As is well known, depression is a very common psychological disorder in clinical practice. When depression appears, patients will experience many adverse symptoms, and if depression is not improved in a reasonable way, it may threaten the patient’s life and health. So, what are the characteristics of the body when suffering from depression?
What are the characteristics of the body when suffering from depression?
1. Cognitive Slowness
When depression occurs, the physical characteristics are quite apparent, such as cognitive slowness, which is a common phenomenon among depression patients. The patient’s thinking speed becomes slow, reactions are very dull, and the brain is like a rusty machine. Without proper improvement, it may lead to impaired brain function. If there is such a manifestation, it is necessary to be vigilant about depression and promptly improve it in a reasonable way to maintain an active state of mind.
2. Low Mood
During depression, patients exhibit a noticeable and persistent low mood, always feeling down, gloomy, and uninterested in many things, and in severe cases, they may become pessimistic, self-denying. If there is this kind of low mood, one should also be cautious about depression.
3. Loss of Appetite
When depression occurs, the body will show some obvious symptoms. If there is a significant decrease in appetite, always feel loss of appetite, decreased appetite, it may be a sign of depression. Emotional influence during the development of depression can lead to a decrease in appetite in many people. If there is a lack of nutritional intake, it may also be accompanied by a significant decrease in body weight. Therefore, besides being alert to gastrointestinal diseases, one should also understand whether it is related to depression.
4. Decline in Memory
During the process of depression threatening health, cognitive dysfunction may occur easily, with noticeable memory decline, attention disorders, poor learning ability, prolonged reaction time. If there are such abnormal signals, one should understand whether it is related to depression; otherwise, the continuous worsening of depression may threaten health.
5. Social Withdrawal
When depression appears, there is a significant reduction in volitional activity among patients. Patients’ actions become very slow, unwilling to interact with people around them, always evading social interactions, distancing themselves from friends and family. The emergence of these phenomena is also related to depression. If accompanied by symptoms of anxiety, patients may also feel restless. Therefore, when there is a clear avoidance of social interactions, seeking medical help is necessary.
6. Sleep Disorders
During severe depression, patients may experience sleep disorders, always suffering from insomnia during nighttime sleep. If there is a slow speed of falling asleep, severe insomnia symptoms, one should understand whether it is related to depression. Adverse manifestations that occur during the development of depression should be promptly controlled. Only when depression improves can the continuous decline in sleep quality be prevented.
