Celebrities such as Leslie Cheung, Cui Yongyuan, Faye Wong, etc., or various ordinary people, began to suffer from depression frequently.

In 2018, a survey report by a British research institution showed that nearly 93.65% of the subjects surveyed showed some degree of mental illness, of which the prevalence of depression was as high as 86.42%.

So, what kind of disease is depression?

Why do you get depression?

And what are its symptoms?

Let me answer this question for you friends.

Depression, also known as depressive disorder, is characterized by significant and persistent low mood as the main clinical feature and is the main type of mood disorder.

In addition, some people say that I am in a bad mood today, which does not necessarily mean that I am suffering from depression.

From the perspective of disease, depression has certain diagnostic criteria. When it reaches a certain level, it is considered to be depression. For example, for a period of time, for about two weeks, I was depressed and very unhappy. I could not feel happy no matter what, and had insomnia.

Loss of appetite and feeling lack of motivation.

At present, there are many factors that affect depression, such as living environment, work pressure, physical fitness, etc., which can lead to varying degrees of depression.

The field of psychological and psychiatric medicine has not given a standard answer to this, but generally it can be divided into the following reasons: 1. Biological factors - mainly involving genetic characteristics, physiological changes, neuroendocrine, etc.

2. Psychological factors - prodromal personality factors related to depression, such as depressive temperament.

3. Social and environmental factors - Sudden stressful events during growth often become the main clinical key to diagnosing depression.

Today's society is developing rapidly, the level of urbanization is getting higher and higher, the population density is getting larger and larger, and the demand for talents is becoming more and more specialized. As a result, the pressure of job competition is increasing and the cost of living is very high.

As the current social environment continues to change, our living environment also often changes.

For example, social factors such as family relationships, friend relationships, work environment, social public opinion, etc. are constantly changing and continue to have an impact on our bodies and minds. These factors lead to psychological disorders and mental disorders.

Over time, mental illness begins to appear.

Symptoms include depressed mood, loss of interest and pleasure, easy fatigue, decreased concentration, low self-evaluation, feelings of guilt, pessimism about the future, self-harm or suicidal behavior or ideas, sleep disorders, and decreased appetite.

1. Low mood: People suffering from depression are generally in a very low mood, and are often "unhappy". This unhappiness is significant and long-lasting, and usually gives people a feeling of being worried or gloomy, which makes ordinary people feel depressed.

People shudder.

Depressed, usually a normal person will gradually forget the unhappy things as time goes by, but patients with depression will not. They will remember very clearly some of the things that caused depression, even if they are depressed.

I also remember every detail and often think back on my experience without feeling any sign of happiness.

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Loss of interest and pleasure: Unable to contact new things. A patient with depression cannot well contact and adapt to the upcoming life and social environment, cannot integrate into a group or class, and thus moves towards a world that is getting further and further away from reality.

Fall into your own world.

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Easily fatigued: Symptoms include sluggish movement and inability to exercise like normal people. Even if you were physically fit before, you always feel tired and do not like to exercise.

4.

Decreased attention: Often manifested as being easily distracted when studying, and having to visit whenever he hears any external noise; having difficulty doing things for a long time, often not finishing one thing, and then doing other things; when talking to him, he is often absent-minded, as if

He listens more than he listens; he often loses things in daily activities; he loses things or does not take care of them (such as making clothes, books, etc. very dirty and messy), etc.

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Low self-evaluation: often manifested as self-denial. A patient with depression is usually prone to over-denial of himself. Even if he was very confident before, he will belittle himself and give up.

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Self-guilt: It is a relatively subjective feeling. When a person does something that he feels violates his conscience, he or she will regret his or her behavior afterwards.

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Feeling pessimistic about the future: People with depression often feel helpless.