Globally, more than 264 million people of all ages suffer from depression.Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. More of women are affected by depression than men. Depression can lead to suicide.There are effective psychological and pharmacological treatments for moderate and severe depression.
Symptoms of depression
You may have depression if feelings of sadness or emptiness don’t go away within a couple of weeks.
Depressed people suffer from symptoms like low self esteem, anxiety, disturbed sleep and appetite, and may have feelings of guilt or low self-worth, poor concentration and even symptoms that cannot be explained by a medical diagnosis. Depression have the signs of elevated or irritable mood, over-activity, pressure of speech, over expectation from life, self isolation from public life, hatred life experiences.
Other emotional symptoms include:
• weight gain or loss
• difficulty concentrating or making decisions
•unexplained aches and pains
•extreme irritability over seemingly minor things
•anxiety and restlessness
•trouble with anger management
•loss of interest in activities, including sex
•fixation on the past or on things that have gone wrong
•thoughts of death or suicide.
Men suffering from these conditions feel suicide as a solution to all the problems of life.
It is important to prevent suicide:
If you think someone shows signs of harming self life or is at immediate risk of self-harm or hurting another person
• Stay with the person until help arrives.
• Remove any guns, knives, medications, or other things that may cause harm.
• Listen, but don’t judge, argue, threaten, or yell.
In children and adolescents, depression may cause low self-esteem and guilt, poor concentration, and frequent absence from school,disliking basic things of life.
Depression may be difficult to spot in older adults. Unexplained memory loss, sleep problems, or withdrawal could be signs of depression or Alzheimer disease.
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There are effective treatments for depression through options like therapy, medication, diet, and exercise. Psychotherapy and counselling from a psychologist is advised. Bathing with cold water twice in a day will be helpful. Music can help in fighting with the stress life and depression.
Meditation is very helpful in fighting with the state of depression and other mental health problems. Yogic exercises like Udgitha Pranayam, Kapalbhati, Shirshasana, Ujjayiya Pranayam, Shitli Shitkari will definitely help in gaining relief from stress, fear and unhappiness.
Besides this the parents , friends and relatives should give warm support and have sympathy with the depressed one's. Reminding memorable moments and good time memories will bring happiness in the heart of ill man.
Looking beauty of nature like flying birds, falling waterfall, lake view, flowering plants, garden of fruits etc. will help in overcoming from the state of unhappiness and depression.
Life is precious and we should never give up while fighting with the challenges.
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