Depression to Expression

It's okay to feel overwhelmed. Remember, strength grows in the moments you think you can't go on. Reach out if you need to talk or seek support. You're not alone. 🔮🪻 ִ

today's reminder 🔮
11:11

Does depression have a CURE?

HERE IS THE 3 FACTS FOR YOU TO KNOW

1⃣There is plenty of options for treatment of depression, all of which can improve your symptoms and minimize their impact on your daily life.
You might think, ▫▫▫▫▫“But if my symptoms go away, that means I’m cured, right?”▫▫▫▫▫

🔴Not exactly. Symptoms might ease you to the point where you’re able to return to your usual routine, but you could still notice lingering changes in your mood and mindset. Plus, depression often happens in episodes, so it’s possible to have another episode later in life.

2⃣ DEPRESSION is one of the most common and most treatable mental health disorders. With early, continuous treatment, people can gain control of their symptoms, feel better, and get back to enjoying their lives. There are effective treatments for depression, including medications (such as antidepressants), along with talk therapy.

🔴Does depression always come back?

Some mental health professionals describe recovery from all or most depression symptoms as “remission.” You’ll also find this term in the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).” Other experts object to this term, as it implies that depression will eventually return.

Depression does, in fact, have a high risk of recurrence — but it doesn’t return for everyone.

3⃣The truth is that depression is different for everyone. For some people, experiencing symptoms of depression is temporary or for others it comes and goes. But this doesn’t mean that your life won’t have moments of joy, hope, and happiness. There is no magic cure for depression, but it’s treatable, manageable, and doesn’t have to stop you from living a full and happy life.

!!!DEPRESSION IS TREATABLE!!!

🔴Common treatments for depression include lifestyle changes, support groups, medications, and therapy.
Some people find lifestyle changes like eating nutritious meals, getting enough sleep, and incorporating physical activity and mindfulness into their lives helpful in managing their depression. Others find that medication helps them cope with depression in their daily life. Therapy is also life-changing for many people. People who have depression often use some combination of these treatments. But it’s about figuring out what treatments work best for you.

🔲🔲REMEMBER🔲🔲

"A human being can survive almost anything, as long as she sees the end in sight. But depression is so insidious, and it compounds daily, that it's impossible to ever see the end.”

What causes depression? Why do people develop depression? And how to know that someone has depression?

Depression has a major impact to a humans life it can cause feeling of sadness or/and loss of interest in something you enjoyed before.

What causes depression?
- people who experience a stressful life event, traumatic experiences, etc can cause to depression.

"You are allowed to feel messed up and inside out. It doesn't mean you're defective- it just mean you're human. " DAVID MITCHELL

Why do people develop depression?
-Research suggests that depression doesn't spring from simply having too much or too little of certain brain chemicals. Rather, there are many possible causes of depression, including faulty mood regulation by the brain, genetic vulnerability, and stressful life events. (by experts)

How to know that someone has depression? Let's learn the symptons of depression!

•Feeling of sadness, tearfulness, emptiness or hopelessness.
•Angry outbursts, irritability or frustration, even over small matters.
•Loss of interest or pleasure in most or all normal activities, such as hobbies or sports.
•Sleeping too little or too much.
•Tiredness and lack of energy.
•Reduced appetite and weight loss or increased appetite and weight gain.
•Physical problems that can't be explained, such as back pain or headaches.
•Anxiety, restlessness or nervousness.
•Slowed thinking, speaking or body movements.
•Feelings of worthlessness or guilt, focusing on past failures, or blaming yourself for things that aren't your responsibility.
•Trouble thinking, concentrating, making decisions and remembering things.
•Frequent or repeated mention of not wanting to live, suicidal thoughts, su***de attempts or su***de. (by experts)

REMEMBER!!
You're not alone, and will never be alone, because WE "Depression to Expression" is here to help you overcome it every step of the way.

What is depression?
- It is a result of series or mix of event that that could affect you from your daily activities such as sleeping, eating, or working.

Why do people usually get depressed?
- For some people, a stressful life event, illness, unhappy family life, poverty, or violence, could lead it or the cause of it.

According to WHO, women are more likely to have depression than men. It is estimated 3.8% of the population experience depression, including 5% of adults(4% among man and 6% among women), and 5.7% of adults older than 60 years. Approximately 280 million people in the world have depression.

What are the specific causes of people depressions?
- Every Individuals have their own unique personal factors that could impact their psychological and physical health.

‌Perinatal Depression
One of the causes of depression for women is the Perinatal depression. It refers to a depression that could occur during pregnancy and the months of following birth, also known as Postpartum depression.

‌Sudden Life Changes
Second of the causes is a sudden life changes. More frequent job changes individuals were the one likely to change jobs now, with 57% on believing that job changes are beneficial in 2014, and increasing up to 64% in 2018, but faced a historic levels of job loss in 2020 due to the pandemic.

‌Severe Health Conditions
- The third causes is severe health conditions. There are 2 primary reason of having a severe health conditions. First is accepting and adapting to a life-changing health condition can be emotionally difficult. The second is, the biological mechanisms that could lead into medical conditions such as Parkinson's disease and stroke.

‌Environmental Factors
- The environment could also lead to depression because it can strongly impact their well-being. The example of this is the COVID-19 Pandemic, which became a significant chronic stressor for individuals worldwide, because of it can become a life-threatening as to why so many people were depressed.

‼️DEPRESSION‼️
What is Depression?🤷🏻
✅Depression is a constant feeling of sadness and lack of interest in enjoyable activities with family or friends.

BUT WAIT‼️ DON'T LOSE HOPE✨

There are still many ways to prevent depression , but once you knew you are depressed, don't worry😊, we have some advices for you that you need to do to resolve depression in which will not lead to su***de, 🤝lastly we will guide and help you overcome the depression you're experiencing.✨

🫵🏻Lets start working together to prevent, resolve and overcome Depression

💢Depression can lead to su***de💢
✔️As early as possible, do something to prevent depression ❗

✅Here are some ways to prevent depression:
• Always Pray 🙏🏻
• Get enough sleep 💤
• Eat healthy food 🥗
• Exercise Regulary 🚴🏻
•Silence your inner critic💢
• Interact with others 🧑‍🤝‍🧑
• Build strong relationship 👪
• Focus on your strengths 💪🏻
• Meditation and Relaxation 🧘🏻

✨"Prevention is better than cure"✨
- Desiderius Eramus

🚫Commiting su***de will never be a solution to depression 🚫
👉🏻"Depression to Expression"👈🏻 is here to help resolve depression!❤️

✅Here are things that you need to do to help resolve depression:
• Fight your negative thoughts 💪🏻
• Practice eating healthy food🥗
• Practice yourself to exercise daily 🏃🏻
• Practice to communicate with others🫂
• Face your fear 🤯
• Ask for spiritual council 💓
• Learn positive coping strategies🤓
• Set small goals 📝
• Develop sleep routine 🛌🏻
• Manage your triggers 💢

✨"Wise to resolve, patient to perform"✨
- HOMER

🤝Let "Depression to Expression" guide you in overcoming depression!🤝

✅Here we have some advices for you:
• Start your day with a routine🌄
• Eat something 🥗
• Reach out to friends 👭
• Join small group activities 👥
• Start to exercise regularly 🚴🏻
• Be more active🙋🏻
• Start to open up with your family 🫂
• Spent more time outdoors🏌🏻
• Start doing something you enjoy 🧗🏻
• Start reading good books 📚

✨"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it"✨
- Helen Keller

✨YOU WILL NEVER BE ALONE✨
We, " Depression to Expression" will always be here to
P - revent✅
R - esolve✨
O - vercome🤝
those Depression 💢

💪🏻Believe in yourself‼️ You can be PRO✅
✨Let's help each other to prevent, resolve and overcome Depression ‼️

❗❗What is depression?❗👀👀
Depression is a mood disorder that affects how a person feels,thinks, and acts.

There are different types of depression with the most common being major depressive disorder.This type of depression involves a person experiencing a depressive episode for atleast 2 weeks.

Symptoms of Depressive episode can include:
•Persistent feelings of sadness and emptiness
•Feelings of hopelessness,frustration,or anger
•Loss of interest in hobbies
•Fatigue
•Thoughts of su***de and death
•Weight gain or loss
•Difficulty sleeping or oversleeping
•Body aches
•No appetite or Digestive problems

If symptoms of depression are overwhelming or if a person is thinking about self harm,death,or su***de they should seek immediate medical attention❗❗

These information were gathered from:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com
https://wwwvinmec.com

👂Have you ever heard of 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣? 👀 Ever wondered what it is? 👥 Why people are placing great importance into it?

Let's ponder further and dive deeper into the scope of 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 ! 🏃‍♀️

❗𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 is a type of mood disorder that results in a continuously depressing and dull state. Variously referred to as 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 or 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧, it has an impact on 𝘰𝘯𝘦'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘳 and can result in a range of 𝘱𝘴𝘺𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴. You could find it difficult to go about your daily business and occasionally you might think life isn't worth living.

❗𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 is more than just a bad case of the blues, and it's not something you can "𝘴𝘯𝘢𝘱 𝘰𝘶𝘵" of. Treatment for depression may need to be ongoing. A 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 is 𝙣𝙤𝙩 the same as 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨. It can have an impact on 𝙖𝙡𝙡 facets of life, including ties to friends, family, and the community. It may originate from or contribute to issues at work and in the classroom.

❗Everyone can experience 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 is more likely to strike those who have experienced 𝙖𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚, 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨. 𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 is more common in women than in males.

❗𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 may be 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙤𝙪𝙨 or 𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮. You might get assistance through other therapies, such cognitive behavior therapy, or mediation. If you're experiencing 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣, it's critical that you get professional assistance.

👆 Now, you are aware about the information about 𝙙𝙚𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 ! 🧚‍♀️ Please handle these information with care

These information were gathered from:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depression/symptoms-causes/syc-20356007
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/depression
https://www.healthline.com/health/depression

When you take things personally just know that's your ego. your made up sense of self. Your spirit is not bothered, it's too focussed on greater things. ♡

Art made by: nathalieenamaste

Striving for a world where mental health is embraced. ♡

Our mission: Erase the stigma, Educate, Shatter the silence!!

Our vision: A world where mental health is everyone's priority and Nourish a future where mental well-being knows no boundaries!