What are the dangers of depression?

As for depression, we all know that it is an emotional illness, which can easily affect the emotions of our patients and the people around them. However, depression not only affects the emotions of patients, but also has other harmful effects on patients. It also affects the physical health of patients. Let us now look at the specific hazards of depression.

What harm does depression do to the body?

Harm 1. Long-lasting bad mood. A common harm of depression is that it makes patients experience the most painful and bad mood. And this pessimistic mood appears without obvious external causes, so it is difficult to solve, making the mood of depressed patients always pessimistic and pessimistic. On the other hand, depression and anxiety always come with it, represented by menopausal depression. This type of depressed patients are not only depressed, but also have inexplicable mental tension, fear and restlessness.

What harm does depression do to the body?

Harm 2: Depriving people of sleep. Depressed patients often have stubborn sleep disorders, manifested in the form of insomnia, difficulty falling asleep, early awakening, disordered sleep patterns, poor sleep quality, etc. What harm does depression do to the body? Harm 3: Pushing people to despair. The most serious consequence of the harm is the emergence of self-mutilation and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in patients. Depressed mood will cause depressed patients to have negative and pessimistic thoughts, always immersed in self-blame and inferiority, and pessimistic about the future. What harm does depression do to the body? Harm 4: Constant "physical" torture. The harm is not only the damage to mental health, but it will also bring many physical symptoms. For example, loss of appetite, fatigue, etc. These physical discomforts involve various organs, and symptoms of autonomic nervous system dysfunction are more common. The physical symptoms of patients with depression are often unfounded and non-specific, making them difficult to locate, but physical illnesses do not necessarily need to be ruled out. What harm does depression do to the body? Harm five: It destroys a person's spirit.

The second manifestation of the huge harm of depression is that it can make a normal person who was originally full of energy become listless all day long, and in severe cases, the person will appear to be in a state of being dumbfounded. In addition, depressed patients have no interest in everything around them, have no enthusiasm for work and study, have slow thinking, and even people who usually rely on neatness become unkempt.

The above are the two major dangers of depression. We can see that if depression develops for a long time, it will not only affect our emotions, but also endanger our physical health. Therefore, we must seize the time to treat depression.