Depression and Anxiety Are Not To Be Ignored

Every person experiences depression in a different way. Nobody, no matter how compelling their example or life experience, can adequately convey to the world how depression affects those of us who experience it. I can't make people comprehend how it affects everyone, but I can describe how it changes people's lives, which might make people more aware of just how all-encompassing it is.

When depression overcomes the walls that have been built by years of treatment and medicine, there are two main ways that it expresses itself. Then there is tuning out, feeling nothing at all, and numbness. There is the agonizing loneliness and nearly constant dread. Sometimes it's hard to decide which is worse.

Major Depressive Disorder Signs and Symptoms

Major depressive disorder's defining characteristic is a two-week period during which the sufferer experiences either loss of interest or pleasure in almost all activities or a gloomy mood for the most of each day. Other possible signs include:

- Significant weight loss without dieting, weight gain, or appetite changes. Practically every day, insomnia or hypersomnia.

- Almost daily psychomotor agitation or retardation. Pacing around the room, tapping your fingers or toes, talking quickly, or starting and finishing chores suddenly are examples of gestures that provide no function.

- Almost daily fatigue or energy loss

feelings of overwhelming guilt or worthlessness.

- Inability to focus or think clearly, along with indecision.

- Recurrent death-related thoughts, persistent suicide thoughts without a strategy, or

a plan or attempt at suicide.

- Significant suffering or impairment in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning are brought on by severe depressive disorder symptoms.

Generalized anxiety disorder signs and symptoms

Excessive worry and anxiety about a variety of things is a key component of generalized anxiety disorder. The level of anxiety is excessive compared to how likely the expected occurrence is. For a minimum of six months, the excessive concern or anxiety is present on a daily basis more often than not.

At least three (or more) of the following symptoms—at least some of which were more frequent than not during the preceding six months—are linked to anxiety and worry:

- Feeling restless, tense, or tense-like

easily worn out

- Having trouble focusing or going blank

- Irritability

- Tense muscles

- Sleep disruption

Treatment

The majority of depressed persons find relief from their symptoms with medication and counseling. Medication can be prescribed by your primary care physician or psychiatrist to treat symptoms. However, consulting a psychiatrist, psychologist, or other mental health expert can also be beneficial for many depressed people. If you suffer from severe depression, you might need to stay in the hospital or take part in an outpatient program until your symptoms subside. Depression and anxiety are serious conditions that require prompt assistance to avoid any potentially life-threatening symptoms or disease.