Major Depression Symptom: Finding what to look out for:

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In about 1 year, roughly 20 million Americans or about 10 percent of the American population will be afflicted by depression. This results to a severe hamper to their ability to function well and will further result to high economic damages, but the emotional damages are catastrophically higher.

And because most of the depressed population doesn’t seek help or has failed to diagnose the disorder, some of them will progress on to clinical or major depression.

This hinders a person’s ability to work, study, eat, sleep and enjoy activities that are usually pleasurable to them before being stricken with major depression.

Therefore it is essential that major depression symptoms be detected and noticed so that professional help and treatment be administered to stop the depressive disorder and allow a person to function normally and enjoy life.

Major depression symptoms:

  • Continuous Sad, depressed and anxious emotion felt
  • Always negative, hopeless, guilt, feeling worthless and helpless
  • Loss of interest in sex and other favorite recreational activities
  • Over fatigue, slow and has no energy
  • Finds difficulty in concentrating, making decisions and remembering events
  • Insomnia or wakes up early
  • Has low appetite with significant weight loss or overeating with significant weigh gain
  • Irritable and restless
  • Recurring physical symptoms like headaches, chronic pain and digestive problems

Some of the symptoms listed above may not happen with some people with major depression. But having 2 or more is already enough for a person to be diagnosed with major depression.

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