What is depression?

To defeat the disease, it is important to know what exactly you have to fight. Depression is classified as a mental affective disorder that accompanies a triad of symptoms: a persistent decrease in mood, negative mental activity, and retardation of movements. If we consider the picture more broadly, then it is characterized by such manifestations:

longing, feeling of hopelessness, loss of faith in a brighter future;

anxiety;

loss of the meaning of life;

loss of interest in everything, even in things that used to be especially pleasing;

self-accusation or blaming others;

decreased self-esteem, suicidal thoughts;

insensitivity, decreased emotions;

decrease in mental abilities;

impaired memory, perception;

inability to plan actions;

according to the patients themselves, thoughts are distinguished by viscosity and slowness;

any mental attempt is given with difficulty;

patients spend most of their time in bed;

stop washing, changing clothes;

amiable facial expression.

It is very important to correctly interpret such signs, to be able to distinguish depression from ordinary depression or bad mood. Each of us has moments in life when we give up and do not want to do anything. The main criterion here is the duration of the symptoms. If they accompany a person for about 6 months, in this case it is already worth thinking about the development of such a disorder. In any case, you should not guess on the coffee grounds: it is better to contact a specialist for qualified help.