What Is Depression? Types? And How To Overcome It?

Depression is a state of mind when a person loses interest in almost everything, everything he does. Depression and bad mental health have been ignored since long time and ignoring it can also lead to death if it gets worst. Depression can also lead to suicide. According to The World Health Organization (WHO) women are more likely to get depressed than men. No doubt for the reasons women might get affected but to be considered that even men are most likely to depression as they are the ones suppressed by the society norms of, 

• Not expressing themself too much.
• To be the one to run the house financially.
• Not to cry out no matter what because "Men/Boys Don't Cry".
• And many more.

Men and women are all equal before depression. 

                                            

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Let's get into the types of Depression:

• Persistent Depressive Disorder: It is when depression lasts for around 2 years.
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: This is when children and teens get extremely irritated, angry at times and also tend to outburst.
• Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: It is when women experience mood swings before their periods 

There are many more types of Depression if we take a list of it. While those mentioned above are the most common types of Depression people face.

How Do We Fight Against It?

We can help ourself only if we help ourself. The best part is that sometimes we don't need others to overcome depression, we can do it ourself.

• Making A Diary: These days there are none to hear us, we ourself don't listen to others, so now we can make a personal diary for self to write about all the feelings we have as it also gives the feeling of being heard. But if we have a really good friend all we can do is share with them all the sufferings.

• Researching Too Much Might Be Worst:  Sometimes researching too much will attract more tension if we get into detail of how bad depression is, in this case some knowledge is enough. So that we don't need to worry about the situation we might never end-up with.

• Watch fun videos: Watching funny videos will really help us to overcome stress but remember not to watch too much of it as it might become the only way for you to feel happy.

• Cutting Down Social Media For A While: Social media is a platform where people try to show only the happy side of them which would make us wonder that it is only us suffering all the hard times.

• Seeking Doctor: Neglecting our mental health is the biggest mistake we do. It is always good to consult a doctor because they are the one there to help us.

• Motivation: Motivation is something we surely need at this time. When we read or learn about how people with too much hardcomes have become successful, we will get much more motivated through it. It might make us realise that maybe we are not even suffering the half of what the others suffered.

• Getting yourself busy: Building new hobbies or learning new skills will definitely help us overcome stress, because now we are putting all our time into a new skill instead of overthinking.

So these were the tips to overcome depression, hope it helps you some how. But most importantly, always consult a doctor if needed because our mental health is our responsibility, something we need to take action for. We need to help us to help us.

If You are not the one depressed but willing to help somebody depressed there is a link shared below hope you have a look onto it. Thank you.

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