Fighting Depression

By Joy Banerjee

Depression may take many forms and to get rid of it you should know the initial cause of it. Sometimes a person just does not realize that all he needs is rest. And depression is his subconscious want of some time off.

Probably it is just the case when you are fed up with studies and you need a relaxing change in your life. If you feel miserable for a long time, it can be the evidence of your exhaustion and you have to take at least some days off.Types of depression- There are many types of depression but broadly they can be classified as below:

Hallucinations are not positive and give bad impact on others. This type of depression brings imagination of negative and frightening images and sounds.Psychotic depression- People who suffer from this type of depression start seeing and hearing those sounds, voices and things which are imaginary or don't exist. One can refer this as hallucination. These symptoms are more common with a person having schizophrenia.

Atypical depression- In this, a person sometimes feels happiness and moments of elation. But it is never for a long period. Symptoms of atypical depression include overeating and sleeping, weight gain and fatigue. Person with this type of depression believes that outside events control his or her mood.

These outside events can include praise, success and attention. The episodes of this type of depression can vary from a person to person. This can be up to several weeks, months or even a year.

The condition in which, there are people who are not aware of this but they just live with the depression as daily routine. For them, it is a part of life. They generally go through life feeling dissatisfied, unimportant, waste and dissatisfied. It is quite tough for them to enjoy the life and never find life as in interesting mood.Dysthymia- It is quite common that many people who just walk around seem depressed. They are at sea all the time and remain sad, blue or melancholic. If you as them, they have been in this situation since years.

Maniac depression- This type of depression falls under emotional disorder indicating lots of changing in mood. This can also vary in depression to mania and quietly rapid. It is dangerous condition as people with this type of depression are susceptible o commit suicide. For them, life is a mystery and will remain unsolved till the die. The strong desire of their love, exams, test is always in their mind.

Bipolar depression- Bipolar depression includes both; low and high mood swings. This type of depression may have many or set of symptoms that may not be present in other types of depression. - 32513

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