ONCE YOU CHOOSE HOPE, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
Having a Masters degree in Behavioral Sciences and dealing with many mentally disturbed patients, finally I have decided to address the problem i.e. DEPRESSION. Depression is a widespread disease, one in ten men and one in five women will be affected in lifetime. There are many possible causes of depression including faulty mood regulation, genetic vulnerability, stressful life events and other medical problems. This disease affects women twice as much as these men. And the risk increases further if they are divorced or unemployed.
“Even sometimes I get depressed due to some personal reasons, sometimes not able to cope with certain situations in life. But that is perfectly fine if you feel low sometimes as we are humans and we do come across certain emotions in life. But if this feeling persists and you simply cannot get out of this phase, than this need to be addressed because Depression is a serious problem.”
People suffering from mental health problems push themselves too hard trying to pretend as if they are OK and never tells anybody about their feelings. Because the problem with mental health stigmatization is that often you will be judged as failure in life. But this is wrong….
Sometimes you have no reason to feel this way and you cannot help it. People often forget that mental illness can be biological and are not just based on stressful life events.
A person suffers it with full force without having keys to fight it and usually does not have any idea how to manage this disease.
Start with the people you think they can support you. Talk to your partner and make decisions about who should know about it before you seek some professional help.
If your loved one is depressed make sure your health and morale are strong enough before you begin to help. You will not relieve the concerned person if you collapse under pressure and do not finally feel the courage to help that person. Even with proper treatment, the cure for depression is not overnight, it will take several months.
Always remember that family and friends are always the first line of defense against Depression.
Show the loved one that you believe in her ability to get better, whatever the difficulties. Your confidence will fill her with energy.