What is depression?

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Probably all of us know how depression looks like. Time to time you may be sad, feel yourself unhappy. There are many reasons for why a person may be upset. Depression is a condition when you feel very unhappy, worthless, and sad for a long time. Usual sadness can disappear in some time, like several days, but if for a long time you have been feeling the same negative feeling, it may be depression. This condition should be treated as soon as possible because it may get worse and worse.

Depression is a mental disorder which can be treated. There are different ways to treat depression. It is very important to actually determine what the reasons have caused this condition. In fact, some medications can be used for the treatment of depression. Before you start using any medications to get some relief, you should consult with your health provider. Your health condition should be examined and the reasons for such condition should be elicited.

You can check on whether you may have depression by checking out the following symptoms. If you find at least five symptoms that you have, you should go to your healthcare provider for further examinations:

• a depressed mood during almost all day
• hypersomnia or insomnia almost every day
• noticeable weight gain or loss (more than 5% of body weight per a month)
• decreased pleasure or interest to almost all activities
• feelings of guilt or worthlessness almost every day
• restlessness or retardation
• lack of energy almost every day
• indecisiveness, impaired concentration
• recurring thoughts of death or suicide

It is very important to start treat depression as soon as possible because the consequences can be pretty severe. If person experience shock, for instance in case of the loss of beloved ones, it may lead to depression. Also, if a person experiences some negative in small portions but constantly.