.
Only by maintaining an optimistic and positive mood can a person truly get rid of depression. To maintain a positive and optimistic mood, we must have reasonable cognition. Because a person is in a bad mood, according to American psychologist Ellis, it is because he has irrational beliefs. Reasonable beliefs can lead to a positive, healthy, and happy life, while wrong beliefs can cause a person deep emotional distress. Therefore, this reasonable belief is very important. You must arrange your daily life, work and study reasonably. Learn to deal with psychological stress. We all face stress in life and work. Sometimes there is one kind of stress, and sometimes there are many kinds of stress. We can deal with stress by taking videos, recordings, writing texts, etc. We also need to actively interact with others, establish good interpersonal relationships, and establish a good social support system. If you do these things well, then you can live, study and work normally.
If you insist on taking the medicine for more than a year and the doctor says you can stop the medicine, then you should stop the medicine. It is particularly important to prevent depression from returning after stopping medication.
(2) Lack of energy or interest in various activities. (3) Feeling worthless or guilty. (4) Loss of appetite and weight loss. (5) Insomnia or drowsiness. (6) Easily tired. (7) Inability to concentrate. (8) Thoughts of death or suicide. A case of depression does not necessarily have all of the above symptoms at the same time. Causes: There are many causes of depression, such as losing a loved one or suffering a failure; however, in many cases, brain imaging technology points out that the central nervous circuits responsible for regulating emotions, thinking, sleep, appetite and behavior in patients with depression are not functioning properly. , and necessary neurotransmitters (chemical elements that communicate with nerve cells) are also out of balance. Both serotonin and norepinephrine are thought to play key roles in depression. Studies indicate that both chemical elements can affect a person's mood. The susceptibility to depression may be caused by genes and interact with psychological factors and external circumstances (such as the loss of a loved one or a major change in life status). Diseases such as heart disease, stroke, or cancer may also trigger symptoms of depression. Depression is not exclusive to any specific group of people and can happen to anyone. Regardless of region, country or ethnicity, there may be people with mental and behavioral disorders. Mental disorders may occur at any time in the life cycle, regardless of gender, rich or poor, rural or urban. The idea that mental disorders are more likely to occur in industrialized countries or among wealthy people is wrong. It is also incorrect to say that mental disorders are less likely to occur in rural areas where the pace of modernization lags behind. Diagnosis: The first step in treating depression is a general health check-up. A general health examination should include a review of personal and family history, as well as a complete physical and psychological examination to determine whether speech and thought patterns have been affected. Depression is a difficult disease to diagnose. Most people with depression rarely seek help from a doctor because it is generally believed that depression is a personal flaw, and patients believe that the symptoms of depression will disappear with the passage of time, or that they are too helpless to seek help from others. . Even when they seek help from doctors, depression often goes undiagnosed. As a result, only a minority of people with depression receive appropriate treatment. Depression is a real illness, not a weakness of the personality, and it won't go away on its own. It's important to recognize depression and encourage people to seek treatment. Negative effects: The adverse effects of depression not only occur on the patient, but also affect the patient's family and friends. In severe cases, the victim may be unable to live a normal life, causing obstacles to work, study, diet and sleep, and being unable to enjoy any kind of happy activities. Indeed, depression can make people feel powerless, with nearly 12% of patients recorded feeling powerless. On the other hand, depression can also increase the financial burden on individuals, families or the entire community. Some of the economic burdens are obvious and can be calculated, but some cannot be estimated. The economic burden that can be estimated includes demand for health and social services, unemployment, reduced productivity, impact on family members and caregivers, varying degrees of crime and public safety hazards, and the negative impact of suicide. The relationship between depression and other diseases: In addition to some physical diseases, such as stroke, cancer, etc., which can cause depression, there are also some psychological diseases that can be complicated by depression, such as general anxiety disorder (GAD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD), early diagnosis and treatment of patients with other illnesses can be of great help to the recovery of overall health. Treatment: The purpose of treatment is to relieve the symptoms of depression, effectively slow down the symptoms for more than six months, and restore the original normal life functions. Depending on the effectiveness of treatment, the symptoms will be relieved to varying degrees, and some may only alleviate partial symptoms. Patients with depression vary greatly depending on the severity of their illness and the effects of treatment. Depending on the needs of different patients, antidepressant drug treatment, psychotherapy or comprehensive treatment will have different effects. Antidepressants Antidepressants are medications available with a prescription that relieve the symptoms of depression. Researchers estimate that about 50% to 60% of patients with depression can be controlled and relieved through drug treatment.
Non-pharmacological treatments Psychiatric/psychological or "talk" treatments, including cognitive/behavioral therapy, individual therapy, psychoanalytic treatment, and supportive psychotherapy, are often used to treat depression. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic head stimulation (TMS, a non-invasive magnetic stimulation outside the brain), another recently developed alternative to ECT, can both be provided as effective treatments for severely ill patients. What are the early symptoms of depression? Depression is characterized by low mood. During this period, at least four of the following symptoms occur and last for more than two weeks. It is recommended to seek medical treatment. 1. Depressive moods vary in degree, ranging from mild moodiness to sadness, pessimism, and despair. The patient feels heavy-hearted, his life is boring, he cannot be happy, he is depressed, his days are like years, he is in unbearable pain, and he cannot control himself. Some patients may also experience anxiety, irritability, and nervousness. 2. Loss of interest is one of the common symptoms of depressed patients. Loss of enthusiasm and fun in previous life and work, and no interest in anything. Unable to experience family happiness, disdainful of past hobbies, often living alone, alienated from relatives and friends, and avoiding social interactions. Patients often complain of "no feelings", "emotional numbness", and "cannot be happy anymore". 3. Loss of energy, fatigue and weakness, difficulty in washing, dressing and other small things in daily life, and feeling overwhelmed. Patients often use "mental breakdown" and "deflated ball" to describe their condition. 4. Low self-evaluation: Patients often overly devalue their own abilities and view their present, past and future with a critical, negative and negative attitude. This is neither good nor that, and they describe themselves as worthless and their future is dark. Strong self-blame, guilt, sense of uselessness, worthlessness, and helplessness. In severe cases, self-guilt and hypochondriacal ideas may appear. 5. The patient is in a significant, persistent, and widespread state of depression, with difficulty concentrating, memory loss, brain dullness, blocked thinking, and slow movement. However, some patients show restlessness, anxiety, tension, and agitation. 6. Negativity and pessimism: The heart is very painful, pessimistic, and despairing, and one feels that life is a burden and not worth lingering on, and seeks relief through death, which can lead to strong suicidal thoughts and behaviors. 7. Physical or biological symptoms: Depressed patients often have biological symptoms such as loss of appetite, weight loss, sleep disorders, low sexual function, and diurnal fluctuations in mood. They are very common, but not in every case: Loss of appetite and weight loss: most Patients all have symptoms of loss of appetite and poor appetite. Delicious food is no longer tempting. Patients do not want to eat and drink or their food is tasteless, which is often accompanied by weight loss. Sexual dysfunction: Reduced sexual desire can occur in the early stages of the disease, men may suffer from impotence, and female patients may experience a lack of sexual desire. Sleep disorders: A typical sleep disorder is waking up early, 2 to 3 hours earlier than usual, not falling back to sleep after waking up, and falling into a sad atmosphere. Diurnal changes: The patient's mood changes from heavy to heavy during the day and light at night. She falls into a low mood in the early morning or morning, gradually improves in the afternoon or evening, and is able to have brief conversations and meals. The incidence of diurnal changes is about 50%. Shockingly exclusive,
What I want to remind you is that if you suffer from depression, you must first go to the hospital for a diagnosis. Don’t save money. Most psychological problems are caused by dragging them out and have a very serious impact on people. big. It's obviously just a minor illness, but it turns into a serious problem that is difficult to treat. If you only have a mild case, just seek consultation from a professional counselor. If it is a moderate to severe case, I personally suggest that it is best to take medication and receive psychological counseling, which will have the best effect.
For those who want to help themselves, I give the following useful recovery plan, which is applicable no matter what level you have.
For everyone, laziness is the biggest enemy, especially for people who are in a depressed state. When a person is depressed, it seems to be the most normal thing to feel that "nothing you do is of any use." I know exactly why this happens, and I even know why people don’t seek help from others because they are too embarrassed to admit that they are maladjusted.
This phenomenon of hiding diseases and avoiding medical treatment is very common nowadays, because our cultural background is like this. No one has ever told you that psychological problems are similar to colds and fevers. What you even know is that psychological problems are just like colds and fevers. If you are mentally ill, you will be discriminated against and ridiculed.
We have been given expectations since childhood, thinking that we should be a person who can solve problems and take care of ourselves, so once you are depressed, you will feel desperate because you have deviated from your own expectations and the expectations of society. .
But what I want to tell you is that depression is not a big problem, and it is not difficult to solve. But there is no magic bullet in the world, and I can't solve your problem for you. All I can do is tell you what you should do, and then see if you have some awareness and decide to embark on the road to help yourself recover.
In order to better help you, I have summarized a set of methods that can be implemented in life, which everyone can easily do, namely: living habits and daily exercise.
① Cultivate the behavioral habits of going to bed early and getting up early, eating on time, getting enough and appropriate sleep, and having three meals on time and appropriately.
Use habits as the axis to change your bad habits, adjust the rhythm of your life, and prevent depression from easily destroying your normal life and deepening your depression.
②Insist on a sporting activity, which can be running, fitness or even doing housework.
This method can release the negative energy suppressed in your heart and reduce internal consumption. And it can divert your attention in time, allowing you to jump out of thoughts and emotions, because emotions and thoughts arise spontaneously, and as long as you don't control them, they will naturally disappear slowly. Don’t: Be consistent with your physical condition, don’t overdo it all at once, the key is persistence.
Tips for developing habits: do the specified things at the specified place, at the specified time. For example, I run in the park next to my home from 19.00 to 19.30.
Mental depression will also affect physical functions. During this period, it is even more important to take care of your body. Because this is the capital of the revolution and the basis for you to make a comeback.
③Allow 10 minutes for yourself every day and listen to soothing light music.
Soothing light music helps us to relax ourselves and slowly relax, instead of keeping our mental state under tension all the time.
④Reject bad living habits
Avoid overeating and lethargy when you are depressed. The extra you eat will only burden your body, and the extra sleep you have will only waste your time and make you more tired and depressed. We need to master good eating habits and use our time rationally.
Isn’t it a good thing for us to use the extra sleep time to strengthen our bodies? You may say that you can't do it, but what I want to say is that what you can do is just that you think you can't do it, because when you start to think that you can't do it, you find reasons for your negative state. Once you have a good reason, you will naturally become depressed with peace of mind. I believe this is not what you want.
⑤Try meditation
Choose a quiet and safe place. You can sit on the clean ground or on a stool. Try to use a stool with a backrest and a 90 degrees forms a right angle. When sitting down, your back must be straight, your chest must be straight, forming a straight line with the back of your head, and your head should be kept level or slightly upward. Then stay seated for two or three minutes to adapt, don’t think about anything, keep your body and mind calm and pure, focus on your breathing, and at the same time recite silently in your mind, “Exhale, inhale, exhale, inhale” over and over again until Until there are no more distracting thoughts in your heart and brain
As long as you try according to these contents and do not be impatient, you will definitely change. If you want to become a fat man in one bite, you may still need a panacea, and I can't help you. Because the above-mentioned methods all require a period of adaptation, and they require you to try them with pain. The process of trying will definitely not be comfortable, and may even be more uncomfortable than before, but I hope you can persevere, because this This discomfort is meaningful, it is adaptable, and the longer you persist, the less painful it will be, I can guarantee that.
For depression, you must see a doctor and take medicine. If it is particularly severe, you will need to be hospitalized. You cannot simply take anti-depressant Western medicine, but also Chinese medicine or Chinese patent medicine that regulates nerves, Chinese medicine that replenishes qi and blood, or Chinese patent medicines, such as the Western medicine Delisin, plus the Chinese patent medicine Xinshenning Tablets, and Xuefuzhuyu Oral Liquid, have very good effects. The most important thing is to insist on taking them for a long time. You will definitely get better after taking them for a year. The most important thing is to persist and not to Stop taking the medicine without permission, otherwise you will relapse, and the relapse will be more serious. If you recover, you can still work. It is recommended that you take medicine while working. Being bored at home will make it worse. Give it a try and you will find the best version of yourself. Come on. !
Speaking of depression, in fact, many people don’t believe in depression from the beginning. They always think that depression and autism are diseases that only rich people can get. I have always believed this.
At first I heard that depression is an incurable disease. Even if it is cured, it is likely to relapse one day. This relapse may not be better than before.