Why do I feel depressed when I'm sick?
In my experience there are a few different reasons - or maybe I should say there are a few different kinds of depression - for feeling depressed when you're sick. First and most obvious is that you feel down because the illness is leaving you low-energy. Second, depending on the illness and your personality, your body is redirecting its resources to deal with the illness. your good mood is lower priority. Third is, possibly, that the illness leaves you in pain and pain makes you grumpy and irritable - irritability is one of the threshold symptoms of clinical depression. Fourth is that pain, illness, being home from work, fever, etc etc all rob you of some of your resilience. Resilience is the opposite of, or antidote to, depression. And Fifth - the last one I can think of right now - is that after the most acute parts of illness, when you're feeling like you're getting better but you're not better yet, you may have an expectation of feeling better or of doing more than is realistic for you at the moment. You want to be better faster. You want to be back at your "normal" and you're not ready yet. So getting a little better actually leaves you more bummed out than when you were too sick to care. note: I am not a doctor, just someone who's been depressed a lot.
Why do I feel depressed when I am at home?
Well… because you’re human.In his 1977 bestseller The Shining, Stephen King portrayed how constant work and extreme isolation can have negative effects on people’s psyche, as the main characters slowly start losing their minds.Director Stanley Kubrick, who shot the widely acclaimed film adaptation a few years later, described it as "the story of one man’s family quietly going insane together."Copyright Warner Bros (Fair use license)Whether we like to admit it or not, humans are social creatures. Longer periods of social isolation will take a toll on your mind and this has been supported by extensive research. [1]I’ve experienced the same thing in the last year. My goal was to dedicate about 6 months strictly to developing my business. I actually wanted to isolate myself to prevent any distractions.However, I severely underestimated the effects of isolation.The first month, it was going great. Soon after that, things started to fall apart.I started feeling anxious on a daily basis, having obsessive thoughts and, at times, being so paralyzed that I couldn’t even focus on my work. This impacted my life in a severe way and it made me feel even worse, as I’ve never experienced something similar before.Isolation quite literally warps our minds, but each of us experience it in different ways. Some, like me, get increasingly more anxious and delusional, others get depressed, like you.[2]Solution is simple: Take a break.Meet a friend for an hour, go for a jog, or have drinks with someone. It won’t take up much of your time, but it will mean a lot for your sanity.You may argue that someone is introverted and likes spending the majority of their time alone. That’s fine, I’m that way too. But spending more time alone and spending only time alone is a big difference.Take a break once in a while. When in doubt, just take a look at The Shining.P.S. If you want to develop a strong mindset and learn to deal with anxiety, this free ebook can help. Good luck!Footnotes[1] How extreme isolation warps the mind[2] How to Achieve Greatness (Dealing with Depression) – Mind of Steel
Why do I feel depressed when I have my period?
(Pre-menstrual Syndrome) aka PMS depression is different from a woman to another. Basically, not every woman on earth suffers from it, but those who suffer are just getting so sharp pain miserably. On the other side, there is clinical depression, it just so happens to anyone on the planet any time, clinical depression can hit any woman unconditionally just like anyone else, and that is not linked to any feminine issues. In other words, PMS occurs in the first stage of the menstrual cycle, The difficulty with distinguishing between a woman who suffers from clinical or major depression vs. PMS is that about 70% of the women who do suffer from PMS depression and only about 15% of women who do not have PMS do have clinical depression. Clinical depression lasts much longer than two or three weeks, causes an overwhelming feeling of helplessness and frustration. (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder ) aka PMDD occurs in the two weeks prior to a woman’s period and then it is all gone. It also shows a decrease of symptoms as soon as the period starts flowing. There is a lot of distress, frustration, anxiety, anger, and irritability.A friend of mine -who’s a doctor- once mentioned that: the level of oestrogen and progesterone falls at the end of the menstrual cycle. oestrogen is believed to have a negative impact on the production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that the body produces to make us feel good, happy, satisfied, etc.The question is: how to deal with this issue?. well, there are antidepressants used for this issue, and other less invasive drugs used as well. Fortunately, you can overcome it with non-pharmaceutical home recipes that can be easily used to eliminate this depression, such as herbals, supplements, and vitamins (you can consult with a doctor about that, don’t take anything randomly). There are lots of food to avoid when you’re suffering from depression, for instance; caffeine, salt, soft drinks, dairy products, and alcohol.There are mental tips you can follow. Like Yoga, it is so useful because it blends together exercise, meditation and relaxation all into one activity. It is very effective for any type of depression regardless of source.P.s: all this information is based on my knowledge of depression and mental health, I am not a doctor nor psychologist.
Why do I feel depressed after eating?
Because when you eat blood has to travel to your stomach to digest the food. Some of this blood travels from your brain (and everywhere else in your body) which might you temporarily lose some of your cognitive functions.One of the functions of the pre frontal cortex is to balance stimuli from other parts of the brain (such as the amygdala that handles emotions). When you eat you are now feeling these stimuli at full force.It is the same thing as when you are starting to eat and suddenly realise that you are really really hungry. You have actually been hungry for a while but your brain has been actively ignoring the stimuli that tells your brain that you need food.It is important to understand that the change and the depressed mood is temporary. Once your body has processed the food your cognitive functions will return.One good way to lessen the depressed feeling is to eat better (more nutrient at a more regular interval) since your blood glucose level in turn affects your mood.You might feel sad to begin with because you are hungry!Good luck!
Why do i feel so depressed after drinking?
This is your mind going "DRINKING IS NOT FOR YOU", but you are ignoring it. And so is everyone you know and likely everyone you will ever meet as well, and I certainly didn't. Listen to your mind. We think we are all that and we are always showing off to each other on the eternal competition that will never end how much fun and how brilliant we can be, but almost nobody ever listens to their minds. Your mind is not a party pooper by the way, your mind is your friend, but you are ignoring it. It says "drinking is not good for us". And it is saying that for a very good reason - you have other things in your subconscious that you want to do that you are more interested in than drinking. You ignore what your subconscious wants, you ignore your mind, an ignored mind = a tired/emotionally wrecked mind. The peer pressure of drinking, the fear is you quit drinking/you lose your friends, and that may very well happen, but the ones you lose, you'll be happy to lose. Your mind doesn't want to do this anymore - it wants to get started on other things IT REALLY WANTS because those things are what YOU REALLY WANT. The more you ignore, the harder it is to remember, the harder it is to see clearly. But you are never out of time, the longer you ignore the harder it is but it is never ever impossible. Get whatever help you need if you think you need help but you can do all this by yourself, you didn't always drink, you just got older in a society where drinking = acceptance, but it is not what you want. I like drinking too, but I like not drinking more. I'm actually getting started on things I want to do in my life and getting there. I am no one special, I just realized one day that I was doing all the things my mind was saying "you don't want to do that Dave". So I stopped, and as Scott says - it does get easier. This is just the psychology of why. Your brain is a part of you, in charge of every mental function you have, and it wants to be listened to.
Why do people feel so depressed after a break up?
when you are in a relationship, that person becomes part of your life. a lot of times, you find some sort of validation in that person. when that person goes away, it's like that sense of self-worth is ripped away from you. not only that, but the good feelings your brain produces when you're in love, well those are also taken away. it's comparable to a person getting off drugs. you are sort of in withdrawal, and it can physically and emotionally hurt. this is why those girls who dedicate their every waking moment to their boyfriends are so devastated when they get dumped. that's why it's always good to have a balance of important people in your life. in case one is ripped away, you'll have the others to balance you out.
Why do i feel depressed when my boyfriend leaves?
Whenever we are together i just feel at my best and i'm really happy and all, but when he has to go i get so clingy and can't let him go, after that i end up getting teary eyes and start crying? and i feel down and hurt, and also i know for sure that i could be pregnant... but seriously what could this be... :/ do i love him TOO much?
Why do I feel depressed after me and my boyfriend hang out?
Okay. So my boyfriend lives an 1 hour away and whenever we hang out then next day I feel awful. Like I miss him a lot. He has sports so we can only text til 3 and after. His parents are kinda strict so we cant hang out a lot. Is it normal for me to feel like kinda sad and stuff after we hang out?