Recently, the weather has been wet and cold, without warm sunshine, making the world look deserted, and the mood seems to have become melancholy.Zhang Xunan, the attending physician of the Department of Psychiatry at the General Hospital of the Tri-Services, said: “Due to seasonal affective disorders, theDepressionWill have a larger population. “
Usually we hear of depression, there are 9 symptoms, 5 items are more serious depression, 1 or 2 of them are mild depression, and there is a group of people every autumn and winter seasons, If there is depression, it is called winter depression (or seasonal affective disorder).
Two major signs of depression: low mood, loss of joy
Generally speaking, people who are flexible in emotional adjustment usually do not affect their lives because of emotional distress. However, when emotional distress is so severe that it gradually becomes melancholy, two core symptoms will appear, namely low mood and loss of joy.
At first glance, the two situations are very similar, but in fact, a low mood refers to feelings of sadness. For example, your sadness and sadness are too high in your life, and you even cry because of sadness. This may be your mood. Signs of depression.
Losing joy refers to becoming numb to the joys and joys that I can usually feel. For example, I usually feel happy when listening to music, but these days I don’t even feel better when listening to music. The two symptoms of low mood and loss of joy may appear at the same time, or they may appear separately. As long as one appears, it means you may have a premonition of depression.
Improve melancholy 3 principles!Sleep, exercise, social support
Most people will have ups and downs in their moods, and they will be in a state of elasticity. It is like a bad mood today. Just get up the next day after sleeping, and if it’s a little bit less than normal, and the more time it takes The longer it comes, it means that there are signs of depression.
Sleep is the most important way to improve depression. Each of our brains has resilience. Sufficient and good quality sleep can restore our resilience. Zhang Xunan added: “You will feel full when you sleep and you will not have back pain.”
In addition, exercise will increase the blood flow of the brain and help improve sleep at night. As long as the exercise conforms to the 333 principle, it is a good choice. Exercise 3 times a week for 30 minutes each time, and the intensity of exercise reaches 130 heartbeat.
In addition to sleep and exercise, social support is also very important, for example: go to family, friends to chat or interact, and get interactive experience from them will increase the sense of joy.
If none of the methods mentioned above work, Zhang Xunan said: “You can do what you like, and find the joy of life from the interests and hobbies that you can usually enjoy.” And if all the methods are ineffective, and Symptoms have expanded from emotional symptoms to other systems. It is recommended to go to the psychiatric (or psychosomatic) outpatient clinic to seek the assistance of a physician, or to the counseling room (or counseling office) for the assistance of a psychologist.
Text/Zhuang Xiaotong Picture/Su Yuting
Further reading
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Leg cramps often in the middle of the winter!Do 3 things before going to bed to make you sleep well
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