Many people who are exerting too much of their brainpower exhaust their physical strength when engaging in various multi-tasking activities. They tend to overextend their brains to the point where it needs time for extreme relaxation. Many busy people cannot fathom the idea of relaxing and taking time off from work. As well as their worries, they tend to have nervous breakdowns, anxiety, depression, and all sorts of problem's that can cause a person's mental health to go haywire. Fortunately, if you're one of the ones who cannot de-stress and is constantly worried, there are various treatments for treating anxiety depression.
Stress and Anxiety Depression
Anxiety depression is characterized by all sorts of irregularities and erratic behaviour from the person who is suffering from it. This is usually due to specific stress triggers that may cause a person undue jitters and stress. Also, many people who tend to get easily nervous over stressful activities are prone to having anxiety depression.
It's a matter of being strong-willed when it comes to facing complex and stress-prone activities. It may be pretty hard to overcome at first.
But trying to be calm and relaxed in times of extreme pressure is what'll save your mental health from going in a downward spiral.
When it comes to effectively treating one's mental illness, one must keep in mind that you have to be honest with yourself and assess what kind of mental illness you have. Go to a reputable psychiatrist to get diagnosed correctly, as well as get proper treatment. Here are the various types of depression:
Manic or Bipolar depression
Characterized by sudden and extreme changes in one's mood. Wherein, one minute, they are in an elevated state of euphoria. The next minute (day or week), they feel like they are in a personal hell.
Postpartum depression
characterized by a prolonged sadness and a feeling of emptiness by a new mother. Wherein physical stress during childbirth, an uncertain sense of responsibility towards the newborn baby can be just some of the possible reasons some new mothers go through Postpartum depression.
Dysthymia
characterized by a slight similarity with depression, although it's been proven to be a lot less severe this time. Of course, in any case, it should be treated immediately.
Cyclothymia
characterized by a slight similarity with Manic or Bipolar depression. Wherein the individual suffering from this mental illness may occasionally suffer from severe changes in one's moods.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
characterized by falling in a rut only during specific seasons (i.e. Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall). Studies, however, prove that more people fall into a rut more during the Winter and Fall seasons. And, lastly, Mood swings, wherein a person's mood may shift from happy to sad to angry in just a short time.
Anxiety Depression (in general)
But the type of depression that has proven to be quite common among people is Anxiety depression, characterized by being overly anxious about things. Anxiety is supposedly normal behaviour that'll help a person adjust to a particularly stressful activity like first date jitters or a gruelling exam the following day. The feeling can help you get psyched up towards facing certain "difficult situations"; Therefore, Anxiety is good. Anxiety Depression, however, is simply the opposite, not to be easily dismissed as a "case of the nerves"; Anxiety Depression is an illness that can be caused by the biological makeup of an individual, or in other words, a hereditary disease.
Other types of Anxiety depression
Also, there are various types of Anxiety depression, each having its unique characteristics. Take, for example, Generalized Anxiety Disorder or GAD. This kind of Anxiety depression is a lot more complicated than the average Anxiety depression. Despite possibly being a day-to-day habit for those who suffer from this kind of Anxiety depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder makes the individual quite more paranoid than usual.
Anxiety attacks are more frequent, even absurd at times. They can be anxious even when there's no apparent reason that calls for it.
People suffering from Generalized Anxiety Disorder show many symptoms, from lack of sleep to being unable to relax, getting tired quickly, cannot concentrate on what they're doing and even suffering from depression. This kind of Anxiety depression is still treatable; just a little work will do the trick.
Consult a reputable cognitive behaviour therapist who'll help give the individual the therapy to help them loosen up. Also, prescribed medicines are a must to help these individuals battle anxiety attacks and help them calm down and relax.
Facing Depression Head On
Are you constantly feeling under the weather? Always not in the mood to be around others and have a good time? If you've been suffering from prolonged sadness for quite some time now, you should face these bouts of depression and get yourself diagnosed by a psychiatrist. They're doctors who can help you out with your problem.
Depression or prolonged sadness is quite common in the United States. Around 9.5 per cent of the American population suffer from this illness. However, not all of them get to be treated. Thus, depression and its ill effects continue to be a burden to some individuals. This illness may seem quite simple to treat, but in reality, it takes more than a bit of cheering up to treat depression. Constant visits to cognitive behaviour therapy are a must.
And take all the prescribed medicines that the doctor will ask the patient to take. None of these come cheap, but the amount of suffering that a person is going through because of depression is enough reason to start noticing and face depression head-on.
Ways Depression can affect daily life.
Depression can quickly get in the way of an individual's daily activities and normal functions. One's zest for life can promptly dissipate due to depression. And in place of an individual, sunny disposition is a person who hates themself, having no self-confidence, trying to isolate themselves from the world and does not care about living anymore. More so, a person suffering from depression isn't the only one who will suffer from this destructive illness. Their loved ones could follow suit. By seeing the individual go through such rough patches, not caring about anything or anyone anymore, depression will likely affect one's relationship with their loved ones.
Treating Depression
Fortunately, depression can now be treated, especially when diagnosed early. Depressed individuals can be treated through therapy and medication. Although it may be a bit costly, a person's good mental health shouldn't be scrimped on. Cognitive-behavioural talk or interpersonal talk are just some of the available psychosocial treatments that cognitive behaviour therapists can offer to their patients. Both prove to be able to produce fruitful and positive results.
Still, people tend not to recognize depression, even if it's right before their eyes. Being honest with oneself is key to being able to treat such an illness. Never overlook the various symptoms. Depressed individuals frequently exhibit uncharacteristic behaviours such as: Suddenly lacking interest in hobbies; sleeps too much or aren't able to get some shut-eye; suddenly becoming anti-social; talks a lot about death, or being a worthless person. There are other symptoms. But in case these already fit in your category or of someone that you know of, go to a reputable psychiatrist at once to see if the depression is still at an early stage or not. From here, you'll be able to assess how the treatments will go.
Depression shouldn't be something that people fear. Instead, people should start taking charge of their lives and face this illness and fight it.
Life is too beautiful a gift to waste, and if one will spend the majority of their life moping around about every single little thing. Then what kind of life would that be? Depression may not kill one's body, but it'll undoubtedly kill one spirit if you let it. Don't be a victim.
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