Symptoms of depression

Mental illnesses are very common nowadays, especially in today's society, where the pressure of life and work is very high, and the competition is also fierce. In addition, the emotions between people are very cold. Many people don't know who to talk to when they encounter some problems. Long-term depression will lead to mental illness, the most common of which is depression. Let's take a look at the symptoms of depression.

There are more and more patients with depression now. The occurrence of depression is very distressing to patients and their families will also be greatly affected. Everyone should understand the symptoms of depression in time. If you have a tendency to depression, you must see a psychologist in time.

Symptoms of depression

(1) Emotional symptoms

Mood symptoms are the most prominent and common symptoms of depression. The emotional symptoms of depression patients mainly include two aspects: depressed mood and loss of interest. The lives of patients with depression seem to be full of helplessness and despair. If you ask a depressed person to describe her mood, she will often say: "sad, helpless, desperate, lonely, unfortunate, dejected, worthless, shameful, ashamed, depressed, ashamed..." Although the basic emotion of depressed people is depression, their mood, or their depressive mood, varies over time.

(2) Cognitive symptoms

Cognitive symptoms are another major symptom of depression. It is mainly manifested in groundless self-blame, exaggerating one's own shortcomings and minimizing one's own strengths, showing a kind of cognitive illogicality and impracticality. People with depression always have a negative evaluation of themselves. This negative thinking cast a thick layer of gray over his view of himself and his future.

(3) Motivational symptoms

The motivational symptoms of depression patients are manifested in a lack of motivation to do anything. Different people of us have different levels of motivation. Most of us are able to wake up on time in the morning, go to work or school on time, and actively seek out ways to entertain ourselves and others. However, for people with depression, let alone actively looking for ways to entertain themselves, it is extremely difficult for them to start doing anything and they need to make a huge struggle with themselves. Patients with severe depression will lie motionless in bed with disheveled hair every day, have no appetite, have a frown on their faces, speak very little, and even cry. Even when they moved, their movements were noticeably slow.

(4) Physical symptoms

The most hidden are the physical symptoms of depression. As depressive symptoms develop, all biological and psychological pleasures are lost. Patients with depression often have a poor appetite. Even if they love to eat, fine wine and delicious food cannot whet their appetite. People with depression often become thin. There are also various problems with sleep, such as difficulty falling asleep at night and waking up early in the morning. Even if you fall asleep, the quality of sleep is very poor. With poor appetite and sleep, the patient will gradually become weak and tired. The sex life of patients with depression will also be affected. Erectile dysfunction in men and sexual apathy in women are common phenomena. The emergence of various physical symptoms often weakens the patient's resistance to physical diseases. Therefore, patients have one more reason to be anxious and depressed: their own health.

Patients with depression will lose interest in everything, feel helpless and lifeless, and lose hope in life. Everyone must know more about the symptoms of depression. After all, there are already many people suffering from depression in today's society. If you have some symptoms of depression, you must do a good job of psychological counseling in a timely manner.