5 Key Areas Impacted By Depression:
(You may or may not experience all or some of these symptoms of depression)
Depression impacts an individual’s body, mind, feelings, thinking, and spirituality. Not only is it can it be debilitating but it can also impair people who suffer. It’s not just a feeling of sadness, it’s much more as displayed below. Often mental health clinicians will utilize the following terms in interchangeably with depression ie. clinical depression, unipolar depression, and major depression. For diagnosis and treatment interventions, please see your family doctor who may or may not refer you to a psychiatrist.
1. Body:
- Fatigue and Restlessness
- Sleep Disruption
- Appetite Disruption
- Weight Changes – gain or loss
- Feels Like “Moving Through Wet Cement”
2. Behaviours:
- Isolation
- Social Withdrawal
- Crying
- No Longer Doing Hobbies or Interests
- Poor Self-Care
- Misuse of Drugs or Alcohol
- High Risk-Taking Activities
- Self-Harm Behaviours
3. Feelings:
- Sadness, depressed mood
- Rejection
- Guilt
- Hopelessness
- Helplessness
- Anxiety
4. Thinking:
- Reduced Attention Span
- Forgetfulness
- Difficulty Making Decisions
- Negative Critical Thoughts About Self, World, and Others
- Increased Mistakes At Work
- Suicidal Thoughts
5. Spirituality:
- Strong Sense of Hopelessness
- Critical View of World
- Decreased Meaning In Experiences
Again, if you think you are experiencing the affects of depression, please seek the help of your family doctor for further support. There is help and hope for those with depression so don’t suffer a moment longer. Get help now. Contact us today at: Email Now
*Disclaimer: To Be Used For Educational Purposes Only. This is only a partial list and is not to be used for the purpose of diagnosis.
