Hi! My name is Lochlan, and today I am going to be teaching you a little bit about depression
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First off, what is depression?
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Depression as you probably know is feeling sad. But depression is a bit different from being sad, its a deeper sadness.
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Depression has multiple traits. First is loss of interest, you begin not enjoying the things you used to.
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Decision making, making daily decisions more difficult. Even deciding where to eat may becomes difficult.
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Isolation, people start isolating themselves from family and friends. This causes their other symptom's to get worse.
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Loss of appetite. Majority of people lose their appetite, but some people eat more to help them cope with depression.
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Low energy, depression also lowers your energy and motivation, making it harder to get out of bed or do anything.
Guilt and self criticism, you feel guilty and disappointed in yourself. Often blaming themselves, and easily convincing yourself its your fault.
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Lastly and the most severe are thoughts of death and suicide. People end up having so much self hatred, and feel so worthless they believe life isn't worth living.
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Now that we know the symptoms of depression, how do we diagnose it?
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ONLY a trained professional can diagnose depression reliably
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Now we know the symptoms, and how to get diagnosed, but how do we recover?
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Second would be changing your mindset. Shifting the way you think in your day to day life to become less stressful and more positive.
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Something that helped me a lot is accepting the situation your in and focusing on what you can control. This reduces the stressors in your life allowing you to focus on the positive.
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I hope I was able to teach you a little bit about depression, and if your dealing with depression maybe help on your steps towards recovery.
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First speak to a trained professional like a therapist. This is because everyone's road to recovery is different, and a therapist can help you construct your road to recovery.