Depression affects 5% of the worlds population. To some people doesn't sound like a life threatening percentage. To break it down, about 350 million people in the world and 16 million are in the U.S are diagnosed with depression. One of the most heartbreaking things is that women are more likely to be diagnosed with depression more so then men. Depression is broken down into the different depressions to differentiate the issue, the symptoms, and the causes. There are different depressions classified for different moods and symptoms. For example, (SAD) seasonal affective disorder this is a disorder that affects your mood by the exposure to sunlight. Another melancholy disorder, bipolar depression this is when the mental illness mixes with
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A good starting point is if you feel a sort of emptiness, loneliness, or maybe even emotional pain inside you, and it doesn't ware off within several weeks or more, that might be a start of a soon to be diagnosed depression. Symptoms of depression can be insomnia, sleeping too often, extreme anger of small situations, anxiety, anxiousness, deadly thoughts, weight increase/decrease, difficulty focusing, and sudden awkward of making conversation. In some ages, different symptoms are more popular than others. In small children, refusal to give space. For teenagers, lots of brutal negativity. Adult, depression symptoms can affect in different ways given that adults have different lifestyles, compared to children/teens grow up around the same vibe. For adults, insomnia or a drastic change in moods. Causes of depression are very widespread. Most popular causes are family history, alcohol/drug abuse, physical abuse, (PTSD) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, certain prescribed medication, self-esteem, and treatment at school or public places. Depression causes are the start of the domino effect. From causes, it goes to symptoms, then diagnosis. People do not know how people suffer from this disorder. It really makes people suffer, emotionally, mentally, and sometimes physically. No one really knows what happens until they go through
A good starting point is if you feel a sort of emptiness, loneliness, or maybe even emotional pain inside you, and it doesn't ware off within several weeks or more, that might be a start of a soon to be diagnosed depression. Symptoms of depression can be insomnia, sleeping too often, extreme anger of small situations, anxiety, anxiousness, deadly thoughts, weight increase/decrease, difficulty focusing, and sudden awkward of making conversation. In some ages, different symptoms are more popular than others. In small children, refusal to give space. For teenagers, lots of brutal negativity. Adult, depression symptoms can affect in different ways given that adults have different lifestyles, compared to children/teens grow up around the same vibe. For adults, insomnia or a drastic change in moods. Causes of depression are very widespread. Most popular causes are family history, alcohol/drug abuse, physical abuse, (PTSD) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, certain prescribed medication, self-esteem, and treatment at school or public places. Depression causes are the start of the domino effect. From causes, it goes to symptoms, then diagnosis. People do not know how people suffer from this disorder. It really makes people suffer, emotionally, mentally, and sometimes physically. No one really knows what happens until they go through