2007-01-18 16:20:36 · 13 answers · asked by quail man lee 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
It is an imbalance of seratonin in the brain. Medication can restore the balance.
2007-01-18 16:23:22 · answer #1 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depression is a mood disorder that causes you to feel sad or hopeless for an extended period of time. We now know that depression, like other medical conditions, has a chemical and biological basis. Treatment for depression is safe and usually effective even for severely depressed people.
More than just a bout of "the blues" or temporary feelings of grief or low energy, depression can have a significant impact on your enjoyment of life, your work, your health, and the people you care about.
Depression affects people differently. Some feel down for extended periods of time; for others the feelings of depression come and go. If you have short episodes of mild depression, you may be able to continue to work and take care of daily activities. However, if you do not seek some form of treatment for your depression, you are at risk for getting more depressed or becoming physically ill. In severe cases, depression can cause people to become incapable of communicating, unable to do routine activities, or suicidal. In these cases, it is essential to seek medical attention.
2007-01-19 00:37:17 · answer #2 · answered by Serinity4u2find 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have had depression for many years, only recenly realized I've been fighting it, rather than using it to my advantage & allowing nature takes its course, I feel when u have been hurt too much, u go into a shell, close urself to protect urself from more hurt. This shutting down,closing down on emotions is much needed & I have just realized I don't have 2 force myslef 2 b "happy",pretending that everything is ok when I don;t feel that way.I think this is depression.not just feeling the blues, but feeling my own real emotions of pain, sadness over what has been,& all my "unhappy" emotions.
2007-01-19 16:47:45 · answer #3 · answered by glgl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an imbalance of serotonin in the brain which can cause you to feel upset, fatigued, unmotivated, irritable and even suicidal more than the average person.
Depression can also be caused by other things such as bullying, traumas, severe family problems, abuse, death, and many others. Depression can also vary in severity from "the blues", to having to be hospitalized.
2007-01-19 00:48:50 · answer #4 · answered by Black Rainbow 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having not a single desire to do anything, getting out of bed in the morning is a hastle, everything on earth could be going great but you still feel like **** and can't find any reason to smile, it doesn't only come from bad things happening but most of the time from a chemical imbalance in the brain. So everything in your world could be going great but you still cannot be happy. It REALLY SUCCKS!!!
2007-01-19 00:35:06 · answer #5 · answered by Nurs2be11 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when you don't know why your sad but you are when you can't smile at a bad joke when you see little point in getting out of bed when u bite when normally you wouldn't. It's all chemical imbalances. may pmt should be pmd.
2007-01-19 00:28:17 · answer #6 · answered by Tops 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you look at your pay-check.Its allright at the top,but by the time you get to the bottom after all your stoppages and see whats left. That's depression.
2007-01-19 00:33:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depression is cancer of the soul.
2007-01-19 02:48:07 · answer #8 · answered by Vivienne T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The desire falls and. everything is annoying and. from time to time the sentiment which feels the temptation of suicide
2007-01-19 00:24:42 · answer #9 · answered by Iamman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a chemical inbalance in the brain tissue.
2007-01-19 01:02:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋