# Let's talk about Depression 🧠 What is it? Depression can ..

# Let's talk about Depression 🧠 What is it? Depression can occur, disappear and or reapear anytime through out someone's life, it can last weeks, months, even years and can be crippling to the individual affecting all areas of their life. Life circumstances and events can have a vast impact on our mental health in unique ways, these experiences such as the loss or disconnect from a family member/s, friend/s or those close to you, could be a family pet, something traumatic occurring in your life past (PTSD) and or presently e.g domestic and family violence, accident/s, injuries and or illnesses short and longer term, threatening situations, unhealthy relationships, homelessness and or relocation, financial loss, the loss of employment, or overworking/burnout, being overwhelmed by life's events, and what we have universally been experiencing together this last 2 years, isolation. Due to experiences and events or those similar, the chemicals in the brain can be disturbed and inbalanced, it has been found that this can also be a way of coping in high stress circumstances, other factors also which may contribute below: 🧬 Biological Chemistry, 🍟 Poor diet 💊🍷Drugs and or alcohol 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♂️ Stress 🚑 Traumatic events 💪Physiological health conditions ♀️ Female Hormone Imbalances Symptoms of Depression are as follows: (Not all) ➡️ Memory Loss and confusion e.g may be having a conversation with someone and find that your just not understanding, getting confused or not able to follow, not being able to process or remember what is being said. ➡️ Loosing and or complete loss of motivation in daily general activities caring for pets, self care, attending appointments, tending to household chores etc. ➡️ self Isolation, withdrawing from and engaging in activities that once were significant, joyful or found valuable. ➡️ Tiredness, lethargy e.g. could lay in bed for days/weeks and getting up for essentials such as a drink or going to the loo. ➡️ Weight gain due to increased appetite/ weightloss due to loss of appetite ➡️ Risk of suicide and suicidal ideation. ➡️ Emotional numbness and or intense feelings of overwhelm, anger, guilt, regret, lonliness, shame, loss of identity and or purpose, loss of connection with oneself, others, community/society, and or the world and more. Website link below for more information on (Depression, Anxiety, Suicide) Topics Resources and referrals ⤵️⤵️ https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ 🙃 Smiling Depression Inspite of all these listed symptoms, some people who have and are suffering Depression have learnt to mask their own symptoms in public and those closest to them which can be harder to detect. For those who do have, can go unseen, often feeling the need to hide for various reasons common reasons are: to prevent judgement, another is not wanting to be a burden or weight on their loved ones which is also an intense trigger for guilt and shame. The way people with this condition operate in the world is to show their best perception of themselves even though they are feeling like empty shells. One other common reason is to do what they can to fit within the societal norms and expectations, a way and means to fit in. Those who are able to remain hidden behind a smile are often taken by great shock to families and friends when they take their own life, not being able to see what he/she has been happening which is a very unfortunate occurrence. Website link for more information ⤵️⤵️⤵️ https://www.healthline.com/health/smiling-depression. With COVID and other variants now living in this World which has changed and continues to so rapidly, restrictions, boarders closing, loss of employment, income, relationships, connections, lives, it is even more prevalent and experienced than ever before today, the need for empathy, compassion, humility, understanding is needed more than ever. 🌎 ❤➡️ Swipe accross to learn more symptoms, how you can talk to a friend/s, family member/s, work collegue/s who you may know who might be suffering from depression, you may find if you have suffered yourself how these examples of Do's and Don't have affected you in your experience. In the 3rd image text there is a great example of what Depression feels like in a co text you may be able to relate to 💖😊💬 Activity for Creators and Fans I wish to create a special collage of responses with complete confidentiality unless you choose to identify yourself 💖 If you have suffered from or are currently from Depression, or know somebody who has/is I encourage you to DM me your experience regardless of it being positive or negative 0 Judgement towards any responses. This will allow you to be voiced publicly without being identified, examples may be: 🟢 How you felt or feel having suffered/suffering depression and or recovering. 🟢 How others made you feel, treatment being positive and or negative. 🟢 What you found helpful for yourself and or someone else, if you would like to share for others as a helpful resource. Beyond Blue Website 💙🦋 For educational and resource use available below ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️💗 #ad