What are the symptoms of indirect depression?

Depression is not just what we see. There are many different types of depression, such as physiological depression and indirect depression. Indirect depression, as the name suggests, is an indirect onset of illness. This type of patient often has symptoms and depression at times. So what are the symptoms of indirect depression?

1. Emotional aspects:

Depression, sadness, sorrow, lack of interest, unhappiness, but some people may become irritable, angry, or even hostile.

2. Cognition and Thought:

Pessimism, loss of will, powerlessness, hopelessness and helplessness, self-blame, death thoughts, suicidal thoughts, slow thinking, delusions and hallucinations of guilt and self-punishment appear.

3. Physiological aspects:

Decreased sexual interest, decreased appetite, trouble sleeping, and decreased physical strength.

4. Behavior:

They speak less and in a low tone, speak slowly, move less and slower, and become stupid in severe cases, but sometimes they may show irritable behavior or even suicidal behavior. Many times, some mild symptoms of "depression", such as fatigue, insomnia, gastrointestinal discomfort, persistent headaches and back pain, etc., may be mistaken for other diseases. The medical community has not yet studied the main cause of this disease, but many related factors have been discovered, such as an imbalance of certain chemicals in the brain and body; genetics can make some people more susceptible to depression; and certain unpleasant things or diseases in life affect the mental state, which may also lead to the occurrence of depression. Commonly used treatment methods include drug therapy, psychotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy, which can be used alone or together. So far, there is no cure for the disease. In fact, as long as patients regularly seek medical advice and take medication according to the doctor's instructions, they can greatly control the disease and return to normal life.