Surviving John

Depression can manifest itself anywhere at any time. Depression can isolate the people who suffer from it, from everyone including the people that they love. There are some signs of depression that can give us an early indication if we or someone that we know is suffering from depression.

As depression causes us to withdraw from society, the symptoms can be a buffer zone between normal quality life and us. Isolating the depression contributes to a deteriorating condition, disables our ability to function in society, and affects our emotional health.

The exterior watcher can see the signs of depression as a form of withdrawal or agitation. For the person who suffers from depression the signs are an internal state of stress. Albeit the signs of depression are the same, each person will react differently to depression symptoms.

In each person, the severity of the signs of depression can vary as well as the length of time. For depression to be diagnosed accurately the symptoms need to last for more than two weeks. A doctor should investigate and rule out the possibility that the symptoms may be another medical condition before prescribing any treatment and medication.

The signs of depression include anxiety, sad moods that linger, feelings of persistent pessimism, guilt, worthlessness, hopelessness, loss of interest in daily activities, loss of sexual functioning, decreased energy and fatigue, insomnia, restlessness, or irritability.

Weight loss which can attributed to the loss of appetite, or an increase in weight resulting from overeating, oversleeping, early morning awakening, difficulties in making decisions, concentrating and thinking are also signs of depression. Also, there can be chronic unexplainable pains, stomach pains, headaches, thought of suicide and death.

If you experience some or all these signs of depression, consult with a trained mental health specialist to see whether they can alleviate your suffering. You can also ascertain what you can do to prevent the signs from taking over your entire life.

Since depression can cause you to feel that living is pointless suicide might arise. However, you can treat depression successfully, you need to get help when you can and try to find some activity or social interaction where you can slowly rebuild your life. Depression does not have to dominate your life. You have the means of destroying its hold on you. All that you need is to seek some professional medical help and you are on your way back into life.

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Chronic Depression is a less severe form of depression. While this is not a severe condition of depression the symptoms of this disorder can last for a long period of time. Therefore it should be treated with the same concern as the other more debilitating forms of depression.

The symptoms of Chronic Depression are similar to those of major depression. They include loss of interest in one’s daily activities, difficulty sleeping, difficulty concentrating, being unable to enjoy one’s life, fatigue, loss of energy, changes in appetite, mental and physical sluggishness, thoughts of death or even suicide ,excessive feelings of guilt and worthlessness, trouble making decisions and thinking.

Sometimes these symptoms can last for years. People who have Chronic Depression can lead normal lives adequately performing all of their daily tasks but they are unable to get rid of the unhappiness that consistently clings to them. Besides suffering from Chronic Depression some people will also experience a condition called Double Depression. Double Depression occurs when a person suffers a Major Depressive episode and then returns to a Chronic Depressive mood. In Double Depression the person suffers from the severe symptoms of Major Depression as well as the milder symptoms of Chronic Depression.

Chronic Depression can affect any one who is 18 years or older.

Currently there are about 10.9 million American adults who suffer from Chronic Depression. The symptoms must be present for longer than two weeks for depression to be medically classified as Chronic Depression.

It is important for a mental health specialist to rule out any other illness that is causing these symptoms, even though the symptoms may last for 2 or more weeks. Once it is certain that the person is suffering from Chronic Depression then medical treatment for the depression can begin. Diagnosing Chronic Depression can be done by examining the psychiatric history of the patient and their family.

Any family history of Chronic Depression will more than likely indicate that the person’s symptoms point to Chronic Depression.

Victims of Chronic Depression do not have to suffer needlessly for years. There are currently a range of medications and therapies that work very well to control the initial stages of the disorder. In time an improvement in the quality of your life can be experienced. So if you suffer from Chronic Depression don’t give up, there is always hope.

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