How to Recognize Signs of Depression
The word “depression” or “depressed” has lost a lot of its weight in mainstream media over the last few years. Instead of being a word used to describe mental illness, it’s been substituted as a synonym for sadness. This casual narrative has made it more and more difficult for individuals to recognize signs of depression in themselves. If you suspect you may be depressed, here are a few ways to help you recognize it in yourself.
How to Help a Loved One with Depression
If you have a loved one who suffers from depression, it’s easy to feel powerless to help. Everything you try to do to help only seems to make them more upset, but you can’t just do nothing when you see your loved one in pain and suffering.
What Are the Symptoms of MDD? Major Depressive Disorder Signs
When some people say they are depressed, what they actually mean is that they are sad. For individuals who do have clinical depression, or major depressive disorder, depression goes beyond just a general feeling of sadness. Indeed, depression can manifest itself into in inability to express emotion at all if one becomes dissociative. Here are some of the common symptoms of major depressive disorder.
Factors That Lead to Depression
Based on information from the World Health Organization, nearly 350 million people around suffer from a form of clinical depression, which makes it the number one cause of disability. In the United States, an estimated 7% of the population suffers from depression.
