DEPRESSION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

Depression is a mood disorder , basically it makes people sad for long time and lack of interest in life.

In the world of today nobody exist who does not know what the depression is. Everyone is aware of this dangerous and toxic conditions. Each year thousands of people become victim of this disease or unwanted condition. People who suffer from depression says that this condition make us feel more helpless than those of medical conditions due to some underlying pathology.
In ancient times people were unaware of this condition , perhaps the main reason was the world was not that materialistic and people were sincere toward e ach other. If someone is going through any pain then his/her community comes forward to help him/her and play their role to make them comfortable and have some solace.
The world today has become so materialistic that everyone is busy in their own schedule. Nobody knows what the other person is going through and their painful circumstances.people have even no time to solace others by their words to comfort them and help them In overcoming their fears.
WHICH AGE GROUP SUFFER FROM DEPRESSION MOSTLY?
    There is no specific age group we can say that suffer from depression but all the age group can go through from this toxic feeling. Well the intensity of depression can vary for example young people have severe depression issues as compared to other age groups. If we talk about the children and depression then this is very alarming because children have to live their entire life ahead and depression leaves untold stories that shows its consequences for the rest of life and they takes a long struggle to be normal.
    Mostly children have seen in depression due to some family matters for example lack of attention from their parents, lack of interest in studies, toxic behaviour with their blood relations and sometimes the bad social circle that leave them in inferiority complexes either due to class/status difference or studies stress.
    In young adult the reasons may be different. Mostly individual have seen in stress or depression due to failure in love, due to unemployment, due to inferiority complex with other individuals and of course if they have not been able to meet their expectations. Less job opportunities and career dreams that are not being fulfilled in their expected time leaves these youngsters to suffer them from depression.
    If we consider old individual that why these old persons get in depression then the main reason behind all this may be their deteriorating health day be day, they look sad about loosing something e.g health, their perfect textured skin getting old, loss of strength and other disabilities. They feel themselves dependent on their children or their care takers . they lived their life independent and now they feel themselves burden on other. These circumstances hurt their ego and self esteem. The feeling of disability and the life of dependency make them helpless and pessimist.
So these were some conditions that can be a cause of depression in different age groups and can leave its bad results for the rest of the life.
SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION:
There may be different symptoms of depression in different individual but some are common amo0ng all.circumstances are different of every individual so the feeling one can go through might be also different.
Here we are discussing some common symptoms among all individual .
DIMINISHED HOPES:
People who suffer from depression become so disappointed and less optimistic about life. They see no chances of betterment. They consider everything to get worse with each passing day. Their expectations become very low and they have firm belief that nothing can be changed now and there will be difficulties in life ahead for them now.
LOSS OF INTEREST:
The most common symptom among all depression patient is loss of interest toward life. They don’t notice even if anything is bringing happiness for example if there is any festival or gathering they will not be attracted toward it all, in fact it will offend them and they don’t want to celebrate anything. They are not even interested to see whats happening in their surroundings.
SUICIDAL THOUGHTS:
In severe cases people start taking in talks of suicide, they start thinking about suicide or harming themselves to get rid of their current circumstances. They start finding peace in death . They are not ready to compete the world so they want everything to end as soon as possible.
Thoughts or talk of death or suicide and start feeling comfortable toward it.
Thoughts or talk of self-harm or harm to others to fight with their thoughts.
Aggressive behavior or impulsive nature.   
TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION AND SADNESS :
If someone is unfortunately going through anxiety ,sadness or depression then instead of sticking toward it making the person in front realize that he is not normal or he is having mental disorders , we as a society should play our role to make them comfortable and to give them solace by our kind words and empathy.  
    ANTIDEPRESSANTS:
. Antidepressant medications (in combination with psychotherapy or anxiety management) are effective for most people with depression, anxiety and sadness. There are many kinds of antidepressants according to the severity of disorder. You may have to try several kinds or get your expert opinion before you can find the one that works best for you and your mental health and enough to give you relief.. You may need a combination of two medicines e.g antidepressant or some boosters to release happiness causing hormone  such as a mood stabilizer, anti psychotic, anti-anxiety medication, or stimulant medication that can help you in  overcoming your sadness..
Psychotherapy:
Psychotherapy is now common and people are having good awareness . Talking to a mental health professional on a regular basis about your mood ,current mental condition, depression and other issues that is bothering you can help treat the symptoms.
 . If depression is severe enough and the stage is chronic and antidepressant fail to give relief and peace  and you are  having trouble taking care of yourself or may harm yourself , you may need psychiatric treatment in a hospital on daily basis.  
So this article shows that depression is not such rare thing and if you have some bad times ,don’t think you are alone, everyone see ups and down in their lifetime but we should know how can we overcome our fears and sadness by finding the best solution instead of disappointments..