Health & Fitness

FIVE STAGES OF DEPRESSION

Your psyche works the best when in good mental health condition. It’s important to take care of your brain and mind. The dual aspect needs to be top priority these days as the COVID 19 outbreak has brought our mental health to standstill. Many people are coming up with mental health issues and raising their voice about it. If you are suffering from depression it’s important to deal with it rather than hide yourself from its effects. Read more about the stages of depression which will enable you to know more about what you are suffering from.

When there is an onset of depressive episodes there are many questions that come to your mind

How did it happen?

Why did it happen with me?

What is the solution to get rid of depression?

Although depression is not a fatal diagnosis, you almost face death every day when suffering from it.

Depression is a mood disorder with persistent feeling of sadness and lack of interest in work. A feeling that cannot be expressed and leave you cold and hopeless. It is an emotional quotient with extreme sadness. Depression comes with number of feelings which can turn your mood down,

Learn the stages of depression so that you will come to know how to get through it successfully

STAGE 1 HOPELESSNESS

Hope means to live , to have a desire to cherish . It is a very strong emotion. It is  a power to believe anything is possible. Its a desire for something good. Hope is the emotion of your will that makes the best outcome in your life.

This is an emotion that is expressed initially where you find it difficult to control your low mood and uplift it. You feel helpless and tired of your low mood. You try various things to cope up with yourself but low mood sets with hopelessness. No matter how much you try, depression can make it harder for you to survive. If you ask yourself “What’s the point” that means depression is talking to you”. It is hopelessness even more than pain which crushes the soul”.

STAGE 2 LOSS OF INTEREST

Losing interest is like losing motivation. It starts with no desire to work, eat and live. It sets in with a slow pace. You must be aware about depression at this stage. No desire to work is the main aspect when you face depression. You lose interest in all the activities that you use to enjoy earlier like going to work, school or play. Same goes for other activities which you enjoy with your friends and families. It has a major impact on one’s attitude and relationship.

STAGE 3 LOSS OF WEIGHT & HUNGER

There is an impact of depression on your hunger pangs. Take note of it, if you don’t feel like eating. Loss of appetite may lead to reduction in weight. This is also the add on to the nutritional facts in your body which goes for a toss. You physical health is affected with loss of energy levels and stamina. This makes you lose interest in work.

STAGE 4 MOOD CHANGES

Racing thoughts with low mood overpowering you, this is what happens with mood changes at this stage of depression.

There are ups and downs of depression which are difficult to be treated.

Mood swings are normal when you suffer from depression. You may become irritable at times or angry at others or you might just break into tears which is difficult to control. With depression you have almost lost control with every emotion that you want to express. You might shift to negative about yourself with outburst of emotions which go out of control. Rapid shift of mood is the main aspect of the depression

STAGE 5 SUICIDAL TENDENCY

This is the last and the final stage of the depression which is known as the self-destruction phase. Thoughts of suicide are the clear indication of depression and you must know that you have landed to the final stage of depression with no limits and boundaries to self-destruction. Feeling nervous with rapid heartbeat and breathing accompanied with outburst of rage or tears can lead to depressive state.

GETTING BACK ON TRACK : REFRAME YOURSELF AND RESTRUCTURE YOUR LIFE AT ZORBA WELLNESS.

Getting into the depth of depression to treat it is very important. Many centers might help you with recovery of depression. But what about the Relapse. You want the Depression to be taken care of from root cause.

stages of depression

TREAT DEPRESSION WITH COMPASSION AT ZORBA WELLNESS

For many, Depression is a lifelong condition. Remember everyone is different and each person will react differently at all the stages of depression. The reality is that now depression has a solution which can be treated with compassion at ZORBA WELLNESS.