Every once in a while, occurrences in our lives disappoint us and make us sad. having a bad day could lead you to say “I feel so depressed.” Some people tell 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 distress. These are people who are not able to deal with stress.
Depression may be a state of mind but it is also associated to physical changes in the 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 drives 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 ponder over and over about the difficulties and disappointments one encounter until that’s all one can focus on. The cause of depression can be both blamed to one’s environment and genes. To most, depression is hereditary. They are inclined to be depressed even when faced with mild stress due to inherited causes. On a different note, there are individuals who has not adjust to minimal changes in life. For example, failing in an exam. Depression can always creep in. These people may not have hereditay depression but they are still prone to get depressed when they are not able to recover from their gloomy moments. In addition, 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 one is depressed, one may 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
