Approximately 200,000 people die from depression each year. With life pressures increasing, many people develop mild depression. Some can recover on their own, while others may need to promptly seek the right psychological therapist.
So, what is depression?
As society develops rapidly and people face increasing pressure, long-term anxiety, restlessness, and significant mood swings have led to the majority of people around us having “latent depression.”
If depression lasts for two weeks to a month, it is considered mild depression. By changing one’s mood and avoiding the cause of depression, recovery can generally happen on its own.
If it persists for one to three months and mildly impacts daily life, it is moderate depression.
If it lasts for over six months, significantly affects daily life, causes physical problems, and after ruling out organic diseases at the hospital, it is mostly diagnosed as severe depression.
Many people may seem cheerful on the surface but feel deeply unhappy inside. Some only seek medical help when depression reaches a severe stage, often when it’s too late.
Most people have latent “depression.” Check these 8 warning signs of depression to see if you have any:
1. Easily fluctuating emotions, feeling joyful over small things yet inexplicably melancholic at times.
2. Suddenly lose interest in everything.
3. Start experiencing insomnia, staying awake late into the night, waking up early every morning, and being unable to fall back asleep.
4. Slowed thinking, difficulty with decision-making, and feeling mentally foggy.
5. Losing confidence, becoming self-deprecating, feeling remorseful, and believing that nothing they do turns out well.
6. Sensitivity and suspicion, constantly feeling like someone is plotting against them.
7. Irritability, inability to concentrate on tasks.
8. Often experience inexplicable rapid heartbeat, anticipating the worst outcomes for things that have not happened yet.
How to alleviate depression?
1. Engage in outdoor physical activities.
2. Socialize more frequently.
3. Read books.
4. Express and organize feelings.
