Today, what's the difference between depression, general sadness, and postpartum depression?
Beginning with general sadness, these symptoms will become dormant, maybe before the month, seeking activity, or focusing on other things instead, will disappear.
A typical sadness.
Feeling sad, disappointed, depressed, discouraged, unhappy, not cheerful, bright, but sometimes these sadness can be lost by doing things like watching movies, listening to music, so that you can forget your sadness for a moment.
The behavior of eating and sleeping is abnormal. It may weigh up or down somewhat, but overall it will be able to eat and sleep according to the needs of the body.
Everyday routines change in school or work, but they can also be performed.
Feeling tired easily, bored, unfocused, easily irritable, but mostly in a period not as long as depression.
There is no self-inflicted behavior or attempted suicide, but in some cases there may be some of these behaviors, but not as severe as depressive disorder, but if left unrestored and mentally healed, it is the cause that eventually leads to depressive disorder.
Depression. How are the symptoms different from normal sadness?
Many people who have not been diagnosed by a psychiatrist may have doubts about whether the symptoms are depressive or just normal symptoms or sadness.
Depression. What are the symptoms?
Depression disorders are caused by abnormal brain secretions of dopamine, serotonin, and noripinephrine. When these chemicals are abnormal, they cause body, mood, thought, behavior, variability, and disorders. Therefore, depression is not the only mental disease that many people think.
Depression
Postpartum depression
Insomnia, little or more sleep than usual. There was sleep, waking up all night.
Easy to get tired, exhausted, easily frustrated.
Anorexia, eating too much or too little, resulting in abnormal weight gain or decrease.
Pessimism, negative thinking, worthless, or self-loathing.
Self-harm or attempted suicide. If this behavior is done, seek medical attention immediately.
If you have many of the above symptoms and for a consecutive period of not less than 14 days, you may be at risk of depression and should be diagnosed with a doctor ASAP.
Depression. Can it be treated?
Depression can be cured. The sooner it is found, the sooner it is cured, the chances of recovery from it are very high. Therefore, we need to explore ourselves to be able to monitor the disease. If you know that you are in a network of depressants, rush to a psychiatrist for diagnosis and further treatment. The following methods are:
Treatment of depression
Therapy, mental rehabilitation, where the patient discusses the cause and symptoms with a psychiatrist to assess the level of severity and find a solution to the problem.
Because depression is a symptom of abnormal brain secretion, the patient must take depressants to treat along with psychological therapy, which must be prescribed only by the psychiatrist. If purchased, it can have a negative effect on the body or collapse.
Many may wonder, can depression heal?
The answer is that you can't heal by yourself.
Can't go to the doctor? Should I go?
Since these three substances in the brain are not balanced, they need to see a psychiatrist to evaluate the symptoms and pay for treatment according to the severity of the symptoms. If left, the symptoms will continue to deteriorate. Therefore, it is best to see a psychiatrist to be cured and not return to the disease.
Preventing Depression by Changing Lifestyles
Depression is a dangerous disease and requires immediate treatment. However, if you find yourself at risk of depression or want to prevent it, you can modify your lifestyle to prevent it:
How to Prevent Depression
Find a favorite activity or hobby to relax stress.
Talking to those around you, expressing feelings to friends, close and trusting family.
If you feel stressed and often sad, consult a psychotherapist or
Psychologists put it early to prevent depressive illness.
Learn how to deal with their own emotions.
Get enough rest. Sleep 7-8 hours a day.
Avoid drinking alcohol and smoking.
How to take care of yourself? If you're depressed,
Of course, if diagnosed with depression, admission from a specialist doctor is the most important, but the other important thing is that patients try to take care of themselves along with treatment. Because depression often has worse behavior and external factors, it is necessary to change their lifestyle as follows:
How to take care of yourself when you're depressed
Keep yourself healthy, try to eat food, and get enough rest.
Find a hobby or leisure activity to forget about sadness, such as volunteering, attending clubs.
Practice optimism, encourage yourself, do nothing that feels stressed.
Get yourself out of a situation that triggers a relapse, such as being depressed, being physically abused, corrected by getting yourself out of them, or asking a police officer for help.
Give yourself time to do something you like or do and be happy. Always make a smile for yourself.
Summary
Depression is a very dangerous disease, so we should not overlook it. If there are sad symptoms or symptoms in this disease, see a psychiatrist to diagnose and find a way to prevent it quickly. It is important that the patient take care of himself, both physically and mentally. And if you have someone who loves this disease, do not forget to give them love and encourage them to recover.
Postpartum depression or baby blue
What is Baby Blue?
Baby Blue, or postpartum depression, is caused by rapid changes in hormone levels in the first 48 hours after birth, with estrogen (Estrogen) and progesterone (Progesterone) levels, which are partly placental, decreasing rapidly after delivery of the placenta, and at the same time the body secretes Prolactin and Oxytocin to stimulate milk formation. Rapid changes in these hormone levels result in changes in the mood of the mother.
There are also significant risk factors: there are people in the family who suffer from depression and other risk factors such as financial problems, losing their jobs, breaking up with their husbands, or unhealthy childbirth, etc.
How is Baby Blue or postpartum depression?
For baby blue or postpartum depression, we can divide the symptoms into two categories:
Physical symptoms
Fatigue. No force.
Easy to get tired. Feel lethargic.
Not refreshing, not wanting to do anything or doing anything slow.
Have trouble sleeping. Insomnia or insomnia.
Not hungry, anorexic, or less appetite.
Psychiatric symptoms
Stressful, overthinking, or rethinking the same thing.
Anxious, afraid of not raising children
Depressed, depressed, sometimes crying.
Upset, irritable, swinging, or emotional ups and downs sometimes.
Not happy to take care of a child. Feel yourself a bad enough mother.
What to do if you feel like a baby blue or postpartum depression?
Consult a doctor for proper diagnosis and treatment.
Find someone who can support and help to lighten the burden and stress of raising children.
Take care of health with exercise and eating the right diet.
Get enough rest. Find leisure stress-relieving activities.
Join a discussion group of mothers with the same experience. Share the response to baby blue.
Although Baby Blue or back depression
Birth is caused by mothers not adapting very well after birth, anxiety about their children usually develops a lot of symptoms in the first week, and then the mother slowly adjusts and is able to heal.
But if a mother has the following symptoms over 1-2 weeks or has severe symptoms, such as sometimes appearing to self-harm, hurt her child, poignancy, hearing, hallucinations, and voice instructions, it is recommended that she consult a doctor early because these symptoms may not only be Baby Blue or postpartum depression, but may also be a sign of postpartum depression or postpartum psychosis, which is dangerous to both mother and child and cannot heal by herself, requiring proper treatment.
Postpartum depression will stay with us for about six weeks, and then it will disappear, or some mother may be longer.
These three characteristics have similar symptoms, but they are only slightly different. It is recommended to see a specialist doctor to solve the problem because it affects the child and those around him.
Advice for individuals who have no knowledge of depression and do not know how to deal with depressed people, whether they have seepage or postpartum depression
What to do: Be a good listener, listen and say "understand," say "understand," make people sick, these symptoms feel that they are on the same team as us, they listen to us.
What not to do: These people should not be judged, do not express any opinions, should not teach them to do this, do that, and the words not to say are "do not think too much."
These symptoms will affect your child and those around you. It is recommended to be treated seriously, because when you raise your child, you will not be able to cope with trivial things, it will greatly affect your daily life and lose your chances.
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