We all experienced feeling sad more than once in our lives. But are you aware, that there are a lot of people that feels this way on a regular basis? And most of them ends up not being able to cope up with it and they end up becoming more depressed than ever. There are two emotional feelings that are commonly associated with sadness and hopelessness. Other than said emotional symptoms, depression has a physical symptom as well.
Diagnosing someone of having depression is not as easy as it sounds. There are some guidelines that the D.S.M IV stated, however, in reality things are more different as opposed to the things that we can easily find online or in books. One contradiction is that, there are some who says that they feel depressed. However, they do not actually qualify for an actual depression diagnosis. Some people do not feel sad or depressed at all, but sometimes, they are the ones that qualify for said diagnosis. Having said that, it is also a must to look for depression's physical symptoms.
One of the most important physical sign of depression is the change in one's eating and sleeping habits. When we're depressed, we often find it quite hard to sleep, let alone to eat. Fatigue is also another crucial physical symptom. We all feel like the energy that we have are all sucked up when we are depressed.
Last but not the least, is Pain. Experiencing chronic headaches are one of the said symptoms that is highly associated with depression. General body pain is included. This is when almost everything and anything in your body is hurting and yet there is no physical symptom or reason behind it. When an individual experience one, this is the time that most professionals refer said patients to a qualified psychiatrist for a mental evaluation.
No comments:
Post a Comment