The rate of depression is increasing daily in our environment. In this write-up, I want to discuss depression and its causes.
I will write about the symptoms and solutions in my next post, please follow up.
What Is Depression?
Depression also known as 'Nervous Breakdown 'is a widespread mental condition that seriously interferes with daily life through its mood disorders.
A negative outlook on the world and oneself results from being depressed. It has a major negative effect on daily life (sleep loss, alterations in appetite and sexual desire, loss of intellectual function, and loneliness)
What Causes Depression?
Even though the precise causes of depression are unknown, many factors are known to contribute to the condition. The following is discussed below:
Events In Life
✳ Inconsistent parent-child connections, sexual trauma, challenging situations, etc.
✳ Loss of a close relative. A psychological response to the loss of a loved one is the condition of sadness.
However, a true deep depression, which is defined by prolonged low mood, can worsen this painful reaction.
✳ loss of employment
✳ Conflict in the home or at work
✳ Break-up( This is very common among the youths, in my country, if there is a break-up between lovers we call it 'Breakfast'.
So whenever you hear this 'term' you would have known there is a break up between lovers. Many people have been depressed about this particular case, they have been nearly broken and they can't cope with it.
✳ Chronic sickness, a disability, alcoholism, tobacco addiction, or dependence on other medications used to treat anxiety are all risk factors for the development of depression.
Genetic Background
A person's lifetime risk of depression is increased by two to four times if their parent suffers from the condition. This tendency has been linked to specific genetic variants.
The majority of the time, nevertheless, this tendency only manifests itself amid a challenging experience—abandonment, violence, sexual abuse, etc.—or unfavourable environmental variables. Understanding how depression arises depends on how genes and the environment interact.
Neurobiological components
The brain's functionality is affected when someone has a depressive condition.
Neurotransmitters have irregularities in the way they are made and regulated.
Prolonged stress changes the nervous system's physiological reactions.
Depression cannot be conquered overnight. But if anything can be adjusted to the circumstance, that would be preferable because failing to do so would subject you to prolonged emotional trauma.
Thank you all for reading, please stay tuned for PART 2