FEELING BLUE? IT COULD BE DEPRESSION.

WHAT IS DEPRESSION?

Everyone occasionally feels blue or sad, but these feelings are

usually fleeting and pass within a couple of days. When a woman

has a depressive disorder, it interferes with daily life and normal

functioning, and causes pain for both the woman with the disorder

and those who care about her. Depression is a common but serious

illness, and most who have it need treatment to get better.

Depression affects both men and women, but more women than

men are likely to be diagnosed with depression in any given year.

Efforts to explain this difference are ongoing, as researchers explore

certain factors (biological, social, etc.) that are unique to women.

Many women with a depressive illness never seek treatment. But

the vast majority, even those with the most severe depression, can

get better with treatment.

Are you a woman that feels like you might be experiencing a mid-life

crisis? Have your typical monthly issues become a typical and

out of whack? Hormones and depression are so very closely

related, and they are two ticking time bombs. If not stopped,

they will cause a massive explosion in your emotions, mind,

and even your body. Some people become very ill or even

seriously diseased, and don't know why .

Depression may occur at

any age during a woman's life with certain events like puberty,

pregnancy, perimenopause, trauma, substance abuse and quality of

relationships increasing the risk, according to the leading authorities

on the etiologies and treatments for depression.

Furthermore, depression can occur among women from all

educational, economic and racial and ethnic groups and it consequences can include an increased risk of suicide, morbidity

from medical illness and risk for poor self-care and reduced

adherence to medical regimes. World Health Organization Report

examining "The Global Burden of Disease" found that "depression

presents the greatest disease burden for women when compared

with other diseases."

Some of the findings that examine the possible culprits of

depression are:

Genetic Factors: Based on data that major depression clusters in

families, having a first-degree relative with depression (parent,

sibling) is a risk factor for depression. 

Sex Hormones: The link between increased rates of depression

and puberty, mood and the menstrual cycle as well as mood and

pregnancy suggests a role of gonadal hormones in depression.Specifically, changes in gonadal hormones, disturbances in the

hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis and attendant effects on

neuromodulators (e.g. serotonin) may all be key mechanisms in the

initiation of depression. For example, pregnancy and delivery

produce dramatic changes in estrogen and progesterone levels, as

well as changes in the HPG axis, that may underlie postpartum

depression.

Life Stress and Trauma: Case-control and community-based

studies have shown that more than 80 percent of major depression

cases were preceded by a serious adverse life event. Traumatic

events, such as childhood sexual abuse, adult sexual assault, male

partner violence and physical illness also can lead to depression.

Initial research has suggested that early trauma has a greater

impact on risk for depression than later occurring trauma. Research

has also indicated that women may be more likely than men to

experience depression in response to a stressful event.

Interpersonal Relationships and Cognitive Styles: One cognitive

style more common in women than men that increases the risk for

depression is ruminative thinking - repetitively and passively

focusing on symptoms of distress and their possible causes and

consequences. Ruminative thinking is also associated with longer

and more severe episodes of depression.

Possible signs and symptoms are as follows:

Irritability

Apathy

Abnormal Sleep Patterns

Fatigue

Indecisiveness

Suicidal Thoughts

When treating hormonal depression , it is also important to go

beyond normal testing and basic research. You must make

sure you address every possibility. Don't get so busy that you

forget to take care of yourself. If you are constantly helping

others to the point of self-destruction, then you are

neglecting yourself. You must assess and respond to all of the

following areas:

Physical

Spiritual

Emotional. 

  Of course there are lots of medication for depression especially the use of antidepressants,But i suggest you try out some other natural treatment because of antidepressants side effect which includes headaches,nausea, loss of appetite, low sex active and so on. Here are some
Helpful tip to get over depression

* watching your diet and avoid certain food that you may have noticed to wreak havoc on your body.

*exercising your body is a very effective way to shake off fatigue both physically and in the mind.it raises endorphins, which are natural pain endorphins.and can heal your hormonal inbalance.

*eat chocolates:hormones can play a part in your depression,

and if your body has the proper balance of these hormones,

you will not have problems in different areas that they have

control over. Estrogen hormone boosts serotonin, just like chocolate does. That is why chocolate can lift depression off of you. It also helps to promote sound sleep. It also raises endorphins just like exercise does, which are natural pain relievers.

*Talking to a counselor or a therapist:Is a better and easy way to get things off your mind.You do not have to go through your dark times alone,get good people to share your burdens with, share experiences that could help you get through life easily. Cortisol is the stress hormone. If you allow yourself to have too much stress by not getting things off of your mind , then your body will automatically release more cortisol,which will cause unwanted weight gain. 

Always remember that every area

of our bodies is interconnected, and you must pay attention to

every area in order to be complete.

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