"The depression in my heart is like a black dog . I will bite me whenever I have the opportunity."-Churchill
The word depression is no stranger to us. From actors to directors, from writers to presenters, people from all walks of life have suffered from depression.
- Actor Leslie Cheung jumped from a high-rise hotel due to depression One by one, when the lives are gone, we realize that depression is already like a kind of "epidemic", it will quietly take away people around us. According to a survey by the World Health Organization, there are currently at least 350 million people with depression in the world, and it is estimated that there are about 90 million in China.
Depression is a kind of mental illness. After illness, you will feel sadness that is inconsistent with your situation, lose interest in life, avoid others, and lose energy.
is different from general grief, pain or lack of energy. Depression may cause patients to feel hopeless about the future and even want to commit suicide.
What are the symptoms of depression? The two most common symptoms of
depression are:
● Feeling sad, feeling empty or crying every day.
● Lose interest or pleasure in activities that you once loved, almost every day. If symptoms of
persist for more than two weeks, depression may be caused.
The serious symptom of depression is suicide. If someone around you wants to commit suicide or feels hopeless, you should seek help immediately.
Other symptoms:
● abnormal weight loss or increase. Abnormal increase or decrease in appetite.
● Abnormal sleep increases or decreases, almost every day.
● Feeling restless, unable to sit still, or sitting quietly, feeling difficult to move. Others can clearly see it.
● Feeling tired or often lacking energy.
● Feeling worthless or guilty. Feeling inferior and worrying about being unwelcome.
● Difficult to concentrate, memory loss , difficult decision-making. Excessive anxiety or worry.
One of the reasons for depression-the way of thinking affects emotions.
The following situations are more likely to be depressed:
●Extreme thoughts, such as, "If I can't complete the task perfectly, it's better not to do it."
●Excessive attention to your own weaknesses, ignoring your strengths.
●Deems bad things not related to yourself as related.
●Always pay attention to the dark side of things, or exaggerate bad results.
● Encountered a stressful event. For example: losing a lover, suddenly suffering from a serious illness. .
●Happy events, such as marriage or promotion, can also lead to depression due to changes in stress.
What should I do to treat depression?
- daily self-regulation
should take a variety of ways to reduce depression and prevent recurrence.
● Consider what you expect and what you can do realistically. Set achievable goals. If the task is difficult, break it down. Don't accept work beyond your ability.
●Don't blame yourself or others for depression.
●Consider making major decisions after controlling depression, such as marriage, divorce, or work. Talk to relatives and friends who can help you see the overall situation.
●builtBuild up your self-esteem and try to maintain a positive attitude. Pay more attention to the positive things in life. Including:
●Help people who are not as good as their own.
●Thank you to those who helped yourself.
●Grateful for what I have.
●Find the little things in life that make you and everyone happy, such as finding warm gloves in winter.
- get help
● get the support of others. Family members can help get the right treatment and cope with symptoms. Social support and mutual aid groups can provide opportunities to communicate with people with similar experiences.
●It is usually better to tell someone you trust about your illness than to face it alone and keep it secret.
- Mindfulness Cognitive Therapy-Mindfulness meditation
Many people say "to live in the present", in fact, it contains the most cutting-edge brain science principles. A lifestyle that has exploded in popularity in recent years-"Mindfulness Meditation".
What is mindfulness?
Purpose and consciously pay attention to and perceive everything in the present, without making any judgment, any analysis, or any reaction to everything in the present, but simply perceiving it and paying attention to it.
Later, mindfulness was developed into a systematic psychotherapy, namely mindfulness therapy , which is a psychological therapy based on "mindfulness".
Mindfulness has positive effects in emotion, attitude, and cognition. A large number of studies have shown that mindfulness can relieve negative emotions and enhance positive emotions. Mindfulness can be seen as an effective emotion regulation strategy and method.
The British Department of Health lists mindfulness cognitive therapy (MBCT) as the best cure for preventing recurrence of depression.
- posture, find yourself the most comfortable way.
- venue, looking for a quiet and comfortable place. In
- , you can achieve the effect of meditation practice within 15 minutes of getting started.
- breathing, the breathing method that focuses on one's own senses, and concentration.
- Be aware, feel the present and yourself.
- Correctly use the practice APP (recommend Now mindfulness meditation), and start from the basics.
Mindfulness meditation has penetrated into many fields and has produced very effective effects and influences.
- recommended
public welfare promotional film-"I have a black dog named depression"
In 2015, Matthew Johnstone, a foreign depression patient, drew illustrations to show the feelings of depression patients and created the short film "I Have a Black Dog," It was called "Depression" and later became a public welfare video of the World Health Organization. This is a short film about how to get along with depression.
Matthew Johnstone created this short film to let the world understand the "depressed patients", and at the same time tell the depressed people how to overcome depression- don't be its enemy, be its friend.
youth online comics (completed)-Aunt Yellow "I have fought against depression for 11 years"
A four-frame comic about the author's fight against depression. The work should avoid being too heavy, and try to describe depression in a relaxed tone.
Depression requires reconciliation with yourself, reconciliation with others, society, and the world, and shake hands and talk. The world of
is so beautiful, if you want to be free like a fish, life will be more comfortable.
Even if you live in the gutter, you must look up at the stars.
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