The young girl feels lonely in a crowded area. She always wants to avoid getting interested in any event. The pretty girl laughs, makes herself laugh in a family hall, and entertains others. Everyone gets to enjoy her company. Although, during these gatherings, she often suffers distress, hypoxia, and restlessness due to her previous trauma. Her mother takes her to the hospital in an emergency. I sometimes thought that she wore an artificial blanket of happiness. Although, her smiley face, vacant heart, and floods of thoughts in her mind want to remain in her past.
Now she often feels restless, not feeling well, unconscious, and hypoxia occurs. She alerts in response to voiceless sounds.
She was not like she was now. She was a captivating, fascinating, and intelligent girl. After the tragic incident of her life comes many troubles and agony when the horrified-sudden death of a loving and caring father occurs. She was not crying. She said my father does not feel good when I shed tears, but the ocean’s waves of sadness and grief are in her heart. Her torment become grows. Thoughts become rich. Although one year has passed since her father’s death, even though the condition of 17 years old girl often disturbs her. She randomly has attacks of depression. Yes, she suffers from depression. If the feelings of sadness are not overcome for more than 4-3 weeks, treatment for depression should start.
This type of depression is due to external stress or any traumatic incident called REACTIVE DEPRESSION.
After the Physician’s recommendation, the young girl went to a psychiatrist. She was trying to define her feelings with teary eyes.
Her sadness
Hopelessness
Her painful thoughts
Can’t sleep the whole night
Not want to interact socially
Want towards the end of life
Her doctor calmly listens to her problems, counsels her, and is aware of the footsteps where she stands and where they should be.
She researches its biological factors.
BIOLOGICAL FACTORS INVOLVES IN DEPRESSION;
The availability of neurotransmitters (5HT, noradrenaline, and dopamine) decreased.
She often thinks that her feeling is in depression or grief.
There is a difference between grief and depression.
In grief, painful feelings come in waves, often intermixed with positive memories of the deceased.
In major depression, mood and interest (pleasure) decrease by over two weeks.
In grief, self-esteem maintains.
In major depression, feelings of worthlessness and guilt are common.
In grief, thoughts of death may surface when thinking of or fantasizing about “joining” the deceased loved one.
In major depression, thoughts are focused on ending one’s life due to feeling worthless or undeserving of living or being unable to cope with the pain of depression.
The feeling of sadness that persists for more than one month may produce gradual changes of biochemical in the brain that may cause depression.
After the lab investigation, psychotherapy and the latest lab techniques may diagnose depression.
Untreated depression may cause many troubles in life and cause difficulties in spending a better life.
Now the medication has started. Now the motivated girl wants to back to the riding track of life.
After six months of treatment with psychotherapy, she is ready to face life’s new challenges.
Any traumatic condition faced, overcome its effects.
Enjoy the glittering of life.
