Your Conduct & Behavior Reveal How Depressed you are?

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Millions of people across the world are becoming victims of depression day-by-day. And of course this number is gradually increasing. Reports quoting, the World Health Organization, suggest that over 350 million people are diagnosed as the victim of different kinds of depression.

Amazingly, most of those suffering silently do not choose to seek help out of embarrassment, shame or pride. However, the number of such people often jumps significantly.

If we study the behavior, we find that those suffering from such troubles do not even know that they have a problem, which makes silent depression even more dangerous.

Surprisingly, some people do not know how to express their emotions, or how behave in front of others.

As such, it would be significant to look out for the people in our lives and watch for the signs and behaviors that someone is silently depressed.

 

Studies reveal certain signs denoting someone may be the victim of simple, multi-level or acute depressions. These are as follows: 

 

Keeping Away from Activities, Studies or Works

Keeping away or withdrawal from activities is one of the key signs of depression. All it occurs because, the disorder often takes up all the time and energy of the individual. Depression makes it very difficult to carry on with daily life, aside from what is absolutely necessary, because the pain becomes too great. Those who suffer silently might start dropping one or two activities from their schedule in hopes that no one will notice. Many who suffer don’t want to admit they have a problem and don’t want others to know about it.

If you notice that a loved one is starting to miss out on life, then this is a sign of silent depression.

 

Feeling Fatigue or Physical Weakness

No surprise here – depression zaps a person’s energy levels to the point where even getting out of bed can seem like running a marathon. The constant, intrusive thoughts of hopelessness and despair combined with high stress, poor appetite, and sleep troubles make life a daily battle. A person that suffers silently from depression might even start withdrawing from friendships and family life because they have no energy left for them.

 

Eating too Much or too Little

Increased or decreased appetite is a common symptom of depression. Gary Kennedy, MD, director of geriatric psychiatry at Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, New York, says, “A sudden change in weight, either gaining or losing, can be a warning of depression, especially in someone who has other symptoms of depression or a history of depression.” If you notice unusual eating habits in a friend or loved one, they could be suffering silently from depression.

 

Sleeping Trouble

According to WebMD, 80% of adults with depression have trouble falling or staying asleep. Patients who have chronic insomnia have three times the likelihood of developing depression compared to those without insomnia. Many doctors believe that treating insomnia will help reduce depressive symptoms in people suffering. If someone you know complains of sleep problems on a regular basis, he or she might have depression.

Behavioral Abuse

Miserably, Behavioral abuse or Substance abuse is common among those with depression, anxiety, and other mental disorders. While it’s understandable to want to escape reality and troubled thoughts for a while, addiction can cause even more problems down the road. If you know someone abuses drugs or alcohol on a regular basis, they might be silently depressed.

 

Replicating or Forging Sentiments

There are myriads of people with depression that do not want to admit that they are actually depressed, either to themselves or to others.

In one company they appear overly happy or give vague answers, while in another company they appear asking about how others’ life is going. They only engage in shallow conversation because they want to avoid judgment denoting their mental conditions or depression. When you notice someone has become distant or only makes small talk, this might point to hidden depression.

 

Turning to be Workaholic

One may or may not believe overworking as a symptom of depression. But there are a large chunk of people who use to keep himself / herself engaged to cover emotional imbalances.

They see work as an excuse to escape how they feel, a distraction for the torment that their mind causes them. If you notice someone staying late at work most nights of the week, they might actually be silently depressed and not just a workaholic.

 

SOURCES:

HTTP://WWW.WHO.INT/MEDIACENTRE/FACTSHEETS/FS369/EN/

HTTPS://WWW.EVERYDAYHEALTH.COM/HS/MAJOR-DEPRESSION/DEPRESSIONS-EFFECT-ON-APPETITE/

HTTPS://WWW.WEBMD.COM/DEPRESSION/FEATURES/SLEEP-PROBLEMS#1

HTTPS://WWW.HEALTHYPLACE.COM/INSIGHT/QUOTES/DEPRESSION-QUOTES-AND-SAYINGS-ABOUT-DEPRESSION/    

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