Every once in a while, events in our lives disappoint us and make us sad. having a bad day could lead you to say “I feel so depressed.” Some people utter that depression feels like a black curtain of despair coming down over their lives. In our lifetime, it is quite normal to feel depressed on a certain point but chronic depression occurs among people who are not able to recover from the normal cycle of sorrow. They are those individuals who have not coped up from stress.
Depression is not just a state of mind but it is also associated to physical changes in our brain. Depression is said to be caused by an imbalance of neurotransmitters that carry signals in the brain and nerves. Excess activity of the stress response system propel emotional centers of the brain into overdrive so that negative events make a disproportionate impact and hijack rational response systems. It makes an individual to cannot clearly think. It makes one think over and over about the difficulties and disappointments one until that’s all one can focus on. The cause of depression can be both blamed to one’s environment and genes. To most, being depressed is inherited. An individual tends to be depressed even when faced with mild stress because it may be inherited. On the other hand, there are people who are not able to adjust to certain changes in their lives, like losing a loved one, or even when after getting married, get depressed. These people may not have hereditay depression but still they are prone to be depressed when they are not able to recover from their sad moments. Moreover, a pessimistic personality characterized by a low self-esteem, and a negative outlook are at higher risk of becoming depressed. It is mentioned previously that being depressed is quite normal but this depression only goes for a short time. A prolonged depression could always lead to other psychological disorders.
When you get depressed, you feel hopeless and sad. You may not feel any pleasure from almost anything you do. Others either lose or gain weight because of changes in appetite. Some may not be able to sleep well at night while some would experience excessive sleep
