Depression affects many of us around the globe. According to the World Health Organization,
300 million people of all ages battle with it Depression is a sneaky mental disorder. It’s difficult to catch during the early
stages. Most of us realize we have depression when
we are deep in the grips of it. Those with this mental disorder feel hopeless,
empty or sad, fatigued, irritable, and restless. Depression not only takes your motivation
away, but you can have problems concentrating and making decisions. Those of us with this disorder can act in
ways that will worsen the situation. Here’s a list of 10 things depression makes
you do. 1. Isolating yourself. Individuals with depression isolate themselves
for different reasons. Some will keep to themselves because they
feel overwhelmed socializing, and others believe it’s better to be alone. In other cases, the person may feel so much
self-hatred that they prefer to not interact with people. Those with severe depression may even stay
in their house for weeks. 2. Being disorganized. Depression leaves you feeling exhausted, so
cleaning a room or home becomes an endeavor. Dirty dishes and clothes start piling up while
your garbage is overflowing the trash. It becomes an even bigger a physical challenge
to walk around your room because everything is on the floor. Living in a cluttered place leaves you feeling
uneasy, but the lack of energy doesn’t help. 3. Poor hygiene. Depression zaps all your energy. It’s difficult enough to get out of bed, so
showering, brushing your teeth, washing your hair and taking care of your body, it goes
out the window. Those without depression may see this behavior
as lazy, but the truth is, showering or changing into clean clothes is exhausting and painful
at times. 4. Struggling with sleep. Depression affects your sleeping schedule,
some of you may stay up and sleep very little. It keeps you up with your intrusive unwanted
thoughts. These may end up making you feel anxious
all through the night. In other cases, some of you will sleep excessively
and still feel unrested. 5. Catastrophizing every situation. Depression plays tricks on your mind, making
you believe negative things. It can get to a point where you’re constantly
looking out for bad things to reassure your pessimistic thinking. Every time something bad happens, you use
it as evidence to prove how bad life is.
This slippery slope makes it difficult to
see life under a brighter light. 6. Terrible eating habits. Those with depression will either eat too
much or hardly anything at all. Some of you may find yourself in the kitchen
eating everything in side, trying to eat away the emptiness or sadness you’re feeling while others don’t have an appetite and may even feel disgusted by food. In other cases, some of you may feel so exhausted
that that thought of preparing a meal is overwhelming. 7. Lack of motivation. Depression steals your interests and desires
right from under you. Your favorite pastimes and hobbies no longer
satisfy you, slowly you find yourself feeling dead and numb inside. If you aren’t careful you’ll end up staying
in bed all day. 8. Evading your problems. Depression by itself is overwhelming, you
can feel devastated and out of control most days, so trying to face situations and problems
head-on is difficult enough. Instead you ignore or set the problem aside,
and this in turn can bring trouble because it will continue to pile up. 9. Feeling guilty and feeling self-hatred. If you allow depression to take over your
thoughts, then you’ll most likely feel self-hatred. You’ll continue to talk down to yourself and
this often leads to the development of self-esteem issues along with poor self-image, eventually
you’ll believe you aren’t worth it anymore. Some people with this mental disorder can
even feel guilt by thinking all their problems are their fault. And 10: living in fear. People with depression fear that terrible
things will happen to them. In severe cases, some of you will sabotage a good situation, believing that it will turn bad. Other times individuals will reject opportunities
and stop pursuing their dreams. It’s a twisted way to protect yourself because
this prevents you from living and achieving amazing things. Depression affects us in different ways. The list mentioned in this video contains
some of the common behaviors those with the disorder have. Do you agree with these points? What other behaviors have you noticed? Let us know in the comment section below. <3.
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