If you or someone you love suffers from “depression” you know it can be a devastating disorder that “sucks the life out of life, “ leaving it’s victims mentally and emotionally crippled and fatigued if not distraught.
And it’s not a rare disorder, nearly one in five adults in the US are said to experience at least one episode of major depression during their lifetime. However, it’s important to keep in mind that most of these individuals get over it, or at least find a way to alleviate those feelings. The question here is how?
While millions of people experience depression annually, millions also find a way to reduce or eliminate their depression. In this article we will explore what appear to be the most effective strategies found to facilitate that recovery.
One of the most common myths when dealing with depression is the misconceptions that depression is a single clearly defined set of symptoms and causes. The reality however, is that, like dementia there are several different types of depression, and many potential contributors and emotions, that vary from one person to another.
That being said, there are primarily two different types of “depression.” The first one is typified by feelings of lethargy or lack of energy. So they don’t usually have much difficulty going to sleep but it’s often hard for them to get going in the morning.
The second type are more agitated or upset at their self and or their world. They typically have racing thoughts, which tend to run down hill, from things are bad or sad to hopeless. They are typically less likely to be able to get to sleep at night. And may still be agitated in the morning.
There is a third type called bipolar or manic depression. However, when they are in the manic phase that is not usually considered as a type of depression, in fact it is quite the opposite. And when they are in the depressive phase they are usually one of the two types above, most often type I.
More content will eventually be added here explaining the features of each, but what's important to keep in mind is that there is more than one type of depression, and these different types involve different chemistry. Therefore, they generally will need to be treated differently. See the articles below for options.
