3 Symptoms of Depression Self-Test and How to Overcome It

I will explain 3 symptoms of depression self-diagnosis and ways to overcome them. Even healthy people can experience depression at some point. There are various reasons for depression, but how to cope with it is also very important. I hope you will remember the signals of depression that your body sends and overcome them well.

Symptoms of Depression

Depression is like the weather of a person's mind, and our minds are constantly changing little by little, but one emotion, that is, sadness, is always at the center of our minds. It is commonly called depression when it lasts for more than two weeks. I will tell you what changes occur when depression occurs.

1. Changes in Lifestyle

When we think of depression, we only think about emotional states, but in reality, eating habits and sleep cycles change a lot. So, there are characteristics such as a sudden decrease in appetite, insomnia, or conversely, excessive sleepiness, and there are many changes in behavior. Rather than just overlooking it, it is necessary for you to look into yourself and think about why these changes have occurred.

2. Lack of Motivation

You don't feel like doing anything, everything feels boring, and you often appear to be in a state of lack of motivation, as if you are lazy.

3. Negative Thoughts

The most common characteristic is the phenomenon called rumination, where negative thoughts keep circling in your mind. When we say rumination, we mean 'rehashing'. It means constantly revolving a certain thought in your mind.
 
But it would be good if it were some constructive and positive thing, but unfortunately, it has some negative content. For example, worrying about mistakes you made yesterday or worrying about things that might happen tomorrow.
 
And a bigger problem is that you have wrong beliefs like 'I can't do anything well,' or 'Everyone hates me'. These negative beliefs keep circling in your mind.
 
As a result, it keeps maintaining the sad emotion, and maintaining that sad emotion keeps you in that depressed state, which is the problem. However, these ruminating thoughts are often distorted. If that happens, you may become more distressed.
 
So, rather than trying to avoid those wrong voices of your mind too hard, you just need to look at those voices of your mind objectively. And think, 'It's not always the truth,' and you need to look at where it went wrong and got distorted.
 
If you can objectively look at why you have those distortions, there are truths and falsehoods mixed together, and it's part of the treatment to distinguish them and get training to obtain them.

In Conclusion

Therefore, it is necessary not to hold onto the flow of your mind too rigidly, but to let it flow naturally. You need to accept it as it is, and in a given situation, rather than trying to forcibly avoid it or overcome it, it seems necessary to do what you can in that state.