Mild depression has 3 core symptoms and 7 additional symptoms. The core symptoms include depressed mood, loss of interest and pleasure, increased fatigue and reduced energy; additional symptoms are generally reduced concentration, reduced self-esteem and self-confidence, the presence of self-guilt and feelings of worthlessness, a bleak and pessimistic view of the future, self-injurious or suicidal thoughts or behaviors, sleep disturbances, and decreased appetite.
In recent years, more and more people are suffering from depression, and the public is becoming more and more concerned about this mental illness. It is like a cold in the mind, anyone can get it. If it is left unattended, the condition may worsen and eventually plunge the person into endless darkness. Therefore, it is important to start at the source and pay attention to mild depressive symptoms as soon as they are noticed, and make adjustments in time.
So, what are the symptoms of mild depression? Mild depression has 3 core symptoms and 7 additional symptoms, which are as follows.
I. Core symptoms
1, depressed mood: the appearance of persistent depressed mood and depression pessimism, can be manifested as frowning, long sighs, depression, frustration, this low mood generally does not change with the change of the external environment.
2, loss of interest and sense of pleasure: loss of interest or decline in interest in activities or things once loved, depression all day long, can not do anything to lift the spirit, even if they can barely do it, can not find, can not experience the once that sense of pleasure.
3.Increased fatigue and reduced energy: you feel physically and mentally exhausted, sluggish and listless, refusing to move, reluctant to take the initiative to interact with others, often resting, and panting when you exercise a little, etc.
Second, additional symptoms
1. Decreased attention: Decreased or inattentive attention, decreased memory, slow thinking, resulting in lower learning and work efficiency, some patients may also have decreased abstract generalization ability, reduced learning ability and poor verbal fluency.
2.Lower self-evaluation and self-confidence: lack of confidence in oneself, feeling worthless, prone to self-deprecating words such as “I am bad” and “I am useless”, and low self-rating in psychological and psychiatric tests.
3. Self-guilt and worthlessness: they often show self-blame, self-sin, and negative and pessimistic language expressions, such as “I don’t deserve to be loved”, “It’s all my fault”, “No one likes me “, etc.
4.Pessimism about a bleak future: believing that there is no job they can do, and having no hope for their future and prospects.
5. having the idea or behavior of self-injury or suicide: on the basis of pessimism and disappointment, they are prone to negative suicidal ideas or behaviors, and even begin to plan in detail the act of suicide, and will think about the time and place of suicide, etc.
6, the emergence of sleep disorders: including difficulty in falling asleep, light sleep, dreamy, early awakening, etc., of which difficulty in falling asleep is more common, generally more than 30 minutes to fall asleep, easy to wake up early, generally awake 2-3 hours earlier than usual after waking up can not fall asleep again. While some patients with atypical depressive disorder may show excessive sleep.
7, appetite decline: manifested as food is not tasty, no appetite, once like to eat food has become unpleasant; after eating feel bloated, stomach discomfort, weight loss appeared significantly, and may even malnutrition. Patients with atypical depressive disorder may show hyperphagia and weight gain.
Among the above symptoms, with at least 2 core symptoms and at least 2 additional symptoms, and the patient has some difficulties in daily work and social activities, and the patient’s social function please be mildly affected, need to actively seek medical attention and make timely adjustment.