Depression Symptoms - Part 2

Since one post wasn't enough to tell you all about the depression symptoms, here I am picking up where I left off last time. We've seen that among the symptoms of depression are depressed mood, loss of pleasure, weight gain/loss, insomnia, psychomotor disturbances, and now it's time for...

Fatigue. It involves feeling so tired all the time that you don't want to start any activity. Shall we learn a new word? Asthenia. We know that in clinical terms, words that start with "a" can indicate a lack of something. Asthenia is precisely a lack of energy; it feels like such a strong fatigue that it's unusual and limiting to carry out daily activities.

Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt. Here's one of the key aspects of depression. A continuous and constant attack on oneself without any critical spirit. The imagination lashes out fiercely against the individual. This self-blame and sense of guilt can be delusional.

Diminished ability to think or concentrate. Paying attention and making decisions can become difficult. For those in intellectual professions, this symptom can compromise work effectiveness.

Recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt. Thoughts of death are passive thoughts, meaning thinking/hoping that something will happen to end life. Suicidal ideation is an active thought that involves a plan. Suicide attempts are behaviors that can lead to the subject's death.

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