Wednesday, October 29, 2008

What Everyone Ought To Know About Depression And Its Cure

By Don Pedro

Many people term depression as a temporary sadness or loneliness. However the condition can easily become much more than just that. You could remain depressed for days, even months. There are even times when you might think of ending it all. That's when depression becomes a disease. So, don't ever let it get out of hand. Know that you are the master of your life and you can decide how you feel and "control" that decision!

Depression might not be much of a big deal for some, especially when you consider that every person experiences it from time to time. The problem with depression is that it might hang on to you in the most unpleasant of ways. Soon enough, you might not want to associate with a lot of people around you, or worse still, you might feel like hurting someone. That is when it really is a problem. But like I always advice - don't let it control you. Instead, YOU should control it!

Most suicide cases are from depressed people who got psychotic. You have got to understand, the person allowed the condition to stay inside so long that it drove him crazy. There's no easy way back from that. The guy needs more treatment than you might averagely find, and when they leave hospital, you have still got to keep a close eye on them. If you are such a person, you need to really work on yourself to get back to normal. It's rare, I agree, but it's possible.

Depression gets bad when it is neglected. Ordinarily when there are rough times and something bad happens you could feel sad, and if you stayed that way long enough, you become depressed. However, you have to snap out of it too, otherwise it could destroy you.

Even though the patterns of all kinds of depression symptoms vary, you may still find them anywhere. There is no form of selection; anyone can be depressed, and when they do they can do stupid things, or do nothing at all. But you have a choice to be part of the people who allow depression to control them or part of those that effectively control depression.

A sufferer from depression often sees themselves as being phony or guilty of having deceived others in one way or another. However, a conversation could reveal that no such thing has happened. That's when their mind begins to play tricks on them. Yes, it's all always the mind playing games with us. If this happens to you, fight it. Don't allow your mind to take you over, instead take it over and dictate the pace.

All classes of people suffer depression. The elderly will complain of physical and emotional problems, although the physical ones are usually more prominent. As a matter of fact, this makes the condition difficult to make out, causing a physician to misdiagnose the illness at times.

Social withdrawal is a common symptom you might observe in a child suffering from depression. In addition to this, you might see changes in their eating habits. If you can help them with the situation, please do so immediately; and if you feel that it is something that is beyond you, get professional help. - 15255

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