ABOUT DEPRESSION

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Everything About Depression: Learn Identify Manage

The word ‘depression’ is so commonly flung at us these days.

It’s almost become the part of our casual vocabulary.

I think I am in Depression?

Let us Understand 

What is Depression?

Let us talk about Anita. She is a 27 year old who has had a  break up with her boyfriend of 5 years.

Now She Feels sadness

Also She Cries a lot 

But She is Well Otherwise 

Her thinking about herself or others has not changed 

Nor have her Behaviors Changed 

Anita is Sad rightfully

But she is Not facing Depression 

Now Let us Talk About Shamina She is a working mother. Post Delivery when she started working, few incidents made her believe she is not the same effecient worker anymore.

She Started Having Negative Automatic Thoughts About her Abilities 

She felt miserable and totally useless

These Thoughts & Feelings have started affecting other life issues. She has started to think she is not a great mother either 

She cannot Sleep Well, her eating pattern has changed, she is finding difficult to work. Her Behaviors and Actions are getting affected.

Shamina is not just Sad

She is Battling Depression

because her Thoughts have altered, her feelings are out of control and her behaviors have changed 

We are Sure now you could understand clearly how Depression works. Depression Alters our Thoughts, Our perceptions, Our Feelings and Our Behaviors and it is so automatic that any reason can feed into the Depression Monster 

Depression Rightfully is a 

Symptoms of Clinical Depression

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& in Severe Cases of Depression

How common is depression Among Indians?

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Suffer from DEPRESSION MONSTER

Why The Pink Gender Suffers More?

 Social conditioning which leads to low self-worth Issues

 Contextual factors which include being Stuck in an unhappy marriage, Emotional crisis, Difficulty to Support their own Parents  & Lack of Consistent Support for Career

Who is at More Risk ?

There are certain risk factors that make you prone to depression.

These include

Why is Treatment a Must for Depression

It is A Myth that Depression Can go away on its own

It WON'T!

     The individual suffering from depression feels hopeless, helpless and worthless. With these thoughts in mind, he/she feels it’s better to end one’s life.

When treatment is sought Immediately, this terrible end can be avoided! 

Even without suicidal ideation,

Depressionwill  causes loss of normal life

Impacting 

Social Life 

Work Life 

And Personal Life 

Some Tips for Self Help 

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Tips if your Loved One is Displaying Signs of Depression

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Treatment & Management of Depression

Depression is treatable and early intervention helps. 

Works Like This 

 After taking history of the client, we go on to do the clinical assessment to ensure the presence of 

Take Charge Take Control

Show Courage & Seek Therapy

That is the onlu way to Defeat the 

Monster that is Depression