Various Stages of Depression and When You Should Seek Help

The difficulty with many mental disorders, it's hard to tell when you need more than just a positive attitude to manage your feelings. Depression is a common problem that many people simply think they need to live with, something they need to 'tough out' in order to come out better for it. But this is not necessarily the best treatment plan for this mental illness. Here's what you should know.

Defining Depression

What's difficult about dealing with depression is that it can manifest itself in a number of different ways. For some people, depression is merely a short bout of sadness that resolves on its own. But for others, it's a long running presence that makes them feel ineffective, as well as hopeless. Some of the more common symptoms of depression include:

• Feeling sad


• Feeling hopeless


• Becoming irritated for no reason


• Anger and frustration


• Loss of interest in favorite activities


• Change in eating habits


• Change in sleeping habits


• Thoughts about suicide

• Feeling frustrated or overwhelmed – When life begins to become burdensome, you can begin to have troubles dealing with the emotions that come along with this anxiety


• Sense of sadness at the way things are – Feeling like everything is out of control, you begin to feel sad and despondent.


• Loss of interest in things you enjoy – You begin to isolate yourself from others and from the things you love to do.


• Changes in eating and sleeping – You might begin to change the way you eat and the way you sleep as a way to cope with the burdens of your feelings.


• Feelings of hopelessness – As you continue to feel bad, you might begin to see things as hopeless and beyond your control. You begin to not care about anything. You might stop bathing or handling even mundane tasks.


• Feelings of death and suicide – Those who feel like they are completely alone and have no one to turn to will often begin to have thoughts of death and finally 'ending' it all.

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Grant Eckert is a writer for CareLink. CareLink is a leading provider of Community Support Services| Mental Illness Support