In recent years, more and more people suffering from depression and most of them - women. Unfortunately, more than two thirds of them do not receive the necessary assistance. Studies show that women's depression is very common, as the weaker sex prone to depression twice as much as men. According to statistics, one in four women experience depression Depression   at least once in life.

What it is

So what exactly is depression? This is a serious and profound mood disorder in which there is a feeling of sadness, hopelessness, helplessness and worthlessness. Depression can be mild to moderate with symptoms of apathy, loss of appetite, poor sleep, low self-esteem and fatigue. Depression can also be very strong.

Signs of depression in women are:

• Constant sad, anxious mood with a sense of emptiness;
• Loss of interest or desire to do anything, including sex;
• Restlessness, irritability and excessive crying;
• Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, hopelessness, helplessness and pessimism;
• Too long or short-term sleep and rises early in the morning;
• Loss of appetite and weight, or vice versa, increased appetite and weight;
• Decreased energy, fatigue, feeling of lethargy;
• Thoughts of death or suicide, as well as attempts to commit it;
• Difficulty concentrating, remembering or making decisions;
• Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic pain.

  

Causes of depression

So why do women suffer from depression more often than men? The fact is that before puberty, the level of depression in boys and girls about the same. But with the onset of puberty in girls increases the risk of depression more than doubled as compared with boys.

Some experts attribute this to hormonal changes that occur in women throughout their lives. Such hormonal disruptions occur during puberty, pregnancy and menopause, as well as after birth, or in the case of abortion. In addition, hormonal changes occur in a woman's body every month when she come monthly, and it is experiencing premenstrual syndrome. It is characterized by conditions such as depression, anxiety and mood swings, which are usually the week before menstruation.

There are also factors which increase the risk of depression in women. This reproductive, genetic and other biological factors, as well as factors of interpersonal relations, certain psychological and personality characteristics. Other factors that increase the risk of depression in women include:

• Heredity in relation to mood disorders;
• The tendency to mood disorders in early reproductive age;
• The loss of parents under the age of ten years;
• The loss of social support or the fear of losing it;
• Psychological or social stress, such as job loss, relationship problems, separation Parting: punctuation rules   or divorce;
• Physical or sexual violence experienced by women in children;
• The use of certain medicines.

Women may also experience postpartum depression, and some suffer from seasonal depression in the winter time. Depression is part of a bipolar disorder.

Unfortunately, depression can be inherited. If this happens, it usually begins around the age of fifteen to thirty years. Most often, such heredity affects women.

Treating Depression

For the treatment of depression Treating Depression   use a variety of different ways, including medications, such as antidepressants, as well as methods of influence on the brain, such as electroconvulsive therapy and psychotherapy.

Coping with depression is possible not only to medical care, but also with the help of simple and natural remedies. This is the case of mild to moderate depression as a major depression is best to seek help from physicians.

So, if you feel that you became depressed, try to do the following steps to cope with this condition:

• One of the best remedies for depression - a restful sleep. Try to prolong his sleep, for example one or two hours. Make sure that in the morning when you get up, you feel sleep. To better asleep, turn off the TV and the extra light to the room was dark and quiet.
• Try to eat healthy foods. If you eat a lot of sweet or semi-finished products, the sugar and carbohydrates will disrupt your blood and deprive you of energy, which helps to cope with depression. Eat more products containing omega-3 fatty acids, and folic acid, which help to cope with depression. It is products such as tuna, spinach and avocado.
• Do more exercise, as they help to stand a good hormones such as endorphins. If you play sports, two or three times a week, you will see that the depression will begin to leave. Even a small walking tour will bring you a favor, so do not assume that you will need to run the whole marathon every day.
• Nothing can help cope with depression better than to focus on other people. For example, do something nice for a friend or a stranger who needs help.
• Depression often begins with us because we are mired in routine. It is important to make some changes in life. Try to start reading a new book or book at some club. Invite your partner on a date with him and do something, which for a long time, or never did. Enjoy what you are doing.
• Depression can make you a feeling of worthlessness or inability to achieve some goals. To avoid this, put ourselves certain goals, to start very simple. And when you reach the simple goals, you can set goals seriously.
• Acupuncture - it is a natural process which helps to cope well with depression. To do this, you need to consult a professional doctor who knows how to carry out this procedure.
• If you do not want to take medication to combat depression, you can try herbal preparations, but do not forget to always consult a doctor.

Depression can and should win. Be sure to talk with your loved ones or friends who can help and support you in the difficult period in his life.

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