Despite the global development of medicine, the high development of technology, mankind is faced with new ailments every year. It becomes normal for city dwellers to experience a depressed state. High speed of life, a lot of stress - all this greatly affects the psyche. Due to the prevailing prejudice in society regarding psychologists, a person sharply turns to specialists for help and, as a result, worsens his condition. Some believe that “there is no happiness in life” only among lazy people and loafers, and offer to treat them with shock work.
Causes of the disease
For the treatment of any disease, it is important to correctly determine the cause of its appearance. This is necessary to eliminate the likelihood of a recurrence of the situation. Since it is not enough to properly cure the symptoms. If the cause persists, after a while the disease will return. A depressed state is often a manifestation of depression. Its causes may be due to impaired functioning of the hormonal system, as well as psychological and social factors.
Personal problems
For example, often a depressed state occurs in families where there is a high level of conflict, quarrels and assault reign. Often the catalyst for the process becomes an unfavorable course of life: relatives' alcoholism, job loss, financial problems, etc.
Psychologists have long been studying the manifestations of depression and the causes of its occurrence. They have already repeatedly noted that the mood “there is no happiness in life” is inherent in people with low self-esteem, a small number of social contacts, etc. That is, people with chronic diseases (against the background of many disorders, the production of hormones) and with certain psychological problems are at risk primarily.
Social phenomenon
An oppressed, depressed state among people becomes a normal response to the development of urban civilization. Due to the unstable situation in society, the high economic threat, a lot of stresses - almost every person in his life is faced with depression. Unfortunately, it is beneficial for some corporations to speculate on important public topics and instill inferiority complexes in people .
At the forefront is financial well-being with a certain set of attributes - it is beneficial for owners of different brands to successfully sell goods to a large number of people. The cult of power and superiority over other people does not lose its relevance. For women, the main problem is weight, because from TV screens and from the covers of glossy magazines, painful thinness is actively propagated. Thus, a large number of people are forced into social isolation without the right to fail. So they have to hide their mistakes, failures and experience them within themselves.
How to cope with a depressed state: self-help or treatment?
In the treatment of any psychological condition, it is better to use an integrated approach, since only in the aggregate will help measures be effective. Only a neurologist or psychiatrist can prescribe medication. He collects an anamnesis, conducts a conversation and selects drugs. It is important to take them in a course, since the effect of their action accumulates for some time.
If the patient has a depressed state, then, as a rule, he is prescribed antidepressants. Drugs in this group artificially regulate the production of hormones, which allows you to regulate mood. Sedatives may be prescribed to reduce anxiety and anxiety.
But in recent years, studies have appeared that show the inefficiency of taking only medications. Without eliminating the cause of depression, it will appear over and over again.
Is psychotherapy the key to success?
Since the depressed state often develops against the background of psychological problems, their solution will be to undergo a course of psychotherapy. A specialist helps a person to find the root of his troubles and effectively destroy it. There are many methods of psychotherapy, and it is impossible to determine in advance which one is suitable for a particular person.
In modern society, there is a prejudice regarding the appeal to psychotherapists. Most often this happens due to the reluctance to distinguish between “psychologists, psychotherapists and psychiatrists”, a lack of understanding of what psychotherapy is. It seems uncomfortable for many to load a person with their personal experiences, intimate problems, since all this can become public. Due to the poor understanding of psychotherapy and its methods, many people think that this is “just a conversation”.
In fact, studies have shown that psychotherapy in combination with drug treatment works quite effectively to overcome depression.
Help yourself or help your loved one
Important help is provided by loved ones. If a person has a depressed state, a loss of the joy of life, then outside support provides serious help. Relatives should know how to behave in order to help and not harm.
Show sympathy, do not try to plunge with a sick person into the abyss of pessimism and despair. Maintain emotional distance, but provide the necessary support, push for positive emotions.
Scientific studies have shown that the deterioration of the patient's condition occurs where the shaft of criticism falls upon him. Therefore, relatives should refrain from evaluations and comments. It is important to create an atmosphere of understanding, support, to show the patient that the disease is not his fault, and that he needs treatment. You also need to involve a person in some kind of vigorous activity.