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Depression is really not just about being in a bad mood...

author:Great Wall Net

July 5,

Li Silin, the sister of singer Li Min, posted through her personal Weibo that

Li Min died at home on July 2 due to depression,

He has been in a coma since being sent to the hospital,

After the efforts of the hospital team to rescue and treat,

He finally passed away on July 5.

Depression is really not just about being in a bad mood...

@李思林Nancy Weibo screenshot

It is reported that

Li Min suffers from depression,

I have been battling the disease for many years.

As soon as the news came out,

While netizens mourned,

It also raises the following doubts:

People who seem sunny and cheerful,

Why do I also get depression?

It has been reported that 1 in 10 people worldwide have underlying depression and depressive tendencies, and 65% of them have had suicidal thoughts. In 2019, Professor Huang Yueqin's team of Peking University Sixth Hospital published a study in The Lancet Psychiatry for the first time that women accounted for about 65% of depression patients in mainland China, and 67% of depression patients were over 35 years old.

If a person's mood is not good, there may be manifestations such as not wanting to talk, not wanting to go out, and not wanting to change clothes. In the items of "home, lazy, annoying, mobile phone does not leave the body, body dissatisfaction, no hobbies", if you meet more than 4 items, you may have depression.

You can test whether you are at risk of depression through the depression assessment scale, the PHQ-9 scale, which is a professional test scale from Columbia University in the United States, although it is only 9 simple questions, it has a sensitivity of 88% to screen for depression.

Based on the situation in the past two weeks, please answer whether there are any conditions and frequencies described below:

Depression is really not just about being in a bad mood...

If this scale is greater than 10 points, the possibility of depression should be considered.

▶▶▶ Why is it depressed to be happy every day?

Cheerful people can also have depression, often referred to as smile depression, which is very deceptive.

It is reported that in essence, depression is a genetic and physiological basis of the disease, anyone can get depression. In addition, depression is often only in the attack period, its symptoms are revealed, but optimistic people, in the depressive episode, he will temporarily become less optimistic, so depression and not optimistic is not directly related.

▶▶▶ 4 red flags of early depression

Depression is really not just about being in a bad mood...

▶▶▶ Depression is divided into three levels according to severity

Depression is really not just about being in a bad mood...

▶▶▶ What are the possible symptoms of depression?

There are two peak age groups for the incidence of depression: around the age of 20 and around the age of 40. Physiologically, this is a change from late youth to early menopause; Psychologically, it is necessary to face the accelerated pace of work and the pressure of life, and it is more likely to have symptoms of depression.

1. The expression is indifferent and the tears are low

The inner experience of people with depression is often particularly sad, it is difficult to be happy, and the ability to be happy has been lost. At the same time, their cognitive and thinking abilities decline, and they are indifferent to external things.

2. Low self-esteem, self-blame and self-denial

Often denying their own abilities, what depressed people think is not really inadequate, but that they feel that they are not good.

3. Poor sleep quality

Poor sleep may be the earliest manifestation of depression and one of the most core manifestations of depression. At the same time, poor sleep may also be a cause of depression, and people who do not sleep well for two consecutive years have a risk of depression 2~3 times that of people who sleep well. Depressive insomnia has a special character, difficulty falling asleep is obvious, may not sleep for two or three hours. You will wake up two or three hours after falling asleep, that is, wake up early, and be completely awake, without any sleepiness. People with depression wake up in the worst mood, and the night is relatively relaxed, manifested as heavy morning and light night.

4. Inexplicable pain

Unexplained body pain, such as headaches, abdominal pain, muscle aches, etc., are actually one of the common symptoms of depression. Clinical studies have shown that up to 69% of people with depression consult a doctor for headaches.

▶▶▶ What causes depression?

Stress is an important trigger for depression because it inhibits central nervous system function, resulting in a decrease in neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, greatly increasing the risk of depression. Antidepressants play a therapeutic role by increasing neurotransmitters.

When the pressure is high, you can use the following methods to assist in decompression:

(1) Exercise: stimulate the secretion of dopamine, make the center and limbs excited;

(2) 5 minutes of daze every day;

(3) Training delayed onset and delayed gratification ability: calm down for a period of time in advance, control emotions, and make the mind more peaceful;

(4) Actively squeeze the decompression toy;

(5) Meditation stress reduction method: maintain a sitting posture, palm fully open, close to the opposite armpit, shoulders raised, neck do not strain, slightly shake the head. With deep breathing, close eyes, do 3~10 minutes a day.

▶▶▶ How to relieve depression when depressed?

Depression is really not just about being in a bad mood...

▶▶▶ How to face depressed friends around you?

Do you also have a lot of such family and friends around you, revealing some information to you from time to time:

"What do people live for?"

"I've been very unhappy lately"

"I especially want to die"

……

When many people hear these words, they will habitually think that they are moaning without disease, thinking too much, everyone will have pressure, they must find the reason from themselves, and don't always look for trouble... Just ignore these calls for help, and finally after the serious consequences, I began to regret it.

▶▶▶ So if we meet friends around us who suffer from depression, how to help them get out of the quagmire of depression?

Depression is really not just about being in a bad mood...

Depression is a disease,

Doctors, families, and patients are a therapeutic alliance.

Let's recognize depression together,

Understanding depression,

Learn to get along with people with depression,

Accompany them smoothly out of the psychological haze.

(According to CCTV News, Xinhua News Agency, Beijing Satellite TV, etc.)