There is a standard way of judging depression in medicine, which includes three core symptoms and seven additional symptoms.
People with at least 2 core symptoms and at least 2 additional symptoms that last for at least 2 weeks are generally considered to be mildly depressed.
Moderate depression is considered if 2 core symptoms and 3-4 additional symptoms are present
The presence of 3 core symptoms and at least 4 additional symptoms is considered major depression.
I’m emo again today, my mood has been cloudy lately, I don’t look at anyone too well, my favorite movies don’t like to watch, my favorite fruits don’t smell good …… Is this depression?
Come, come, come! Now to teach you how to determine whether you have depression, quickly come together to test it ~
Specific test content is as follows.
A. Core symptoms
1, low mood: often feel “bored”, “do not want to move”, “boring”, or regularly appear hopelessness, powerlessness, helplessness and other feelings.
2. Loss of interest and pleasure: not wanting to go out, not enjoying social activities, not enjoying contact with people around, just wanting to lie in bed and not move.
3. Feeling tired and reduced energy: laziness, weakness, limb weakness, fatigue, etc.
Additional symptoms
1. Reduced attention: Frequent or persistent slowing of reaction speed, weakened logical comprehension, and it takes a long time to respond to a sentence, and even the work or study tasks explained by the leader cannot be completed properly.
2. Decreased self-evaluation and self-confidence: “I’m sorry, it’s all my fault”, “I’m useless” and other psychological manifestations such as lack of self-confidence and fear to talk with others.
3.Self-incrimination and sense of worthlessness: always hear condemnatory hallucinations, feel that they are sinful, useless to the society, no help to the surrounding family and friends, think that their lives are meaningless, everything is their own fault.
4.Pessimism that the future is bleak: believing that there is no job that you can do, and having no hope for your future and prospects.
5.Self-injury or suicidal conceptual behavior: feeling that life is meaningless, believing that their existence is superfluous, thus generating thoughts related to self-harm and suicide, this has obvious tendency of self-injury or suicide, or has already appeared such behavior.
6, sleep disorders: there are different degrees of insomnia, difficulty in falling asleep, dreamy, easy to wake up and other symptoms.
7, decreased appetite: even in the face of their favorite food feel no appetite, do not want to eat.
If all of the above conditions have appeared in you, even more serious than the above description, and this condition still continues, you need to consider whether you are suffering from depression. You should be aware that depression is a mental illness that needs to be treated by a professional psychiatrist, so don’t foolishly think that you can be cured by going to a “psychiatrist” like in TV shows.
In addition, we also want to remind everyone that life is not as good as it should be, no one’s life is smooth sailing, tired when you can play games, watch movies, travel, do something that makes you relaxed and happy, once you are in a low mood, you can talk to family and friends about what’s on your mind, but do not hold it in yourself ~