"Depression is a gift, and you will shine when you come out." Xiaoyue shared her feelings after healing depression on social media platforms. In four years, Xiaoyue has been tortured by depression three times. Now, with the company of friends, relatives, lovers and Xiaoyue’s hard

Chief physician of Zhengzhou Eighth People's Hospital and member of the Mental Health Branch of the China Association for the Promotion of Traditional Chinese Medicine

When depression occurs, "suicide" is often mentioned by patients

00 has been engaged in psychiatric clinical work for nearly 30 years. Among the depression patients Zhou Mengyu has treated, suicide is often mentioned.

"I have a goal, I want to successfully commit suicide when I was 25 years old." Two years ago, a 19-year-old girl from Dancheng told Zhou Mengyu.

When Zhou Mengyu heard a depressed patient say that she had a goal, she was happy. But when the young girl said she committed suicide, she was stunned. The girl has committed suicide, and the scar on her body records everything. "Every time her parents have divorced, it hurts her a lot. In the end, her parents divorced, and she couldn't feel the love of her parents, so she had some emotional problems," said Zhou Mengyu.

Depression is the most common psychological disease nowadays. It is mainly characterized by continuous and long-term depression and is the most important type of psychological diseases in modern people. It can be seen that the mood is depressed and the reality is unhappy, the mood is depressed and depressed for a long time, from the initial depression to the final grief, inferiority, pain, pessimism, and world-weariness. It feels like every day of life is torture yourself in despair, negative, escape, and finally even have suicidal tendencies and behaviors.

On Zhihu, "How uncomfortable is it to have depression attacks?" has more than 2,000 answers. In the highly praised answer, netizens used the feeling of drowning to describe the feelings of depression attacks.

"It's like entering an endless lake. The water is not deep, it only reaches your waist, but the bottom of the water is full of pebbles. No matter how hard you try to stand firm, you will fall into the water again in a few seconds. Water enters your mouth and nose, difficulty breathing... It feels like death is approaching."

"It's that feeling! It's often the disease is happening for no reason, or if there is a little cause, it will collapse. Depression is like a cup of water that is already full, and it will flood with a little pressure or a little stimulation." Xiaoyue recalled that when she had a second depression attack, she lost interest in everything, overeating, and often looked downstairs from the window, imagining the scene of herself jumping downstairs.

"Many patients are unwilling to seek medical treatment because of "

In Zhou Mengyu's impression, there was a middle-aged female patient who almost went to various major hospitals in Zhengzhou. stomachache , headache, insomnia, and various diseases torture her, and eventually she was "screamed" by doctors from other hospitals to the Eighth Hospital.

"I happened to be in the clinic that day. When I saw that she was really depressed, I suggested that she stay in our ward, but she didn't want to."The incident happened two years ago, and Zhou Mengyu still remembered the patient's reaction when he heard that he was diagnosed with depression. "She was unwilling to accept depression, for fear of side effects taking the medicine I prescribed, and she was unwilling to be hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital. At that time, I could only advise her to treat it as hospitalized in a general hospital. I was responsible for the medicine I prescribed that damaged you! " In order to allow the patient to receive treatment as soon as possible, in addition to using drugs, psychological counseling is also extremely important. "We use the drug slowly in small doses, and then let her slowly understand this disease psychologically. Helping her understand the disease is actually one of the ways of treatment. "Zhou Mengyu said.

" The misunderstanding of depression is a major factor affecting diagnosis and treatment. " Zhou Mengyu said. Among the patients she has treated, many of them have been in major general hospitals, taking turns to see a doctor in gastroenterology, orthopedics, internal medicine and other departments, but have been reluctant to go to the mental hospital for examination and treatment. "In fact, whether in rural areas or cities, many people do not pay attention to depression, and the more they delay, they become more and more serious. Many patients feel shame and feel that it is embarrassing and unwilling to seek medical treatment. "

Finally, after more than a month of hospitalization, the patient felt relaxed and comfortable, and no longer felt uncomfortable all over.

Accepting from the bottom of his heart that he was sick and truly understood and faced depression is a major problem faced by many patients, and the incomprehension of relatives and friends around him is also an indescribable pain for patients with depression.

"He just doesn't want to go to school, he pretends! "The mother of a 17-year-old boy found Zhou Mengyu, or in other words, her mother was brought by a boy. Zhou Mengyu had met this boy before, and he came alone at that time. The boy didn't teach classes, didn't play basketballs, and didn't bother to play games. In the mother's opinion, it was all the "preparation" made by the child to avoid going to school.

"Let you pretend to be sick and not go to work, how many days can you pretend to be? "Zhou Mengyu asked the child's mother, and she understood that the person who delayed the condition might even be the one who loved the patient the most. "Suffering from depression is likely to be misunderstood by people around her. "Zhou Mengyu told Zhengguan News reporters.

After more than two months of hospitalization, the 17-year-old boy was once again full of energy, and the mother also understood that the child was not pretentious and lazy.

Fighting depression: " might as well stop and take a break "

As one of the healers who have successfully got rid of depression and return to normal life, Xiaoyue has a set of ways to fight depression. " is not shameful to have a bad period of depression . I really want to tell those who are already depressed but are still working hard to study and work, , you , stop and take a break. A short rest will not stop your life ! "Xiaoyue calls on social media platforms to patients with depression.

In the years of being tortured by depression, Xiaoyue has also taken detours. Before the first depression period was over, Xiaoyue devoted herself to work, but her work efficiency was poor and her body could not bear it. "Work cannot distract herself. Every cell is dominated by depression. The brain is in an abnormal state and cannot work normally at all. It brings trouble to others and also brings deeper inferiority complex to herself. It can be said that it pushes herself to a deeper abyss. "Recalling the experience of being tortured by depression, Xiaoyue still remembers it deeply.

has had the first two treatment experiences of depression. When he found out that he had relapsed for the third time, Xiaoyue quit the job he had just been promoted. "I got out of work in time, threw away the burden of stress and anxiety, and cleared myself as much as possible. Although the depression still follows, the stones that have accumulated in my heart after being less stressed from the outside world are not that big, and then I began to relax and do what I want to do. "After resigning, Xiaoyue rested at home for a full half year. When she was insomnia and couldn't sleep at night, she would be tired during the day. Xiaoyue accepted her condition and felt relieved to "show off" for half a year. Her parents also gradually understood and valued Xiaoyue's illness from the initial incomprehension to the fact that she gradually understood and valued Xiaoyue's illness. "Later, my family and friends took me out for dinner and travel, and gradually changed. I slowly found some hope, which made me wake up and couldn't continue like this, so I should cheer up."

Finally, with the company and care of friends and family, Xiaoyue gradually got out of depression. She spoke on social media platforms, "I think there are still many people who don't think depression is a disease. They think it's lazy, too fragile, etc. The depression people really don't deliberately become abnormal. We dislike such self more than you. requests you to face up to and treat the depressed patients around you, and listening and companionship can make them feel comforted. "

In Zhou Mengyu's view, the prevention of depression is also very important. "We should communicate more with relatives and friends in normal times, and seek medical treatment in time when we encounter discomfort. Pay more attention to the emotions of friends around you. Now many schools are equipped with psychologists, and there are also some psychological counseling hotlines in society. You should seek it in time when you need help. ”