Depression is like a cold in the mind, anyone can get it and it can happen at any age. So, what are the precursors to depression?
Generally speaking, most depressed patients have no obvious symptoms in the early stage, but when symptoms such as depressed mood, diminished interest, lack of pleasure, sleep disturbance, eating disorder, etc. occur repeatedly, it is time to be alert, which may be a precursor of depression! Specific manifestations are as follows.
I. Mental aspects.
1, depressed mood: patients have significant persistent depressed mood and depression pessimism, can be manifested as frowning, long sighs, depression, frustration, etc., this low mood generally does not change with the change of the external environment.
2, diminished interest: loss of interest or decline in interest in various activities or things that used to be favorite; depression all day, not wanting to do anything.
3.Lack of pleasure: unable to experience pleasure from daily activities, even when doing what they used to enjoy or working, they do not experience pleasure.
4, easy fatigue: often feel tired in daily life, work, can not lift the spirit, even if nothing is done, but still feel fatigue, this fatigue may even affect the basic life.
5.Decreased concentration: inability to concentrate, slow thinking, and may also appear to learn, work efficiency decline and other performance.
6, consider themselves worthless: not confident in themselves, often negatively evaluate themselves, do not think they have any value.
7.Tendency to self-injury or suicide: on the basis of pessimism and disappointment, it is easy to generate negative suicidal ideas or behaviors and want to get relief by ending one’s life.
Second, physical aspects.
1, sleep disorders: including difficulty in falling asleep, light sleep, dreaminess, early awakening, etc., of which difficulty in falling asleep is more common, generally more than 30 minutes still unable to fall asleep; early awakening, then usually manifested as waking up 2-3 hours earlier than usual, and unable to fall asleep again after waking up; and some atypical depression patients may show excessive sleep.
2, eating disorders: manifested as food unawareness, no appetite, or overeating, which subsequently affects weight changes, i.e., causing excessive thinness or obesity.
3, autonomic dysfunction symptoms: such as dizziness, headache, panic, palpitations, sweating, abnormal skin sensation, etc. Some patients may also show internal organ dysfunction, such as decreased secretion and peristalsis of the digestive tract, or frequent and urgent urination, etc.
Third, changes in thinking.
When you find yourself with the above symptoms and persist for more than two weeks, you need to be alert to the precursors of depression. It is recommended to seek medical attention in time for a comprehensive psychological, social and biological assessment and treatment to get out of the haze of depression as soon as possible.