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Signs of Major Depression Symptoms
Depression is a serious illness and some of the signs are difficulty going to work, problems in family and social life are a few general signs. It is important to know the symptoms of depression, the causes and what we can do to prevent it.
Each one of us has had, at some point, a very sad moment. Sadness is a normal response associated with a loss, with the problems of everyday life or with an agitated emotional life.
Sometimes the sadness feelings pass but sometimes they don't go away, the feelings become more persistent and can lead to nervous breakdowns. The problems of the nervous system are very serious and that is why it's important to get help when we realize we can't handle them by ourselves.
Here are some of the symptoms of depression:
sadness
loosing energy
loosing hope in life and others
not liking the things you used to love
having trouble concentrating
uncontrolled crying
headaches, other types of inexplicable aches and pains
needing to sleep a lot or on the contrary not getting any sleep at all
loosing appetite and weight
These are just a few of the symptoms of major depression. If more tha a couple of them are present they shouldn't be ignored and a call to your doctor would be a good idea.
What causes depression? It seems there is no single source that causes depression and it is a complex disease that can appear as a result of multiple causes. Depression can also be transmitted among persons that are close to each other, by influence or heridity.
There is some proof that people suffering from depression also have brain changes. There is also some proof that depression can be genetic. Children affected by the depression of their parents or parents whose children suffer from chronic depression are more likely to be affected themselves.
To try and prevent depression we have to know ourselves very well. Treatable depression can be hard to prevent once we are already very sad.
The best method to avoid another crisis after a chronic depression is to be aware of its symptoms and its causes and to get professional help whenever we feel like we are getting depressed again.
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