9 Unforeseeable Consequences of Depression

(Baonghean.vn) - Depression is a manifestation of mental illness. It can cause a decline in the immune system, fluctuations in blood pressure or worst of all, make you want to commit suicide.

Causes of depression:

There are many causes of depression:

- Due to genetics

- Psychological imbalance such as prolonged stress: can happen when you experience a strong psychological shock such as losing a loved one or experiencing something too shocking for you.

- Due to the effects of organic diseases: after traumatic brain injury, stroke...

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Easily recognizable symptoms of depression:

- Feeling bored, empty.

- Difficulty concentrating, forgetfulness.

- Always feel tired, don't want to do anything.

- Feeling guilty, useless, unworthy.

- Insomnia, or sleeping too much.

- Irritable, angry.

- Decreased interest in daily activities or hobbies.

- Decreased appetite, weight loss or overeating.

- Thinking about death, having suicidal ideas or behavior.

- In addition, many depressed patients also have symptoms of headaches, chest pain, digestive disorders...

Consequences of depression

1. Heart disease

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Depression can have a terrible effect on your heart. If the level of depression is too severe, it can even cause death or heart attack. That's because, when you're depressed, your heart muscle is prone to inflammation due to lack of oxygen, which can lead to a heart attack. So, patients with heart problems should be careful to avoid even the mildest depression.

2. Reduced immune system strength

Being depressed on a regular basis can weaken your immune system and make you more susceptible to colds and flu. A weakened immune system is caused by stress hormones being produced and staying in your body for a long time. This also explains why we are more susceptible to colds and flu these days, because we are often stressed and depressed.

3. Loss of appetite

When you are bored, depressed or stressed, you tend to eat in two ways: eat a lot or not eat at all. Changes in eating habits will lead to changes in your metabolism and affect your appetite, which can cause you to gain or lose weight quickly.

4. Insomnia at night

When you are depressed, you may find it difficult to sleep because your mind is not calm and constantly thinking. Your sleep is also easily interrupted, you can easily wake up in the middle of the night and have difficulty falling back to sleep. This has a great impact on your health and alertness, and even increases stress.

5. Headache and back pain

Depression can even cause headaches and back pain. Although depression does not directly cause back pain, it can lead to other consequences such as weight gain, weight loss, physical stress, lack of sleep, poor nutrition, dehydration... and these consequences will lead to other consequences such as headaches and back pain.

6. Fluctuations in blood pressure

When you are depressed, your body naturally releases stress hormones like cortisol and epinephrine. These stress hormones can affect your blood pressure and heart rate, causing your arteries to weaken. This leads to plaque buildup in your arteries, blocking blood flow and eventually causing heart attacks and strokes.

7. Fatigue

When you are depressed, you tend to feel tired and lose energy more quickly. You may not be able to do even simple activities due to lack of energy. However, fatigue can also be caused by lack of sleep or aches and pains.

8. Decreased libido

People who have suffered from depression for a long time may have problems with their sex life, specifically depression causing a decrease in sexual desire. For men, the consequences of depression on sex life can be anejaculation, for women, insufficient vaginal lubrication, premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction.

9. Want to commit suicide

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Because of their inferiority complex, they think that they are a burden to everyone, are redundant, not worth wasting food and drink, and not worth living. Because of this thought, many depressed people have negative actions that they consider as punishment that they need to receive to reduce their guilt and feel comfortable in their souls, such as self-torture, wanting to commit suicide or committing suicide, etc. Pay attention to your loved ones, if they have these signs of depression, take them to the doctor for support.

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