Depression has various characteristics, such as severe depression, mild symptoms, atypical depression that causes depressive symptoms under certain conditions, and bipolar disorder. Although there are symptoms, the symptoms are almost the same, so if you have any suspicious symptoms in your condition or your family's condition, it is recommended that you visit a psychotherapy department or psychiatry department.
Typical subjective symptoms and signs of depression
"Suicidal ideation" that "wants to die" and "wants to disappear"
One of the most noticeable characteristics and symptoms of depression is suicidal ideation, which makes you feel depressed and wants to die .
According to Kotobank, "suicidal ideation"
Wishing to die.
[ Complement theory ] suicidal thoughts and the same meaning , but is lit, disease solve hard to "the state to try to select a death in order to escape from problems such as and relationships suicide desire", specific reason for this is not, but vaguely death The state of wishing for suicide may be used properly as "suicidal ideation".
So there is no clear reason for wanting to die. I just want to die vaguely.
This is a situation in which the stress that causes depression causes the brain to stop thinking, and it makes us think and hope that we are in a negative mood and mentally weakened.
Depression is already considered to be severe when this "suicidal ideation" appears, so it is advisable to see a doctor as soon as you have symptoms such as "I want to die" or mutter.
What I used to enjoy is no longer fun
Continued exposure to excessive stress is thought to be the number one cause of depression, but even if you don't have suicidal ideation, your hobbies, favorite things, alcohol, and leisure can be enjoyed. It has the characteristic that it does not feel fun at all.
If you feel uncomfortable moving and it becomes difficult to go out, you need to be careful because it is already in a dangerous state, but first you need to stay away from the cause of stress, so if you notice such "self that you can not enjoy", symptoms of depression You should doubt that it is and try to stay away from stress.
If possible, I would like you to take a break from work for a while.
Extremely low libido
Depression is characterized by a decrease in various desires, but I often felt that my libido was significantly reduced.
Since the symptoms of depression cause the desire to die, the desire to die also eliminates the desire to leave any more offspring, and the human instinct probably reduces libido as unnecessary. It seems that it is a feature.
However, it seems that some people do not go to depression even when their libido is extremely reduced, so there may be individual differences in the characteristics of depression .
It becomes impossible to meet people and crowds
Even when I go to work every day, I think that I am exposed to a lot of stress due to crowded trains and commuting, but when I get depressed, I feel that stress is excessive and I feel lonely in the crowd. I think it will get worse as a symptom of depression.
In addition, an extremely low self-affirmation is a typical characteristic of the symptoms of depression, and if you meet a person with low self-esteem, you will further despise yourself and suffer from negative emotions. It's also a hassle to meet people, and people with a stronger sense of responsibility are more likely to develop symptoms of depression, so even so, they go to work or meet people, so the negative loop that the symptoms of depression worsen. One of the features is that it is easy to fall into.
Makes it easier to catch a cold
Depression is said to be a mental illness, and the symptoms of depression are often thought of as mental symptoms, but the symptoms are also prominent in the body.
When mentally weakened, immunity weakens and it is easy to get sick.
Judging the characteristics based on my personal experience, when I went to the psychosomatic medicine department and got a diagnosis of "depression", the symptoms of depression were already severe, but from a year or two before that. Probably the initial symptoms of depression had appeared, and I continued to live a life of going to the hospital and getting medicine every month because I had a fever or something like a cold.
I thought I was just weak, and I thought I was taking care of my health so that I wouldn't get sick, but I still caught a cold and blamed myself for not being able to manage my own health. It may have been due to stress and mental depression that further exacerbated the symptoms of depression.
By the way, I was infected with influenza 7 times in a year. I'm a little proud.
Wake up early in the morning and have trouble falling asleep at night
Before the onset of depression, I slept relatively slowly in the morning until about 7 o'clock, but from a certain time, I woke up earlier at 6 and 5 am.
Early-morning awakening is a well-reported symptom of depression.
I didn't know the reason in particular, and I thought it was because of my age, but now that I think about it, I feel that it may have been a sign of depression.
I had a bad night's sleep, but I couldn't get an answer even if I thought about it, and I couldn't sleep because I couldn't sleep because I was thinking about things like "I don't like tomorrow's work". Maybe it was a sign of depression.
Stiff shoulders and back pain get worse
Originally, stiff shoulders and low back pain are typical symptoms that any adult suffers from, so it may be difficult to notice the symptoms of depression, but now that the symptoms of depression have improved. , Stiff shoulders and back pain have almost disappeared.
When the symptoms of depression were severe, the frequency of stiff shoulders and back pain was chronic, and I had a pain in my shoulders, lower back, and back all the time, so I went to the osteopathic clinic every week. When I think about it now, I realize that it was also a characteristic of the symptoms of depression.
There are waves in the symptoms of depression
Symptoms of depression are characterized by a wave of illness, such as when you start treatment and think that you have improved, but then you get worse and better, and the waves gradually get better and worse. Even if the symptoms have subsided, if you think that you've been cured and you're not careful, you'll be struck by the symptoms of depression again and feel awkward.
Perhaps it is quite difficult to completely cure depression. It's my own feeling that I have no choice but to be patient.
Depression is not just a mental illness
I drew that the symptoms of depression were wind and stiff shoulders, but until I became depressed, the symptoms of depression were only my heart and feelings, so I wondered if I should cure my heart. I was thinking.
Recent studies have shown that not only internal mentality and feelings, but also physical abnormalities and illnesses caused by stress can cause blood flow stagnation and hormonal imbalance, resulting in insufficient nutrition in the brain or in the brain. It is becoming known that symptoms of depression appear due to lack of hormones.
If you start to feel not only the symptoms of life boring and feeling that you can't help living, but also the characteristics of various physical problems, you should suspect the symptoms of depression and resist seeing a doctor or seeing a psychiatrist. If you have one, you should get a service such as online counseling and talk to someone as soon as possible.