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Understanding Depression Helps You Manage It
The more you know, the less overwhelming depression feels.
Learning about depression
— what it is, why it happens, and what actually helps—
takes away some of its power.
Research shows people who understand their condition:
feel more in control, make better treatment choices & experience better outcomes.
Knowledge is a tool, just like anything else.
Simple Explanation: “Biological and psychological mechanisms” (what’s happening in your brain and body during Depression)
Now bear with me - because it sounds complicated, but I promise I’ll make it easy to understand … so “Biological mechanisms” essentially means things happening in your brain and body that affect your mood, like brain chemicals, hormones or how your brain is wired and “Psychological Mechanisms” are how your mind works, how you think about things, handle stress or deal with emotions. And what the fuck is a “mechanism”? - It’s a fancy word for the process behind it, how it works. So today we’re talking about 3 MECHANISMS (processes) of how depression works:
#4 The Science Behind How Journaling Can Help You Feel Less Sad"
TDLR: This research says, “Hey, how people write shows how depressed they are. So, if we gently guide how they write—especially about themselves—we might help them feel better.”
#1. How do you know if you’re depressed?
How the sweet fuck are we meant to figure out if we’re:
a regular amount of sad,
being dramatic, or
actually depressed?
Essentially, there’s a big ol’ list of symptoms.
If you have enough of them, for long enough, then congratulations - you “meet the criteria”
#2 What is Depression anyway?
So, how do I sum up depression?
It’s a big fuckery to be honest.
Suddenly, or maybe not so suddenly, your outlook on life changes. The things you once looked forward to now just seem shitty, unlikely, boring even?
The people you love, don’t worry you do still love them, you kinda just can’t feel it anymore - at the moment
#3 An Introduction to “THE BIG SAD” (Depression)
I call it THE BIG sad, because depression is more than just feeling sad.
It’s a fucking overwhelming, life consuming, “serious condition that can interfere with daily life and functioning”.
It fucks up your whole world, makes it tiny and small, until one day you’re 26 and haven’t left the house for months and can’t eat or walk past the mailbox and even though you’re surrounded by people you love, you desperately want to leave this earth forever but you can’t OR THEY WILL BE SAD WHICH DOESN’T SEEM FAIR BUT YOU PROMISED SO NOW YOU HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO STAY AND NOT BE SAD.
The Scientific Research
