@eommaZel 8 August 2020 edited more from that month

Apathy : Are you dealing with it?

Are you familiar with the terms sympathy and empathy? *Aside from these two terms there is also a term called* ***Apathy****. While those first two terms mentioned above are often confused with good reason. Both words deal with the relationship a person has to the feelings and experiences of another person, unlike apathy.* ***Have you ever experienced losing interests from the things you once loved? Or doesn't care at all to the things around you.***

**Apathy** is an absence of emotion, excitement or passion. It is a lack of feeling or concern and having no interest in life's activities or interactions with others. Mostly a person dealing with apathy shows lack of motivation to do something, having low energy levels, and no plans of completing or accomplish anything. ****Apathy is not the same as depression, but apathy can be a symptom of depression.**** *Everybody experiences apathy in our daily lives. You may sometimes feel unmotivated too or uninterested in daily tasks but this type of situational apathy is completely normal.* But take note! Apathy can be a symptom of **several neurological and psychiatric disorders.** It can also be a syndrome. It can become more serious if a person has a chronic condition and don’t treat it. These are some example of neurogical and psychiatric disorder with apathy as one of the symptoms: Alzheimer’s disease Parkinson’s disease Schizophrenia Stroke The disorders mentioned above must be diagnosed and should be treated. Person experiencing apathy can be helped by a supportive network of family or friends. *With the supportive people around them can help them regain their motivation and interest in the surroundings as well as in life.* To end this article I would like to share this quote with you said by *Carson McCullers* **"The closest thing to being cared for is to care for someone else."** **I hope you learned something new and enlightened about this article.** Please like and share your thoughts with me. I highly appreciate it if you do so. ☺️ Thank you for reading from your dearest @eommaZel 🌺 Please Subscribe me for more 🥀